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CHECK YOUR TUNE,
AND WE'LL DO IT.

OKAY.

WE'LL COME IN AT THE FIRST VERSE

AND GO RIGHT THROUGH
TO THE SECOND CHORUS,

AND THEN WE'LL COME OUT, OKAY?

OKAY, ALL RIGHT.

I WANT YOU TO PUSH IT
A BIT ON THIS.

OKAY, I'LL TRY.

♪ IN EVERY NOWHERE TOWN

♪ THERE ARE
SOMEWHERE DREAMS... ♪

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE
HAVE THE GIFT THAT RON HAS.

HE HAS AN ABILITY TO SEE
A TINY SNAPSHOT OF A FEELING,

AND THEN HE WILL TAKE
THAT SNAPSHOT,

AND EXPAND UPON IT,

AND DELIVER A BEAUTIFUL SONG.

♪ WE'LL SEE OURSELVES DEFINED

♪ BY HOW WE EMBRACE...

IT'S GOING TO
BE NICE.

ONE MORE.
HERE WE GO.

THE SONGS ARE LIKE POLAROIDS.

♪ IT FILLS THE HEART
WITH SILVER STARS ♪

♪ THAT'S WHERE
MY LOVE SHINES... ♪

YEAH, I KNOW
A HANDFUL OF WRITERS

THAT CONSISTENTLY COME UP WITH
FAIRLY ORIGINAL MELODIES,

AND I MEAN
FAIRLY ORIGINAL MELODIES.

BUT RON HAS, YOU KNOW,

MELODY AFTER MELODY
AFTER MELODY,

AND IT MAKES ME JEALOUS.

I MEAN, ABSOLUTELY.

RON?

YES?

I THINK YOU SHOULD
PLAY THAT ON ELECTRIC.

OH, OKAY.

♪ THE LIGHT APPEARS
IN HAPPY TEARS ♪

♪ THAT'S WHERE MY LOVE SHINES

IT'S THE MOST ENVIABLE
ABILITY HE HAS.

LIKE, IT'S UNPARALLELED.

YOU CANNOT FUCK WITH IT.

I MEAN, HE'S A CRAZY SONGWRITER.

HEY, BOB.

HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD.

COME OUT OF BUS 1 AND 2
INTO THE COMPRESSOR...

OKAY...

THERE IS A SONG
I WROTE,

I DON'T KNOW
IF WE SHOULD HAVE

ANY MORE THAN
WE'RE PLAYING TO RECORD

IN CASE ONE OF THESE
DOESN'T WORK OUT

OR ANYTHING.

COULD I PLAY IT

TO SEE IF IT'S WORTH
WORKING ON OR NOT?

YEAH, YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

♪ JUST A STONE'S THROW
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY ♪

♪ FROM THE BACK ROAD
TO WHERE I LONG TO BE ♪

♪ BUT THE WORLD HAS CHANGED
LEAVING ONLY THE TRUTH INTACT ♪

♪ THEY SAY IT'S A GAME
TO ME IT MEANS MORE THAN THAT ♪

♪ FROM A TURNTABLE
TO THE PHONE ♪

♪ FROM A REVOLUTION
TO A RINGTONE ♪

♪ I'M A LATE BLOOMER

♪ I'M A SLOW LEARNER

♪ BUT I'VE TURNED
THE RECORD OVER ♪

♪ I'M A LONG PLAYER

♪ MY SONG IS MY SAVIOUR

♪ GOT TO RAISE IT UP

♪ AS FAR AS MY SPIRIT
CAN REACH ♪

♪ SO EVERYONE MIGHT SEE

♪ I'M A LATE BLOOMER...

ANYWAY THAT WAS
THE GIST OF IT.

I DIDN'T REALLY
HAVE IT FINISHED

LIKE THE OTHER ONES,
BUT...

I LIKE IT.

YEAH, BUT ANYWAY--

I LIKE IT A LOT.

I HAD KIND OF
FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT,

AND I WAS BANGING AWAY
ON THE PIANO,

AND I JUST SORT OF
REMEMBERED IT, SO...

OKAY, WELL, WE SHOULD
WORK THAT UP, TOO.

MY CAREER,

IT'S NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET
OUT OF THE CULT FOLLOWING,

OR WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO CALL IT.

THE LAST BUNCH OF RECORDS
THAT I MADE, YOU KNOW,

I KNOW I WAS DISAPPOINTED WITH.

THEY KIND OF CAME AND WENT
PRETTY FAST,

AND I WAS TRYING TO FIND
A PRODUCER

WHO COULD HELP ME
BREAK THROUGH IN SOME WAY,

AND I JUST GOT
THIS IDEA IN MY HEAD,

YOU KNOW, "WHY NOT BOB ROCK?"

WITH RON, RIGHT AWAY

YOU KNOW THAT HE'S KIND OF
DOWN ON HIMSELF

AND KIND OF LIKE,
"EVERYBODY RESPECTS ME,

BUT I JUST WANT MY SONG
ON THE RADIO."

I GET THAT.

IS THERE A BRIDGE?

UH, NO,

BUT IT WAS
JUST BASICALLY,

THERE WAS A SHORT SOLO,

THEN KIND OF
ANOTHER PRE-CHORUS

AND THEN THE CHORUS.

SO TRY PUTTING--

TRY PUTTING THAT IN
AS A BRIDGE.

OKAY.

