There are few Canadian rock icons as beloved as Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie, who died on Oct. 17 at age 53 following a battle with brain cancer. Following his death, there has been an outpouring of support from the music community around the world and across genres, with artists such as Drake, Neil Young, Chuck D, Rush, Sarah McLachlan, and Kiss' Paul Stanley paying respects to their late colleague.
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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BaakRIVjckv/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Rest In Peace legend so glad we got to meet and have this conversation. You will be forever treasured by this country and missed by the world </a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2017-10-19T03:49:39+00:00">Oct 18, 2017 at 8:49pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote> <script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">it's a sad sad day for Canada and Canadian music... rest in peace Gord.. and thank you... <a href="https://t.co/canJevOCDw">pic.twitter.com/canJevOCDw</a></p>— Rush (@rushtheband) <a href="https://twitter.com/rushtheband/status/920678126241193984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rest in Music Gord Downie <a href="https://twitter.com/thehipdotcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thehipdotcom</a> The Tragically Hip salutes</p>— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrChuckD/status/920794788718288897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">RIP Gord Downie. I join his fans, family friends and Tragically Hip mourning the loss to cancer of this beloved Canadian icon. <a href="https://twitter.com/thehipdotcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thehipdotcom</a> <a href="https://t.co/6xTOInFKhA">pic.twitter.com/6xTOInFKhA</a></p>— Paul Stanley (@PaulStanleyLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulStanleyLive/status/921033002636812288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’m so sorry Gord Downie has passed. He was a passionate activist, a wonderful artist &an extraordinary human being. He’ll be sorely missed.</p>— Paula Abdul (@PaulaAbdul) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulaAbdul/status/920747826568560640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It was a privilege to witness Gord Downie’s creative genius, he was such a force in the Canadian music industry. XoS <a href="https://t.co/2Mn3cLZSNy">pic.twitter.com/2Mn3cLZSNy</a></p>— Sarah McLachlan (@SarahMcLachlan) <a href="https://twitter.com/SarahMcLachlan/status/920725609701048320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
