Canadian Music Scene Quotes

In Canada, the major centers to play are very few and far between. Bands that are traveling in Canada really have to travel between gigs.

I remember being in the States a few years ago, and when I said I was from Toronto, it doesn't really make a difference. Now you say you're from Toronto, and people want to talk to you a little longer. Drake's putting on and bringing a lot of eyes to the city, but I feel like the seed and the flowers have always been here.

I think Canadians make a lot of music because we're stuck inside all the time.

Canada can be tough for urban music.

Not only did I get to play with these great international musicians, but I also had the opportunity to jam with the local celebrities in Toronto, people like the Walsh Brothers, David Wilcox, Kim Mitchell and the like. It was a great learning experience.

We came off the road of the last tour very inspired to just keep playing, so we went to Canada.

One of my biggest inspirations was Alanis Morissette's 'Jagged Little Pill.'

So my thing is we want come in and diffuse anything that's not real, anything that doesn't associate with real hip-hop. We want to be the one that says, 'Yo, we want to help build and build a bigger and better industry.' I'm just like, 'Yo, with talent from Toronto, Vancouver, Quebec. Who's paying attention?'

I've got a room full of gold and platinum records, a lot of them are Canadian, and I've got a very soft spot for that country.

Once upon a time Americans didn't want to listen to Canadian rap and now Drake's the biggest rapper in the world.

A local newspaper where we were filming in Boston called me the Justin Bieber of Canada. I don't think they realized Justin Bieber is from Canada. I hope someday I can just be the Liam James of Canada.

I'm just this kid from Toronto who got his start.

American artists, Americans in general, don't take the U.K. rap scene too seriously, yeah, but thing is though, they wasn't taking Canadian artists that seriously either. And now we have Bieber, The Weeknd, Tory Lanez, Drake - massive, massive Canadian artists.

There was a time when I was - after my very first record from Nashville, I thought I might not be one of those who actually really makes it, and I may end up back in Canada, just playing clubs. And that might - this might have just been it.

Burton Cummings joining the Guess Who in January 1966 changed my life forever. It's been a rocky affiliation, no doubt. One journalist once described our relationship as the longest running soap opera in Canadian history. That may be a bit oversimplified.

Everything that comes out of Canada musically, I support. I support Toronto 100% because I'm on the side of the music.

Only in Canada could somebody with a voice like mine win 'Vocalist of the Year'.

The Sadies have toured with the Hip probably more than any other band. I got to know them pretty well and loved their sets.