Gord Downie is a part of me, his music is underlying in my psyche and I imagine it always will be. The back roads the Hip travelled musically showed me that it was alright to be dark, alright to go deeper, alright to walk that fine line between dark and light. It inspires me, it lets me get my rock on with my socks on. It haunts me and taunts me, jacks me up and pins me down. These men are genius, talent unbridled in a relentless pursuit of nirvana – pure rock and roll. I love them, they turn me on when I turn them up and they will always be Canada’s greatest Rock Band – no matter what.