The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Gordon Downie
- Music brings people together. So my function in anything I do is to help bring people closer in.
- Life’s too short for bad coffee.
- To be honest, I think affiliation is anathema – if you’re a rock ‘n’ roller, you’re a lone wolf.
- As you get older, you mellow, but there’s a natural propensity to watch what you say, ’cause you learn that you want more time and space to craft what you want to say because you’re less likely to want to say impetuous things, or things that aren’t thought-out properly.
- I always like to have a glimmer of hopefulness, even in collapse.
- Rock ‘n’ roll is not unlike love. You find it oddly strangely comforting that no matter how old you get, when it comes to matters of the heart, you’re always 15 inside.
- I’m a dancer. It’s what I love to do more than anything.
- It’s time to listen to the stories of the Indigenous; we are blessed as a country to look to the wisdom of a really old country.
- You have to – you have to allow something to tell you what it wants to be.
- If I’m to be an ‘ist’ then, like Bobby Kennedy, I’m probably more of a free market capitalist than an environmentalist. Rather than wanting to tell people to be less bad, I’m saying let’s make it fair across the board and stop subsidizing the big heavy-polluting fat cats, let’s make it a level playing field.
Gordon Downie was a Canadian musician, songwriter, and activist best known as the lead singer of The Tragically Hip. Born on February 6, 1964, in Amherstview, Ontario, he co-founded the band in the 1980s, leading them to become one of Canada’s most iconic rock groups. With poetic lyrics and a distinctive stage presence, Downie helped craft hits like Ahead by a Century, Bobcaygeon, and Courage.
Beyond music, he was a passionate advocate for Indigenous rights, dedicating his final years to raising awareness about reconciliation through projects like Secret Path (2016). In 2016, he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer but continued performing, including The Tragically Hip’s farewell tour, which became a national event.
Downie passed away on October 17, 2017, leaving behind a legacy of powerful music and social activism. His influence remains strong in Canadian culture, inspiring future generations of artists and activists.
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