BOB ROCK'S ONE OF
THE BIGGEST PRODUCERS

IN CONTEMPORARY POPULAR MUSIC.

IF YOU DON'T MIND,
ONE MORE TIME FROM THE TOP.

HE'S GOT AN INCREDIBLE
TRACK RECORD

OF BEING ABLE TO TAKE
WHOEVER HE IS WORKING WITH

AND MAKING THEM
AS COMMERCIAL AS POSSIBLE.

I REALLY LIKE THAT.

YEAH?

IT'S JUST,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN,

JUST A MUSICAL THING
TO SET UP THE LAST CHORUS.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

NO, THAT'S
AWESOME, YEAH.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

SO THAT'S THE WHOLE
ARRANGEMENT NOW.

WHEN I HEARD

THAT RON WAS MAKING
THE NEXT RECORD WITH BOB ROCK

I THOUGHT IT WAS
A REALLY ODD CHOICE.

BOB'S BACKGROUND HAS BEEN
HISTORICALLY HEAVY ROCK,

METALLICA,

AND HERE HE IS
TAKING ON RON SEXSMITH,

A BALLADEER,
A SINGER-SONGWRITER.

THERE'S A LOT AT STAKE.

I MEAN, WORKING WITH BOB,
WHO'S HAD ALL THIS SUCCESS,

AND I FEEL THAT IF THIS RECORD
ISN'T SUCCESSFUL IN SOME WAY,

THAT MAYBE I SHOULD JUST...

THAT MAYBE THAT WOULD MEAN

IT WAS TIME FOR ME
TO STEP ASIDE FOR A WHILE.

THIS IS PROBABLY
RON'S LAST CHANCE

TO GET SOMEONE
AS BIG AS BOB ROCK.

A PRODUCER DOESN'T HAVE
A MAGIC WAND THAT HE WAVES.

I CAN ONLY BRING OUT
THE BEST OF WHAT'S THERE.

♪ AT ONE GLANCE

♪ THEY DON'T KNOW THE TRUTH
BY HALF... ♪

THREE MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS

IS THE ONLY THING

THAT KEEPS RON AWAY FROM BEING
A MAJOR TALENT.

IT'S THAT 3:30 SONG

THAT HE JUST HASN'T WRITTEN YET,

OR IT HASN'T BEEN RECORDED YET.

♪ ...I'M A SMALL PLAYER

♪ REALLY TALL ORDER

♪ TO COME OUT ON TOP

♪ AND ALL WITHOUT
TELLING A SOUL ♪

♪ THAT'S HOW A FLOWER GROWS

♪ AND I'M A LATE BLOOMER...

♪ I WOKE UP
ON GALBRAITH STREET ♪

♪ WHERE THE HOUSES STOOD
LIKE TWINS... ♪

GALBRAITH STREET
WAS THE STREET

THAT I SPENT
MOST OF MY CHILDHOOD.

FROM MAYBE 2 OR 3 TO...

UP UNTIL AGE 9, I THINK.

♪ ...FOR IN DAYDREAMS
MY MIND RETURNS ♪

♪ LIKE A GHOST UPON THE HILL

♪ AS I KNELT UPON...

THIS IS MY OLD HOUSE HERE.

SO THAT WAS MY ROOM RIGHT THERE.

SO, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,
RIGHT THERE.

IT WAS THIS NEW KIND OF
GOVERNMENT HOUSING

FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.

AT THAT POINT,
I KNEW I LIKED TO SING,

BUT I WASN'T WRITING SONGS
OR ANYTHING.

THE THING THAT REALLY
KIND OF STARTED IT FOR ME WAS,

MY MOM HAD A BOX OF 45s

THAT I WAS ALLOWED TO GET
MY HANDS ON AND PLAY.

WHETHER IT WAS JOHNNY CASH,

OR MAYBE IT WAS
LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALS

OR WHOEVER IT WAS,

AND IT MADE ME WONDER
IF I HAD MY OWN VOICE,

AND TRYING TO SING
AT A VERY EARLY AGE

AND TRYING TO HEAR WHAT KIND OF
SOUND I WAS MAKING.

♪ ...YOU BELIEVE IN EVERY WORD

♪ NOW I'M HOLDING ON
TO ALL THOSE YEARS ♪

♪ LIKE A TEAR BEFORE
IT FALLS ON HER... ♪

MY DAD WASN'T REALLY
IN THE PICTURE.

HE WORKED IN HIS LATER YEARS
AS A TRUCKER,

SO HE WAS ALWAYS GONE,

BUT I THINK THE RECORDS
WERE PROBABLY HIS,

AND, IN SOME WAY,

THAT WAS MY RELATIONSHIP
WITH MY DAD, I THINK,

WAS THE 45s.

I JUST REMEMBER ONE TIME

THERE WAS A KID
THAT WAS CHASING ME.

IT MUST'VE BEEN GRADE ONE
OR SOMETHING.

HE HAD ME KIND OF LIKE THIS,

LIKE OVER THE RAILING,

AND I TURN AND MY GLASSES
HAD FELL

AND SMASHED DOWN THERE,

AND MY MOM WASN'T
TOO IMPRESSED, YOU KNOW?

WITH THE KID.

I DON'T THINK I EVER
DID WELL IN SCHOOL.

IT WASN'T THAT I FAILED
A LOT OF CLASSES.

I JUST COULDN'T
CONCENTRATE ON IT.

