New documentary reveals Tragically Hip members grieved apart after Gord Downie's death
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The death of the Tragically Hip’s lead singer Gord Downie united fans across Canada in their grief, but in many ways pulled his bandmates apart.
The death of the Tragically Hip’s lead singer Gord Downie united fans across Canada in their grief, but in many ways pulled his bandmates apart.
The new Prime Video docuseries “The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal" reveals that all four surviving members of the Kingston, Ont., rock band took separate paths in the years after the band's final tour. They hardly spoke as they struggled with a shared loss.
“We were all going through the process,” drummer Johnny Fay explained in a recent video interview.
“Like, we had this great career but we lost our bud. We lost our friend ...We were floating out there and we didn’t have much of a connection.”
“And we weren’t reaching out to each other saying, ‘How are you handling all of this?’” added guitarist Paul Langlois.
“We could’ve checked in more.”
From the outside, it always seemed like the Hip shared a particular bond.
