#Gord downie update update#
If you're reading this on the web, or if someone forwarded this e-mail to you, you can sign up for Morning Update and all Globe newsletters here. This is the daily Morning Update newsletter. Indigenous leaders: "We've lost a leader, we've lost a legend, we've lost a friend and an ally, not only in Canada but throughout the world." – Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nationsįans: "With just a few words, you gave the whole country Courage. He loved every hidden corner, every story, every aspect of this country that he celebrated his whole life." – Justin Trudeau The Prime Minister: " loved this country with everything he had and not just loved it in a nebulous, 'Oh, I love Canada' way. He was like a better version of us because he was us." – Steve Jordan, founder of the Polaris Music Prize He took a lot of that and worked it into his lyrics, and himself.
Music world: "In any conversation I've been a part of or witnessed, he had a keen interest in what you do, what you have to say, what's going on with you. No one worked harder on every part of their life than Gord. At home, he worked just as tirelessly at being a good father, son, brother, husband and friend. As a musician, he lived 'the life' for over 30 years, lucky to do most of it with his high school buddies. Here's a snapshot of the tributes that poured in:įamily: "Gord said he had lived many lives. The Tragically Hip frontman passed away at the age of 53 after a battle with brain cancer.