I USED TO SPEND

A LOT OF TIME
IN THIS ROOM,

IT HASN'T CHANGED
AT ALL, REALLY.

THEY PUT ME DOWN
INTO KIND OF A SPECIAL GRADE.

EVEN THOUGH THEY SORT OF
PUT ME BACK,

THEY PUT ME INTO AN OLDER
CREATIVE WRITING CLASS.

I GUESS THEY WANTED TO SEE

WHAT I WAS SPACING OUT
ABOUT, YOU KNOW?

AND IT WAS GOOD FOR ME,

BECAUSE I GOT A CHANCE
TO WRITE A LOT OF STORIES,

AND MY FIRST ATTEMPTS
AT WRITING ANYTHING, I THINK.

THERE WILL BE TIMES I'LL
GET A MELODY IN MY HEAD,

LIKE, IT'LL JUST
COME OUT OF THE BLUE,

AND THEN SOMEONE WILL COME ALONG
AND TALK TO ME,

AND I'LL FORGET IT, YOU KNOW?

AND I'LL BE ALL LIKE
"OH, WHAT WAS THAT MELODY?"

BUT THE WEIRD THING IS,

IT'LL COME BACK,

AND THAT'S THE THING
I FIND MAGICAL.

I WAS ALWAYS
OFF SOMEWHERE IN SPACE,

YOU KNOW, LIKE A LOT OF KIDS.

I WAS LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW,

MY MIND WAS ANYPLACE
OTHER THAN SCHOOL, YOU KNOW.

I DO REMEMBER WHEN
THEY'RE CALLING YOUR NAME,

AND YOU KIND OF SNAP OUT OF IT,

AND THERE'S ALL THESE PEOPLE
STARING AT YOU AND LAUGHING,

YOU KNOW, KIDS LAUGHING AT YOU
AND STUFF,

AND I THINK THERE HAD BEEN
SOME LETTERS SENT TO MY MOM

ABOUT...

THAT I WAS DAYDREAMING,

OR I WASN'T CONCENTRATING
OR SOMETHING.

I JUST LOVE THIS ONE.

THIS ONE OF HIM RIGHT THERE.

I DON'T REMEMBER HOW OLD HE WAS,

BUT I JUST LOVE
THAT PICTURE OF HIM.

HE WAS ALMOST 18

WHEN HE FIRST STARTED
PLAYING WITH HIS GUITAR.

YOU KNOW, HE'D GO OFF,

KIND OF A LONER,
ALWAYS THINKING,

HE'D BE WALKING THE STREETS

AND HUM A LITTLE SONG,

SOMETHING WOULD COME
TO HIS HEAD.

HE'D BE WRITING,
PUTTING WORDS DOWN.

♪ AS THE...

♪ RED AND GOLD
BRICK HOUSES STOOD ♪

♪ UNDERNEATH THE CRIMSON SKY

♪ THAT BLED...

SO LET'S GO FROM THE TOP.

♪ IT'S JUST A STONE'S THROW

♪ FROM HERE TO ETERNITY

♪ FROM THE BACK ROAD

♪ TO WHERE I LONG TO BE...

RON SEXSMITH IS A NAME

THAT IF YOU'RE AT ALL
INVOLVED IN MUSIC,

YOU'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT
FOR A LONG TIME.

HE'S PART OF
A GREAT CANADIAN TRADITION,

THAT MAYBE WE CAN TRACE BACK
TO EVEN WILF CARTER

AND HANK SNOW,

BUT WE CERTAINLY CAN TAKE BACK
TO '60s ICONS

LIKE GORDON LIGHTFOOT,
LEONARD COHEN, NEIL YOUNG,

JONI MITCHELL, ROBBIE ROBERTSON,

AND '70s ICONS
LIKE BRUCE COCKBURN

AND MURRAY McLAUCHLAN.

RON'S IN THAT VEIN.

PEOPLE WHO DO
GET THE RON BUG

BECOME FANATICS,

AND THAT'S HOW
AN ARTIST LIKE HIM

BEGINS TO GARNER AN AUDIENCE.

UH, PEOPLE WHO ARE INTO RON
TALK ABOUT HIM CONSTANTLY,

ARE ALWAYS TRYING
TO TURN PEOPLE ONTO HIM.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE
A RON SEXSMITH CULT.

THIS IS GOING TO BE
MY 12th RECORD.

THE LAST RECORD,

I FELT AS THOUGH
WE GOT IT RIGHT,

BUT IT DIDN'T, YOU KNOW...

DIDN'T DO VERY WELL.

UM...

THE CHALLENGE FOR BOB ROCK,

IF YOU REALLY WANT RON
TO HAVE A BIG HIT,

IS HOW TO TAKE THIS
SENSE OF SUBTLETY,

SENSE OF UNASSUMING-NESS,

SENSE OF QUIETUDE,

ALL THESE THINGS
THAT ARE PART OF RON'S ART,

AND TURN THEM INSIDE OUT.

♪ ...AND I'M A LATE BLOOMER

♪ I'M A SLOW LEARNER

♪ BUT I'VE TURNED
THE RECORD OVER ♪

♪ I'M A LONG PLAYER

♪ MY SONG IS MY SAVIOUR

♪ GOT TO RAISE IT UP

♪ AS FAR AS MY SPIRIT
CAN REACH ♪

♪ THAT EVERYONE MIGHT SEE

A COUPLE THINGS.

