Rather than spell out all the many reasons we think Bruce Cockburn is an absolute treasure, I thought I’d just pass along a quote I read in yesterday’s Globe and Mail as a random example. The question to Mr. Cockburn was simply “What are your thoughts on Canada hosting the upcoming G8 and G20 conferences?”
He replies, “Meetings of nations are always better than not having meetings of nations. I think, however, they should have their meetings on that island of floating plastic (garbage) in the Pacific. They should sit there, and look at that and make their decisions.”
And with that, take a few minutes to check out this moving piece of work, World of Wonders
And if you still need convincing, this is straight from his website: Bruce was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1982 and was promoted to Officer in 2002. The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) inducted him into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame. He has also received numerous honorary doctorates for his contributions to music, culture and social activism.
You can’t make this stuff up, folks!
Join us at Massey Hall on the 16th as we celebrate 40 years of his (as the Globe and Mail so appropriately puts it) passionate, intelligent and memorable music.
Stephen McGrath is Soundboard editor and media relations manager for Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall
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