You settle into the fact that you let these kids affect you in their great and positive ways, and that can only affect your work in great and positive ways." Downie on his children during an interview with The Canadian Press in 2010. His big heart served him well, Patrick Downie said of his brother Gord. Everything I do, everything I eat, everything I don't eat. Personal life: Downie is married to Laura Leigh Usher and has four children. He served as a board member of Lake Ontario Waterkeeper.
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He also made cameos for the "Trailer Park Boys" movie and television show.Įnvironmentalism: Downie has been a vocal opponent of oil pipelines and has actively spoken out against projects that endanger the welfare of Canadian waterways.
Notable collaborations: Downie has worked with other Canadian musical acts including Dallas Green of City and Colour, Buck 65 and Toronto band The Sadies. Gord was introduced to Chanie Wenjack (miscalled Charlie by his teachers) by Mike Downie. He went onto release 2003's "Battle of the Nudes" and 2010's "The Grand Bounce," credited to Gord Downie and the Country of Miracles. Gord Downie began Secret Path as ten poems incited by the story of Chanie Wenjack, a twelve year-old boy who died fifty years ago on October 22, 1966, in flight from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School near Kenora, Ontario, walking home to the family he was taken from over 400 miles away. Solo projects: Downie released his first solo album, "Coke Machine Glow," in 2001 with a companion book of poetry with the same title. They played local bars in the Kingston area before being signed to MCA and releasing an eponomous EP in 1987 and a full-length album in 1989 that instantly put them on the Canadian musical map. The Tragically Hip: He and four friends formed the band while attending high school in 1984. I agree to the Terms and Conditions, Cookie and Privacy Policies, and CASL agreement.
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