THIS SECOND VERSE, UH,

DON'T COME IN TOO LIGHT
ON THE SNARE.

OKAY.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE I THINK
THIS JUST NEEDS TO BE

A LITTLE BEEFIER
ON SOME OF THE FILLS.

LIKE, I NEED YOU
TO KIND OF SIGNAL

THIS IS
A MUSICAL BRIDGE.

YEAH, AFTER THE VOCALS...

BOB BROUGHT IN
SOME AMAZING MUSICIANS.

YOU KNOW, TOP-NOTCH PLAYERS.

WE PLAYED THEM THE DEMO,

AND THEY KNOW
THEIR INSTRUMENTS SO WELL,

THAT THEY, UM...

THEY CAN JUST KIND OF

PUT IT TOGETHER REALLY QUICKLY.

MAYBE GO BACK TO SIDE STICK
IN THIS VERSE,

THEN SNARE DRUM COME IN
ON THE PRE-CHORUS.

WE HEAR THE SONG
FOR THE FIRST TIME,

LITERALLY, JUST BEFORE WE GO
INTO THE ROOM AND PLAY IT.

THERE'S A LOT OF VERSE,
YOU SEE,

SO, INSTRUMENTALLY,
WE'VE GOT TO KIND OF PICK IT UP

IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE SECOND VERSE.

TOP OF THE SECOND VERSE AGAIN.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

♪ AT ONE GLANCE

♪ THEY DON'T KNOW THE TRUTH
BY HALF... ♪

♪ I'M A LONG PLAYER

♪ WITH A TALL ORDER

BECAUSE
IT'S A "B" NOTE,

IT DOESN'T EVEN
HAVE A CHORD.

A "B" OVER IT,
SO IT'S A NINE.

♪ ORDER...

YEAH, TRY THAT.

I CAN TRY THAT.

MY SON WAS BORN IN '85.

I WOULD'VE BEEN
ABOUT 20 OR SOMETHING.

THAT ALL KIND OF CAME OUT OF

THIS TREE-PLANTING THING I DID.

♪ SO YOUNG

♪ SO YOUNG AT THE START...

I WENT UP THERE
AND I MET JOCELYN,

MY FIRST WIFE,

AND GOT HER PREGNANT,

AND I WAS, LIKE, 19 OR WHATEVER,

AND THAT WAS...

THAT WAS PROBABLY
MY FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE, TOO.

SO, I MEAN, FIRST TRY, YOU KNOW?

JOCELYN WAS PROBABLY
ABOUT SIX MONTHS PREGNANT

AT THE TIME,

AND I HAD ACTUALLY GONE
TO TELL HER

THAT I DIDN'T THINK
I COULD GO THROUGH WITH IT,

AND I REMEMBER WE WERE
DRIVING DOWN THIS ROAD,

IT WAS AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME,

WE PULLED THE CAR OVER,

AND WE BOTH SAW A FALLING STAR,

AND I'D NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE.

I REMEMBER
WE TURNED ON THE RADIO,

AND MAHALIA JACKSON WAS SINGING,

LIKE, A CHRISTMAS SONG.

I THINK IT WAS "SILENT NIGHT,"

AND, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
I COULDN'T TELL HER ANYMORE.

YOU KNOW, THERE WAS
SOME WEIRD THING

THAT WAS ALMOST TELLING ME
TO KIND OF GO THROUGH WITH IT.

♪ LA, LA, LA, LA

♪ IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT TIME ♪

♪ CAN HEAL US ALL INSIDE

♪ AND BRING TO LIGHT

♪ THESE FEELINGS
THAT HAVE DIED ♪

♪ REMEMBERING THE WAY WE FELT
ABOUT EACH OTHER... ♪

I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO DO
WHAT MY DAD HAD DONE IN A WAY,

YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO ACTUALLY
TRY TO BE A FATHER

AT THAT POINT.

♪ ...SO YOUNG

♪ SO YOUNG AT THE END...

AND I ALWAYS FELT THAT
AS SOON AS MY SON WAS BORN,

ALL OF A SUDDEN,

I STARTED GETTING
THESE IDEAS FOR SONGS,

AND I THOUGHT IT WAS ALMOST,

YOU KNOW, SOME KIND OF...

I DON'T KNOW, NOT REWARD,

BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR DOING
SOMETHING FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE

THAT WASN'T SELFISH.

♪ HE DON'T KNOW HOW TO LIE

♪ OR UNDERMINE YOU

♪ HE DON'T KNOW HOW TO STEAL

♪ HOW TO DEAL OR DECEIVE

♪ SO LEAVE HIM ALONE

♪ SET HIM FREE

♪ 'CAUSE HE'S SPEAKING
WITH THE ANGEL ♪

♪ SPEAKING WITH THE ANGEL

♪ THAT ONLY HE CAN SEE...

"SPEAKING WITH THE ANGEL"

ADDRESSES INSPIRATION,

AND WE NEVER KNOW

WHERE INSPIRATION
IS GOING TO COME FROM.

I LIKE THAT RON FOUND A WAY

OF TALKING ABOUT, UM...

HIS NEWBORN,

AS IF TO SAY,

"IF YOU JUST
SHUT UP FOR A WHILE,

YOU MIGHT HAVE, UM,
A CONNECTION TO AN ETERNITY"

THAT HE FELT BY LOOKING
IN THE EYES OF HIS CHILD.

