"I have no illusions of the future. Or maybe it's all illusion. I don't know. I've always been ready ..." — Gord Downie

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.

Music brings people together. So my function in anything I do is to help bring people closer in.

Bob Rock taught me a lot. His friendship has taught me a lot about what you should expect from a recording session and, more importantly, how you shouldn't expect anything less than absolute joyousness. You should feel great. You should feel 14 to be doing it. It's true and it's rare.

I think you have to show people it's cool and fun to work together. It's your obligation. If you can't do it, who can you expect to do it?