Gordon Downie (born February 6, 1964) is a Canadian rock musician and writer. He is the lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. He has released two solo albums, Coke Machine Glow in 2001 and Battle of the Nudes in 2003; the former was sold with a book of poetry of the same name included with the CD. Canadian indie band The Dinner Is Ruined served as his backing band for both solo albums. Biography Early life Downie was born in Amherstview, Ontario.http://www.waterkeeper.ca/content/other/downie_has_his_heart_in_the_la.php He is the godson of former Boston Bruins general manager and coach Harry Sinden.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0970841/bio He attended Ernestown Secondary School (Odessa, Ontario) in grade nine and part of grade ten. He graduated from Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute in 1982, a school also attended by his bandmates. Downie th

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