♪ LEAVE HIM ALONE

♪ LET HIM BE

♪ 'CAUSE HE'S SPEAKING
WITH THE ANGEL ♪

♪ SPEAKING WITH THE ANGEL

♪ THAT ONLY HE CAN SEE...

THE FIRST MEMORY I CAN REALLY
REMEMBER OF MY LIFE,

UH, I WAS PROBABLY
ABOUT TWO YEARS OLD,

I REMEMBER MY FATHER,
HE PUT ON A WOODY ALLEN MASK

AND LOOKED AT ME,

AND I STARTED
BAWLING MY EYES OUT.

WE'D GO OUT TO THE BEACH
AND STUFF,

HANG OUT, SPEND TIME TOGETHER.

THEY WERE GOOD YEARS.

NO, I GUESS IT'S KIND OF SURREAL

THAT I COULD BE
THE INSPIRATION TO HIS WORK.

I THINK IT'S PRETTY CRAZY.

MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.

♪ ...IN THE BLOOD
OF THE LAMB ♪

♪ HE THAT NEVER LAYS BLAME

♪ HE DON'T EVEN KNOW HIS NAME

♪ SO LEAVE HIM ALONE

♪ SET HIM FREE...

IF THERE'S ONE THING
I WANT MY DAD TO KNOW,

IT'S THAT I LOVE HIM
AND RESPECT HIM.

I'M SURE IT WOULD MEAN
A LOT TO HIM.

♪ SPEAKING WITH THE ANGEL

♪ OR THE VERY ONE
THAT SPOKE TO YOU AND ME... ♪

PART OF ME WISHES
THAT ME AND MY DAD WERE CLOSER,

BUT I DON'T REALLY
DWELL ON THAT STUFF.

I'M A GROWN MAN NOW,

SO I'VE JUST GOT TO MOVE ON
AND DO MY OWN THING.

OKAY.

ONE, TWO...

♪ NOWADAYS I HEAR YOUR HEART

♪ BEATING WHEN I CAN'T
UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ AND EVERYWHERE I GO

♪ THERE'S LOVE IN HAND

♪ NOWADAYS I FEEL YOUR ARMS

♪ WRAP AROUND MY FEARS
IN THE NIGHT ♪

♪ AND WHEN I'M FAR AWAY

♪ I'M EMBRACED IN LIGHT...

IT'S STRESSFUL,
RECORDING, YOU KNOW?

IT'S NOT MY FAVOURITE THING
IN THE WORLD TO DO,

THAT'S FOR SURE.

THERE'S SO MUCH
THAT CAN GO WRONG, YOU KNOW?

♪ ...PEERING THROUGH
THE EYE OF A STORM ♪

♪ AND LEADS ME TO A PLACE--

OH, I'M SORRY.

LET'S START OVER AGAIN.
I'M SORRY.

DID MY VOCAL
COME DOWN?

IT CAME DOWN
A BIT, RIGHT?

♪ NOWADAYS

♪ I HEAR YOUR HEART--

WE'RE REALLY BEHIND ON VOCALS.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT SIX SONGS
WE'VE GOT TO SING.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE GOT

A GOOD FIRST VERSE YET
OR ANYTHING, BUT...

LET'S TAKE A MINUTE.

GOING IN THE STUDIO
WITH BOB WAS, UM...

YOU KNOW, IT FELT LIKE
I WAS TAKING A BIG CHANCE.

I MEAN, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT
WAS INSANE.

EVERYTHING WAS UNREALISTIC.

WHEN THE MENTION OF
WORKING WITH BOB ROCK

CAME INTO THE PICTURE,

I WAS, UM,
A LITTLE ILL AT EASE.

UM, I LOVE BOB ROCK.

I LOVE EVERYTHING HE DOES.

I LIKE HARD MUSIC.

I ALSO FIGURED
HE COST A PRETTY PENNY.

SO THE IDEA IS

IS THIS SHOULD BE
KIND OF LOOKING...

SO THIS, KIND OF?

YEAH, KIND OF LOOKING
RIGHT AROUND THERE.

RIGHT, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU WANT TO JUST TAKE
ANOTHER STAB AT THE WHOLE THING?

YEAH, I'LL TAKE
A STAB, YEAH.

I THINK YOU'RE A LITTLE
SHY OF YOUR WORDS,

AND THEY NEED
THE ANIMATION TO WORK.

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, HERE WE GO.

THERE'S A FINANCIAL STRUGGLE,

LIKE, RON GOES
TO THE LAUNDROMAT.

WE DON'T HAVE
A WASHER AND DRYER,

AND PEOPLE GET EXCITED
AND ASK HIM FOR HIS AUTOGRAPH,

AND THEN THEY'RE LIKE,

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING
AT THE LAUNDROMAT?

YOU'RE RON SEXSMITH."

♪ USED TO BE
I FELT SO ALL ALONE ♪

♪ USED TO BE I DEALT WITH PANIC
ON MY OWN ♪

♪ BUT NOWADAYS

♪ I HEAR YOUR SONG

♪ RINGING THROUGH
MY HEART AND SOUL... ♪

TO MAKE THIS RECORD,

HE'S GOT A BIT OF MONEY
KICKED IN FROM THE LABEL.

THERE'S AN ADVANCE
FROM THE PUBLISHING,

BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS
THAT COMES OUT OF OUR POCKET.

