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Originally Posted by jayswin
Not that celebrities matter in the grand scheme of things but was anyone else a little disappointed in the lack of public support or feelings towards Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip dating back to his diagnoses from Canada's huge celebrity community?
Especially these days where Canadian artists are a more powerful force than ever in music. You've got Drake, Beiber, Alessia Cara, The Weeknd, Sean Mendes etc all topping the charts and so many more in film and TV, and the CBC and other media had to reach so far for anything, basically posting a few "So sad to hear (Canadian flag icon) -Seth Rogan" type comments.
I figured we'd hear about more than a few celebrities making it a point in their lives to see the Hip one more time on their last tour, and figured we'd even see a big number at the final show with "I wouldn't miss this for the world" type proclamations.
But really just a whole lot of nothing, seems the Hip meant way more to the rest of Canada than our celebrity community.
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Celebrities definitely matter as everyone does on a micro level, Gord Downie had friends and family and I am sure they will miss him very much. Same as if you or me croaked our friends and family should and would be the ones that care the most. Fame is fleeting and so are the feelings of most who are not close to those individuals.
I think you will find that today the Tragically Hip are not that relevant in the popular music category which is why his death was not very well publicized North American wide. The same could be said about the artists that I like as well, their music just is not relevant anymore, success and popularity are very fleeting.
I think this is why you see the lack of public support and feelings.
BTW you mentioned that Canadian music is now more of a force than it ever has been. So what about in the early 90's when Bryan Adams, Alanis Morrisette and Celine Dion among others were at the top of their popularity? I considered them to be pretty huge when I was a kid, would you say that the artists you noted from today are bigger? Yes I am serious in case your asking if I am serious haha!