That wont stop them from having their last tour, though. Thank you for all the help and support over the past two years. The Tragically Hip have announced that lead singer Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer. He was an actor and writer, known for Jumper (2008), One Week (2008) and Ararat (2002). We would like to thank all the kind folks at KGH and Sunnybrook, Gord's bandmates, management team, friends and fans. Gord Downie was born on Februin Amherstview, Ontario, Canada. No one worked harder on every part of their life than Gord. The Man Machine Poem Tour wraps in Kingston on Aug. At home, he worked just as tirelessly at being a good father, son, brother, husband and friend. The Tragically Hips lead singer Gord Downie on at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on July 24, 2016. As a musician, he lived "the life" for over 30 years, lucky to do most of it with his high school buddies. Gord knew this day was coming - his response was to spend this precious time as he always had - making music, making memories and expressing deep gratitude to his family and friends for a life well lived, often sealing it with a kiss. Last night Gord quietly passed away with his beloved children and family close by. In August of that year, the band wrapped up it’s final tour in its hometown of Kingston, Ont. In May 2016, Downie revealed to the public that he had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The statement says “Gord quietly passed away with his beloved children and family close by.” Downie’s vocals were at the heart of it all.A statement posted to the official Twitter and Facebook accounts of The Tragically Hip announced this morning that frontman Gord Downie had died Tuesday evening. Minor success in other parts of the world notwithstanding, the Hip was Canadian royalty, receiving 17 Juno awards and scoring nine No. “The feeling I’m left with most is like, shit - I would love to ask him more questions about all of this,” he adds quietly, looking down at his desk.īefore he died in 2017 after a bout with brain cancer, Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip ruled Canadian airwaves with 13 popular albums and hits such as “Blow at High Dough,” “Nautical Disaster,” and “Ahead by a Century.” Those songs were not only commercially successful, but shaped Canadian identity thanks to their ubiquity in celebratory situations such as hockey games and weddings. Gord Downie says family life influenced new solo disc The Canadian Press Published Sunday, J2:08PM EDT Gord Downie performs during the Juno awards in Vancouver, Sunday, March 29, 2009. You see a consistency and certain motifs that keep coming back and occurring in his work.”īut the process is not without its painful moments. You see what you can learn and reinforce what you already know about him. I’m very lucky to have this stuff and to go through it. “I want to savor and cherish every part of him. “It’s a labor of love,” Patrick says of his newfound archivist role during a video call from his Toronto home. “Don’t Drink the Brown Water”: Our Live Report From Woodstock ’99 The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie’s First Posthumous Album Set for Release His family released the following statement: Last night Gord quietly passed away with his beloved children and. Rock previously worked on the Tragically Hip’s World Container and We Are the Same. On the evening of October 17th, 2017, Downie passed away at the age of 53. Out Friday (May 5) is Lustre Parfait, Gord’s second posthumous record of big, bright songs recorded with producer Bob Rock (Metallica, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith) in the early 2010s. This knowledge is certainly coming in handy, as the younger Downie has been entrusted with the responsibility of curating Gord’s vast collection of unreleased music and work. It’s been six years since Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie died at the age of 53, but his brother Patrick continues to learn new things about his older sibling.
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