I JUST LIKE I NEEDED TO DO
SOMETHING RADICAL

OR DRASTIC, YOU KNOW?

I NEEDED TO HAVE A BIG DREAM,

AND I NEED TO STEP UP.

I NEEDED TO CHANGE MY HEAD.

LET'S RUN IT DOWN

ONE MORE TIME.

WE WERE ON OUR WAY
TO SEE SACRED REICH,

IT WAS A SPEED METAL PILGRIMAGE
IN 1989.

I WAS IN TORONTO,

AND WE STOPPED
AT THE EL MOCAMBO,

YOU KNOW, FOR DRINKS.

RON WAS PLAYING
IN THE LITTLE ROOM DOWNSTAIRS,

AND IT SORT OF BLEW MY MIND.

I COULDN'T--
THERE WAS NOBODY IN THERE.

THERE WAS, LIKE,
MAYBE 10 PEOPLE IN THERE.

HE LOOKED ABOUT 12.

HE WASN'T AS YOUNG
AS I'D THOUGHT HE WAS,

BUT HE WAS PRETTY YOUNG.

I NEVER COULD CONVINCE ANYBODY
TO SIGN HIM,

AND THEN I RAN INTO HIM

AT A MUSIC CONFERENCE
IN NASHVILLE,

RUNNING IN TANDEM
WITH COSTELLO,

AND, UH, I WAS LIKE,
"SEE? I WAS RIGHT."

♪ I SEEM TO RECALL

♪ I SEEM TO RECALL
WHEN A DAYDREAM ♪

♪ SEEMED TO BE ALL

♪ SEEMED TO BE ALL
I'D TAKE WITH ME ♪

♪ MY WHEREWITHAL

♪ I SEEM TO RECALL...

YEAH, I WATCHED
TOWNES VAN ZANDT,

WHO WAS HIS OWN
WORST ENEMY HIMSELF, BUT...

BUT HE WAS, YOU KNOW, ARGUABLY,

THE BEST SONGWRITER
IN THE WORLD,

AND A LOT OF SONGWRITERS
BELIEVED THAT,

AND IT STILL NEVER TRANSLATED
INTO RECORD SALES.

RON, I THINK,

SOMETIMES UNDERESTIMATES

HOW LUCKY HE IS

THAT ANYBODY KNOWS
WHO THE FUCK HE IS,

EVEN AS GOOD AS HE IS.

I THINK IT'S UNJUST,
BUT IT'S NOT UNPRECEDENTED.

♪ I SEEM TO RECALL...

THANKS, EVERYBODY!

THANKS FOR LISTENING.

♪ IN EVERY NOWHERE TOWN

♪ THERE ARE SOMEWHERE DREAMS

♪ PATIENTLY HOLDING OUT

♪ FOR WHAT LOVE BRINGS

♪ AND I'VE SEEN
WHAT LOVE CAN DO ♪

♪ I UNDERSTAND

♪ IT'S LIKE THE CANDLE
GLOWING IN THE WINE ♪

♪ WHEN LIGHT APPEARS

♪ IN HAPPY TEARS

♪ THAT'S WHERE

♪ MY LOVE SHINES ♪

THAT'S PRETTY STRAIGHT AHEAD.

IT'S SO SWEET
THE WAY IT IS.

IT'S SO REALLY
NICE AND SWEET,

AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE...

COULD ALMOST MAYBE HAVE

A BIT MORE OF
A MODERN SOUND TO IT.

UM...

CAN YOU PLAY,
YOU KNOW, THAT--

THAT'S NICE.

PLAY IT OVER
AND OVER FOR ME.

OKAY, UM...

BOY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

IT SOUNDS AMAZING IN MY HEAD.

RON, THIS IS
GOING TO BE BIG.

THIS SONG?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU HEARD IT FIRST.

IT'S GOING TO BE
BIG-SOUNDING.

OH, BIG-SOUNDING, OH.

OKAY, GOOD.

♪ I'VE SEEN... HM
HM... TO HOLD YOU ♪

♪ WITH ALL MY MIGHT
THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪

♪ OUR HOPES COMBINE

♪ TO IGNITE OUR EYES
LIKE FIREFLIES ♪

♪ THAT'S WHERE

♪ MY LOVE SHINES

♪ MY LOVE SHINES...

I WAS MIXING
A RON SEXSMITH SONG

IN KENSINGTON MARKET,

AND WE HAD AN ARRANGEMENT
WHICH WAS, UH,

WHEN THE SESSION WAS OVER,

I WOULD ESCORT HIM
TO THE BUS STOP

AND TAKE PICTURES OF HIM
ALONG THE WAY.

I GOT TO KNOW HIM,

KNOW THE SOULFUL PART OF HIM,

AND I WAS NOT TOO DISTURBED

BY THE SILENT AND SHY
ASPECT OF HIM.

THE PICTURE OF
THE FIRST ALBUM COVER,

IT'S QUITE
AN INTERESTING SHOT

BECAUSE THE LIGHT
IS ALL COMING FROM ABOVE,

BECAUSE I SHOT IT IN AN ALLEY.

HE'S GOT DARK CIRCLES
UNDER HIS EYES A BIT,

AND THEN HE'S WEARING
THIS LITTLE JACKET RAINCOAT,

AND IT'S JUST THE LIGHT
POURING DOWN ON HIM

LIKE RAIN.

