Dallas Green on grief and getting through one of the darkest seasons of his life
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 เม.ย. 2023
- Canadian musician Dallas Green, also known as City and Colour, lost his friend and collaborator in a tragic accident a few years ago. Now, he’s written an album about grief and how hope got him through one of the most difficult periods of his life. He sat down with Tom Power to talk about it.
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I lost my wife of 41.5 years of bliss in January of 2018.....and I got to see Dallas in Grande Prairie at the super music festival there and he sang "If you should go before me"......and I was a snotty mess for the rest of the show. I just love his music as it makes me feel better about just about everything. Keep it moving forward sir...❤
I'm sorry for your loss. Music is indeed a motivator and a salve to the experiences in our lives.
For some reason your comment really grabbed me. It literally brought tears to my eyes. Sounds like you found an incredible girl. God bless you, my friend.
Beautiful story. Sending you love
"And I was a snotty mess".. that resonates with me. I'm so, so sorry for your deep loss.
Sorry for your loss ❤
When we love, we will face grief.
And that grief never leaves, we just learn to build around it. ♡
"What is grief, if not love persevering?"
There’s so much power in his vulnerability. This is an exceptional interview.
agreed. You can hear the wobble in his voice each time he says Carl. Im glad he's able to talk about it.
well said
I agree. Allowing edited comments bother me. LOL What did you change??
Agreed I’m sad it ended. Felt like a forced exit from the host even though Dallas deemed good😔 probably a time thing
Spot on.
My cousin was a pedestrian killed during a police chase in Ottawa last week. He introduced me to alternative music in the 90s. Music was a big part of his life. He's now coming to us through music. On Sunday morning I turned in my car and Was Meant to Be was on the radio. It was a beautiful moment. His organs had just saved 3 people. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing.
Sorry for your loss ❤
@@Troll_the_Trolls thank you for your kindness.
Sorry for your loss and I'm grateful for you sharing it here
@@angelanichols6244 thank you for your kind words.
Dallas's music has seen me through every chapter of my life! One of the most underappreciated musicians.
I think as long as we (his true fans) appreciate him, it's all he would ever want
I'll say ! I just heard of him today. I saw that he was coming to the Roadrunner in Boston and wondered who he was so I am came here. and now I am in tears ! but so grateful to come across this gentle beautiful soul
hes 100% SO LOVED AND APPREICATED, JUST LIKE YOU HONEY. defintiely Dallas, i think knows his genuine contribution to everyones heart, the music hes shared has shaped a generation.
Dallas I'm 33 I used to play warped tour back in the day, and you were a living legend then as you are now. I still listen to your early stuff and it brings a tear to my eye man. Thank you for sharing your art with the world. That Comin Home song is still the best when I'm driving back home to the desert. Cheers friends, Be Well
Dallas is a beautiful gem in this mostly ugly world.
What beautiful music he makes.I lost my brother due to suicide April.27.2021 and I sing to him everyday! Hope for now makes me cry everytime!😢
He is a bit underrated for me. Deserves more appreciation and recognition. I know accolades don’t - or at least shouldn’t - dictate how good a record is, but I can’t help but feel it’s a little unfair how under appreciated C&C is by the critics. His music means a lot to me. Voice from heaven.
He is so special...one in a million❤
I loved the last interview, I love this one. I love Dallas. Beautiful soul
I LOVE this man.
In the off chance Dallas sees this. I've been singing your songs to my little girls as lulabys. You're new stuff is fantastic and I can't stop listening.
One of the finest male vocalist on the planet!
Up there with Robert Plant and Paul Rodgers and Freddie Mercury. If the world was right Dallas would be as well known!
Your music has always reached the darkest parts of my soul. I was heartbroken when you had restrictions at your concerts before the Government imposed them. I suffered so bad with postpartum and Sleeping Sickness got me through so many years of hell. I can hear the rawness in your voice. The hurt. I was so completely devastated when I couldn’t see you in Vernon. Part of my soul died that day. I haven’t listened to you much since then. It’s painful. I lost myself in postpartum after loosing a pregnancy and I so needed to feel your music live. 😞
Dallas is a genius, absolute legend! Getting hardcore prisoner vibes with his looks in this one ;)
When I lost my best friend I couldn’t believe the world kept going as fast if nothing had happened.
Such a heavy, terribly beautiful album. Love you Dallas. And Tom you're such a good interviewer.
I have lost two family members in the last 3 years and I still don't have the courage to listen to his new album... but I will one day.
I’m in this boat, as well. My brother and I loved listening to Dallas Green together. Any time I’d hear one of his songs, I’d think of my brother. Aaron died in January of 2021. I even had a City & Colour song played at his memorial. This album will break me into even more pieces when I finally decide to listen to it.
