Which celebrity’s death actually made you cry?

Gord Downie (lead singer from the Canadian band The Tragically Hip) hit me hard.

Doing a final tour with the band knowing he was quickly declining from brain cancer was hard to watch but so happy they did it. Their last show was televised commercial free across Canada. That night everyone was watching Gord. I remember going to our local IMAX with my family to watch it live on the big screen. One of their encore songs was Grace Too, a crowd favourite. At the end of the song when the band is carrying out their "jam" at the end, Gord is just screaming.... which is normal during this part of the song, but this last playthrough was different. It was him releasing his pain, his worries, his last public performance of this song with his band mates. I remember seeing him start to cry while yelling and I just broke down. He's a Canadian legend and told stories through his band that many Canadians hold close to their chest.

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