Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace): Turning Pain Into Anthems [Encore]”

About this episode

Raine Maida discusses his journey of turning personal struggles into music and the impact it has had on his life and listeners.

[Encore] Raine Maida — the voice of Our Lady Peace — has spent three decades turning personal struggle into songs that have saved countless listeners. In this conversation with Lynn Hoffman, Raine traces his path from a life-changing Peter Gabriel concert to writing Naveed as a teenager processing his parents’ divorce, and opens up about the vulnerability behind Clumsy ‘s “4am.” He also shares the story behind I’m Gonna Break Your Heart , the documentary and  album he made with his wife and songwriting partner Chantal Kreviazuk, and reflects on why — 30 years in — music still saves him every single day.   Support the show: https://musicsavedme.net/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Lynn Hoffman

Guest: Raine Maida

Topics covered

• music
• personal struggle
• songwriting
• documentary
• vulnerability
• inspiration

Keywords

• Raine Maida
• Our Lady Peace
• songwriting
• music inspiration
• documentary
• personal struggle
• Chantal Kreviazuk

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Our Lady Peace

Books & works: Naveed, Clumsy, I’m Gonna Break Your Heart

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