@@hnormizzle sending you love xx
I first heard your music in 2012 and I was instantly hooked and I learned. As much as I ever could, silver and gold, day old hate, two coins. And alot more! Your music got me through the loss of my brother... my mother passed in January 2023 and find my self coming back to your music❤
Dallas you are one of a kind, dont ever change ❤ saw you play live with city & colour for the 1st time in February but have been an Alexis fan since highschool and been to so many shows, your music and voice is healing, thank you ❤
Amazing talent. Just throwing this out there. Standing firm in one’s faith is about the most punk thing someone can do nowadays. Sending love.
Be stoic, that’s punk. Crying is not
Dallas….an astonishing musician. I found you in early 2017. My wife passed in 2016. She’d have really loved you. The very first song I heard was guitar center sessions’ “Paradise”. I’ll never forget the instant draw to your music. Saw you in Philly a few months back. I’m a loyal fan forever. Thanks so much!!!
I just want to write this man a “ love” letter.
He’s so honest about his experiences and it makes him approachable and one of the most genuine Canadian artists. I hope one day I can bring him another bouquet of flowers and possibly even sit down and have a real good talk. In the meantime I just have lyrics to an old Hymn that I love…
“Be still, my soul; when dearest friends depart,
and all is darkened in the veil of tears,
then shalt thou better know His love, His heart,
who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.
Be still, my soul; thy Jesus can repay
from His own fullness all He takes away.”
❤️
You can see the pain and happiness all at once in his Eyes. I went to the same High School as him at the same time in Saint Catherines. I was not a friend of his, but When Alexis took off, then City and color and feeling his sadness through his lyrics, I wish I had been a friend.
I was at the 2019 Brisbane show, I had no idea what Dallas was going through. I knew he was grieving, he mentioned briefly during the show he had recently lost a friend butI had no idea his friend had passed away only days prior. I have chills and I am so sorry for Dallas’s loss, that show will always remain in a very special place in my memories.
Phenomenal interview, the 25 minutes flew by because I was so immersed in it.
I’m dealing with the loss of the two girls in my life that I love more than anything in this world.
I feel so numb and disconnected from everything but hearing Dallas speak on his experiences both within this interview and his music does help me feel less alone.
Thank you again for putting this together, I appreciate it.
We lost my father in law a little over a year ago, my wife connects so strongly to Meant to be and you are her favorite artist. We saw you on May 12th in Columbus and she had you on her bucket list. So when you opened with Meant to be, she was a mess, thank you for making music that helps others process and connect with their emotions. I am a fan as well and am so glad she introduced me to your music when we started dating years ago. You are the reason I still have my best friend and the reason my wife finds joy in the tiny moments each day.
What an interview! This album came out just when my mom was in agony and died because the fuckng cancer. the first time I listened Underground I was in the hospital, It meant a lot to me. The power of this lyrics let me heal a little bit.
Sending big hugs to Dallas! Your voice and music have gotten me through a lot since I was a teen. Thank you for sharing all the deep cuts from your album and opening up. Lovely interview!
Great interview! Tom was genuine and prepared. Thank you!
love you dallas! thanks for everything!
Thank you for this record. I've recently experienced a traumatic loss and am moving through grief... there's no right or wrong way, just let it move you.
No male voice like his and the PURE talent is unmatched! What a rare song writer, vocalist and amazing human being who consistently touches us with EVERY album. Thanks for being vulnerable and demonstrating the power of sharing your honest and most private emotions.
i guess that's what he started using matchless'. LOL!
Sorry for your loss Dallas. Shining your light brightly as you have with this album is not only a great tribute to your friend, but a beautiful document of the artistry you both shared. 🙌👏👏
His best, most intricate, most resonating record yet! Truly inspiring and I'm sure anyone listening can find their own meaning in each song, in each lyric. This is his magnum opus hands down!
Back in early December 2022 I was heading to Toronto via train and I was listening to “Meant to Be” and lyrics from that song just hit me so hard. “And the sun started rising, but I was missing my friend, so how do I carry on?” I couldn’t hold the emotion in. I started to cry on this train, thinking about my friend that died right before the pandemic hit. The last time I saw that friend we went to a C&C concert in Windsor, ON November 2019. C&C has been my favourite artist for well over a decade now, and after my friend died, I couldn’t even bring myself to listen to C&C anymore without feeling incredibly sad. The Love Still Held Me Near is the first time I’m able to listen again. Thank you Dallas, and I’m so sorry for your loss. 🙋🏻♀️👋🏼💜🇨🇦
I've never cared for any of his music, but I admire his vulnerability and humbleness in this interview. I can relate and empathize with his pain and grief, and hope his journey through it will be healthy and transformative.