I THINK I GOT LUCKY THERE
A FEW TIMES,

WHERE I WAS ABLE TO HAVE
THE SOUL OF HIM

COME OUT IN THE PHOTOGRAPH

AND THE SHYNESS
JUST DISAPPEARED.

♪ TELL YOU ABOUT MY HEART

♪ WELL, IT'S FILLED WITH JOY

♪ TELL YOU MY ABOUT MY HEART

♪ WELL, IT'S FILLED WITH JOY

♪ TELL YOU ABOUT MY HEART

♪ WELL, IT'S FILLED WITH JOY

♪ A FEELING NO ONE CAN DESTROY

I'D NEVER BEEN AWAY
BEFORE, YOU KNOW?

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I WAS...

I GUESS, MY FIRST ALBUM
CAME OUT, I WAS 31,

AND I JUST STARTED
TOURING LIKE CRAZY.

I'D BE GONE FIVE,

SIX MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR,
YOU KNOW.

♪ TELL YOU ABOUT MY HOME

♪ WELL, IT'S FAR

♪ TELL YOU ABOUT MY HOME

♪ WELL, IT'S FAR AWAY...

THE CONSEQUENCES WERE

THE DESTRUCTION OF MY FAMILY,
YOU KNOW.

IT'S JUST HARDER PROBABLY
ON MY KIDS, I GUESS.

♪ MORE THAN THIS
I CANNOT SAY... ♪

IT'S A CLICHE ISN'T' IT,
YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, YOU'RE TOURING AROUND,

AND, YOU KNOW, ON THE ROAD

THERE'S JUST
SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR...

YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE
THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND.

AND I WAS JUST SORT OF
IN THIS PLACE IN MY MIND,

WHERE I FELT
I HADN'T HAD MY 20s,

AND THERE I WAS IN MY 30s
HAVING MY 20s.

I'M THE GUY
THAT WALKS OUT ON HIS FAMILY,

AND, LIKE, IT'S HEAVY, YOU KNOW,

BECAUSE YOU'RE THINKING,
"WOW, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?"

AND YOU'RE AFRAID TO EVEN
LOOK IN THE MIRROR, YOU KNOW?

THAT WAS
A LITTLE LOW.

YOU SAID
YOU COULD PLAY IT UP ONE?

I COULD
MOVE IT UP ONE.

OKAY.

LIKE THAT?
IS THAT BETTER?

♪ WHISTLING OVER THE TRESTLES

♪ AND PAST THE GRAVEYARD SIGN

♪ WE CAST OUR WAYWARD LINE

♪ INSIDE OF A WISHING WELL

♪ WE'RE JUST A WISH
AND AN EMPTY VESSEL-- ♪

OKAY.

YOU GOT THE CHORDS, JAMIE?

OKAY.

♪ ...AND WHEN FACED WITH
A DIFFICULT DECISION ♪

♪ WOULD YOU LISTEN TO
YOUR HEART OR MINE... ♪

I THINK,
ACTUALLY, A HIT TODAY

HAS GOT A LOT MORE TO DO WITH
THE OTHER PEOPLE.

ALL WE CAN DO
IS MAKE A GREAT RECORD,

BUT IT'S ALL THAT OTHER STUFF.

THERE'S SO MANY RECORDS
OUT THERE,

AND SO MANY PEOPLE TRYING
THAT, YOU KNOW, IF--

LIKE, PROMOTION PEOPLE,
OR ANY KIND OF PEOPLE,

IF YOU GIVE THEM ONE REASON
NOT TO TRY,

THEY WON'T.

♪ WHISTLING OVER THE TRESTLES

♪ AND PAST THE GRAVEYARD SIGN

♪ WE CAST OUR WAYWARD LINE

♪ INSIDE A WISHING WELL

♪ IN THE TAVERN
TWO MEN DID SCUFFLE ♪

♪ THEIR DRUNKEN BATTLE MOANED

♪ THEY GROANED
LIKE CATTLE GROAN ♪

WOW.

THAT WAS PRETTY
FUCKIN' COOL.

♪ WHOA, AND WHEN FACED
WITH A DIFFICULT DECISION ♪

♪ WOULD YOU LISTEN TO
YOUR HEART OR MINE? ♪

♪ BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT
WHEN MY OWN TWO EYES ♪

♪ OOH, SEEIN'

♪ SEEIN' IS BELIEVIN'

♪ I BELIEVE IT
BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT ♪

♪ I BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT
WITH MY OWN TWO EYES... ♪

FUCK, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

SORRY I SWEAR, BUT...

THE ONLY THING I'D WANT IS,
I'D WANT A--

OFF THE FRONT.

YEAH!

CAN WE TRY
DOUBLING IT?

TRY THE HIGHER.

YUP.

♪ ...SEEN IT WITH MY OWN
TWO EYES... ♪

NOW, THAT'S
A BEAUTIFUL THING, THAT.

ISN'T THAT GREAT?

YEAH, IT'S NICE.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT
ACTUALLY EVERYTHING.

I MEAN, THERE'S...

HE'S A GREAT WRITER,

AND ALL OF THE SONGS ARE VERY,
VERY STRONG.

BUT THERE'S FOUR OR FIVE

THAT I THINK MIGHT BE ABLE TO
GIVE HIM A SHOT

AT MAYBE SOME RADIO.

WE'LL SEE.

HEY, BOB, DO YOU
KNOW ANDY KIM?

