When it comes to your career, the more you put in, the more you’ll get out of it. Your workplace may not look kindly to talking in tongues, but how dedicated are you to your work? Don’t hold back. Downie told novelist Joseph Boyden that he simply never holds back, surrendering to the music and committing, fully completely, to the performance. “I go for it I sing, I dance, I listen to this great band, I do what the music urges.”Īpart from dancing and miming, Downie’s onstage persona often involves talking in tongues and blending in stream of consciousness poetry. You never know you may one day need to perform on the ass of an elephant. Prepare yourself so that you too can play anywhere. Expand your horizons (and your contacts) by volunteering for events and following thought leaders.
Seek out training opportunities, tutorials, webinars, and conferences. You may not be entertaining people on stage, but you can always branch out, especially if you’re looking for a new job (or trying to be better at a current one). Agility and flexibility, however, is something all of us could benefit from.
That’s the goal - then you can play anywhere.”ĭownie was describing his onstage theatrics when he discussed his agility with the Globe and Mail in 2012. Here are some inspiring words from the man himself. When you factor in the amount of Canadians watching the concert in bars and squares, you can assume that nearly half the country saw Gord Downie flip cancer off. The documentary covers the band’s last tour, which was capped off by an emotional show in Kingston that approximately 11.7 million people watched. The Tragically Hip’s documentary, Long Time Running, premieres this week at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival.
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