He used to come in the restaurant I used to work at on a regular basis, and he was always very down to earth and friendly.
Now that I look up Karl, I think the last time I saw him there was with Karl, and I overheard them excitedly talking about music they were making.
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This is the best album ever produced. I am so in love with it. “Meant to Be” for me, is about about grieving the loss of a friend who is very much still alive. It’s been agonizing and excruciating. This album is getting me through the darkness. This interview is gold. Dallas is such a special and rare person. ❤
Soooooooooo many parallels with death and grief.
Dallas with out that song I couldn't have grieved my daughter the way I wanted too.....Thank you so much for that song I'm bleeding like I should now
Tom is a class act,every interview ive watched he is so genuine.
Oh my....what a moving and inspiring interview. I resonate with so much of what Dallas Green is speaking of. My life came crashing down in early 2020 and THEN had the pandemic for the cherry on top. Such desolation....isolation. There were times when I did not think I could go on. Thank goodness I rediscovered Dallas Green....I guess the Universe gives you the messages when you need them. I am literally brought to tears when listening to the You + Me album. I gave a copy to a friend who, as it turns out, has a daughter that went to school with Dallas!
Me too. Being so isolated when I needed people the most was more damaging than I realized. I appreciate now that life “going on” around us despite our pain is a big part of healing and moving forward and through the pain and grief. But life did not go on! Life and time has been frozen and it’s just thawing out now. All my best to you ❤
Fantastic interview. Wish it was 3 hours. RIP Horse.
Powerful interview. Incredibly talented and gifted man.
This is such a heartfelt conversation. I remember the days of “how will I carry on?” in the deepest darkest moments of grief. It’s hard to imagine ever feeling happy again.. but somehow, we find a way through ❤️
Been listening to Dallas for many years and have been fortunate to see him at the Salmon Arm Blues and Roots fest many years ago and again in Perth, Australia in January 2023. Absolutely love his music. Had no idea about the loss of his friend Carl until watching this interview. Thanks Tom for a great interview of a Canadian icon!
Thank you for sharing your story of your dear friend. I am sorry for you loss. You're a man who isn't afraid of his feelings and gets it out on paper. This album is helping me with the loss of my mom so thank you, Dallas. I appreciate you. ❤
Dallas has helped me get through so many dark times in my life, these songs are a kind of therapy; when you don't know how to process something or put it into words, Dallas has been there and I really do appreciate it.
I’m also very sorry for your loss.
Such a nice interview.
My condolences Dallas to you and your band. 🙏
✌Thanks for sharing
My favorite part of Dallas’s music is that every release correlates exactly with what I’m going through. I always felt lucky and like he wrote it for me specifically. Hearing that others feel the same exact way makes me feel very lucky that we all get something so special.
I thought I was the only one.
Really love the album and the interview
Great interview... thank you for sharing. 🙏
Right on.
Dallas has his own music genre. Fabulous Fabulous person and Artist. You will never find another voice like his. Dallas did a colab with Spencer Burton (only you know) I listen to it atleast once a week.
I thought nothing could compare to his song Missing and great others he’s written about pain. Meant to Be tops all.
I lost a really good friend of mine almost a year ago, on the very day of my birthday. That album resonates with me so much.
The new album is a musical masterpiece
I knew this was going to be tough to watch after listening to the new album and as much as there's so much loss and pain that Dallas is working through, it's such an honest and important conversation about grief and creative expression. Really beautiful and tragic all at once. My heart goes out to Dallas.
Johnny truant... man that hit me hard. thank you Dallas. Always Love
The worst part about losing someone you love so much is when they come to you in your dreams...and then you wake up wishing you never did.
That was a beautiful interview and I thank you for asking the questions and for Dallas to be in a right state to answer them. He is truly a beautiful man who is extremely talented. My wife lost her mother, unexpectedly, in 2020, and this album has helped both of us move through some of the toughest times. Thank you to both of you.
Seen him at summer salt end of Jan this year and man was he good
Loss can be the most transformative experience we have in this life if we survive it.
I love this album. It is a cosmic masterpiece.
This was a heavy interview. Thank you Dallas for sharing. After listening to the record, I had so many questions with the religious imagery, especially since I grew up Lutheran. Sending you many hugs!
Thanks for being open & sharing Dallas @cityandcolour ❤️ I went through a very similar experience myself & I found writing, releasing & performing helped me heal & process my grief. Sláinte 🐴
thanks for this post!... the new City Colour record is beautiful...... thanks to Dallas for sharing, makes this even more personal
Beauty in tragedy
Yo I threw myself in the dirt pit a while ago and buried myself in acceptance over and over...music is a lifesaver and a great mouth piece❤
I lost my close Uncle “Butch” to covid…experiencing loss during such a lonely time was hard. I look forward to processing some of my emotions through this album. I would love to write a song about him one day. He supported and shared my passion for hockey, golf and music! Interesting conversations about faith. I have found my faith in losing him…knowing I will see him again.
