“ I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war. Feist
“ 'Metals' has partly been about me regaining my self respect and I feel like I'm growing the muscles I want to grow again. Feist
“ Any kind of anthemic song, for the most part, they're on the positive side of things. It's not hard to identify when a melody is just one degree too complicated or one degree too simple and where that… Feist
“ Well, there's just some universal truths in a way that I've just observed to be true. You read Voltaire. You read modern literature. Anywhere you go, there's these observations about romantic love and… Feist
“ And of course, pop music is all about memorability and simplicity and positive messages and a little dash of joy. Feist
