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"...private tyranny inside a public sound."
Al Purdy, a great poet who Gord has credited with previous inspiration. A M@W era promo included Gord discussing his being affected by Purdy's death at the moment he was informed of it, by a bookstore clerk, as he bought a Purdy book. A statue of Al Purdy now stands in Queen's Park in downtown Toronto.
"...the sweat of Johnny Cash"
Johnny Cash. The man in black. You know the rest. The Hip performed Johnny Cash numbers as part of their nightly cover song routine during the 2007 summer tour.
Gord discusses his inspirations:
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