Been following before City. Bought my mom the album you did with pink. Keep producing please
Ran across this interview as I’m in a very dark pit of deep sadness, heartbreak, sorrowful pain, & heavy grief.💔😰💔 I’ve never heard of, Dallas Green I’m very sincerely sorry for the tragic loss of his beloved close friend. 🕊️😞The recent loss of my beloved adopted mom, has been completely devastating she passed right before Christmas which will never be the same again. During a surge of Covid which also didn’t make it any easier, I lost much needed more time I could’ve had with her. 💔l will never be the same, as life feels completely grey, meaningless, a huge part of me is dead.😪😢😪 My biological father has been gone as of May 3rd for over nineteen years with Fatherless Day coming up I’m reminded of how orphaned I am. Being parentless the gaping hole is deeper more emptier as a young millennial I’m in an age group where most of my peers have at least one parent if not both, or even a loving step parent or aren’t even adoptees/former foster children. So they can’t fully relate, 😔😢😔Having no parent to rely on for guidance, support, wisdom, in such an at times cruel dark evil world/society is so lonely and isolating, the things they won’t or ever see if I’m sick or suffering health wise or hospitalized they’ll never be by my side, I won’t have them to hold my hand. 💔😔💔The experiences they have missed or will the future I won’t have with them. 😪😭😪As a spiritual person and somewhat religious Catholic, my faith, belief, trust even in God has been shattered. 🥀 Where is he in all of this, why me? I feel forsaken and abandoned by God having been abandoned by my biological mother whom I don’t exist to still this very day.💔 I don’t know how to go on or carry on, after so much loss, deep sadness abandonment, and pain, if not heartbreak, everything just gets stripped away.💔😰🌏 People say it gets better it doesn’t, it gets different but not less painful, if I could just simply pick up the phone and call my mom. It’s surreal still nearly two years I can’t call her, or go home away from home to see her and be in her company.😢😭😥I don’t see the point anymore, in this thickness of heavy fog regardless if the sun is rising, shining, setting, or the birds are chirping, things continuing to move forward I’ve withdrawn from everything and everyone I’m no longer happy and don’t feel I ever authentically could be again my world has been rocked. 😢😞😥I just simply want out of this suffering and world I’d rather be with my parents and other loss loved ones. Who cared about me and loved me more than anyone here in this life could.😰😪😰 My phenomenal loving adopted mom was the mother I never had.😰💔😭 #GriefHurts
When you connect musicly with people is one thing... When you play and do the "nodd" to eachother..... Its locked.
Im gonna go ahead say it dallas is obviously the 2023 GOAT musician/singer/songwriter.
If you haven't heard The Grace, do yourself a favor and listen to it.
Dude is too kool, so talented, AIC covers r ridiculously good.
He should t wear that shirt to a rock fight though!
He always looks like a RDR character.
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I love the part where a girl said to dallas like „the record is in my head.. I don‘t talk about my feelings..“. Because even I am very lucky that my beloved ones are still around me, it will help grieving. This is what I believe at least.
We all have a carl in our life.
Tom Power is salivating about this interview. I loved Catholic school.
God Damn that Ontario accent is profound. Lol. Love it.
I don’t hear it.. I might have one too haha
He has the absolute best beard ever
How old is City? He looks 65+
It's the Millenial hipster look, he's born in 1980. I'm a Gen Xr born in 1971 and look atleast 10 years younger than him. Millenial hipster fashion seems to age most of them, a great guy none the less :)
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still waiting for the duct tape part
To me hes Elliott Smith's successor
is he still married to the MuchMusic VJ?
Leah !? As far as I know yes .
Her name is Leah Miller and yes
When you realize Anthony Green is Tom Green’s brother……
Anyone know why he left his honey bun after 11 years?
Losing people sucks but you know what also sucks? CanCon and CIty and Colour's music.
Man that shirt though. Eep.
Looks like they took a baseball uniform, and a prisoner jumpsuit - both from the 50's - and mashed them together.
This hipster Millennial just escaped from prison! Hipsters love making themselves look terribly old, Gen X fashion quite the opposite! Was born in 71 and look at least 10 years younger than him :)
Hipster grandpa is trying to turn this into a soap opera maybe? I'm not saying that's true, but it kind of seems like it.
nah
Hipster Grandpa?
That's how you see Dallas Greene telling this story?
Go to bed Brennan. It's past your bedtime.
Cry Baby music.