ANDY KIM.
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.

HEY, MAN.

NICE MEETING YOU
AFTER ALL THIS TIME.

THE SONG WE JUST DID IS HUGE.

AND IT'S NOT MIXED
OR ANYTHING,

THIS IS JUST, LIKE,
JUST A ROUGH.

YEAH,
JUST GIVE ME A SEC

TO GET A BIT OF
A MIX THING TOGETHER.

OKAY.

♪ WE'RE JUST A WISH
AND AN EMPTY VESSEL ♪

♪ A HOME TO FILL WITH DAYS

♪ ON THE ROAD
WHERE CHILDREN STRAY ♪

♪ AND PRAY THERE IS NO HELL

♪ AND AS FOR HEAVEN, WELL

♪ SEEIN', SEEIN' IS BELIEVIN'

♪ I'LL BELIEVE IT--

WHOO!

♪ I'LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT
WITH MY OWN TWO EYES ♪

♪ OOH, SEEIN'
SEEIN' IS BELIEVIN' ♪

♪ I'LL BELIEVE IT
BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT ♪

♪ I'LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT
WITH MY OWN TWO EYES ♪

♪ SEE IT WITH MY OWN TWO EYES

SO, MAN, THAT'S...

PLAY IT AGAIN.

HI! HOW ARE YOU?

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.

YOU REMEMBER COLLEEN?

HOW YOU DOING?

LOVELY TO SEE YOU.

I WAS TELLING ELVIS

I COULD DO EITHER
"FORMER GLORY,"

OR "ALL IN GOOD TIME,"

AND I COULD STILL
CHANGE IT, YOU KNOW.

IT'S NOT SET IN STONE.

WHEN I WAS
HEADING TO NEW YORK

TO DO SPECTACLE,

IT WAS ONLY ABOUT A WEEK

AFTER I'D HAD
THIS ANXIETY ATTACK,

AND I WAS FEELING...

I HAD MIXED FEELINGS
ABOUT DOING THE TV SHOW.

I MEAN, ON ONE HAND,
OBVIOUSLY, I WANTED TO DO IT.

IT WAS VERY EXCITING.

BUT ON THE OTHER HAND,

MY EXPERIENCE WITH TELEVISION

HAS ALWAYS BEEN
A BIT DISAPPOINTING,

AND I JUST, I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE

I DON'T COME OFF, YOU KNOW,

CONFIDENT OR WHATEVER.

I'M JUST GOING TO DO,

LIKE, A VERSE AND A CHORUS.

IS THAT ALL RIGHT FOR NOW?

♪ IT ALL SEEMS SO OBVIOUS NOW

♪ WHEN I LOOK BACK
OVER MY LIFE... ♪

I THINK RON IS SLIGHTLY CURSED

WITH BEING BORN OUT OF TIME.

THE QUALITY AND NUANCE
OF HIS SONGS

WOULD HAVE BEEN
GREATLY APPRECIATED,

AND IS GREATLY APPRECIATED
BY PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF,

WHO GREW UP WITH TIM HARDEN

AND PAUL McCARTNEY.

I THINK RON HAS GOT ONE OF
THE PUREST SEAMS OF MELODY,

THAT HE HAS ACCESS TO
EXCLUSIVELY

SINCE PAUL McCARTNEY.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A PRETTY BIG THING TO SAY,

BUT I ACTUALLY THINK IT'S TRUE.

♪ ...WAS COMFORTING ME

♪ ALL IN GOOD TIME

♪ IT SEEMED

♪ ALL IN GOOD TIME

♪ THE BAD TIMES
WILL BE GONE... ♪

IS THAT ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT.

I THINK WHEN HE GETS AN IMAGE

AS STRIKING AS
"A CLOWN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT,"

OR THE TALE THAT'S REVEALED
IN "STRAWBERRY BLONDE,"

THERE ARE TWO SONGS
THAT STICK IN MY HEART.

THEN THERE'S
ANOTHER SIDE TO HIM,

WHICH IS NOT READILY
APPRECIATED BY PEOPLE

THAT THINK HE JUST HAS
THIS ROMANTIC MELANCHOLY,

SO MANY OF THE SONGS THEN
ARE SORT OF SHRUGGING OF FATE,

AND IT'S BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED,
OBVIOUSLY,

AS IT'S ALMOST BECOME
AN EMBARRASSMENT TO EVERYBODY--

NOT TO HIM,
BUT TO EVERYBODY ELSE--

THAT HE'S UNDERAPPRECIATED.

HE HAS CHOSEN A PATH
OF LESS AGGRESSIVE PRESENTATION,

LESS AGGRESSIVE REPRESENTATION.

THOSE THAT HAVE TRIED
TO CHAMPION HIM

ARE FAST OR LOUDER TALKERS,

LIKE MYSELF AND STEVE EARLE,
YOU KNOW?

IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN
WE'RE BETTER SONGWRITERS.

♪ EVERY DAY

♪ EVERY DAY I WRITE THE BOOK

IN CERTAIN KEY WAYS,

RON HAS TAUGHT ME HOW TO SING
ONE OF MY MOST FAMOUS SONGS,

"EVERY DAY I WRITE THE BOOK."

I MEAN HE'S THE ONLY ONE

THAT MADE ME
STILL WANT TO SING IT.

♪ CHAPTER TWO

♪ I THINK
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU... ♪

ALL RIGHT,
HAVE A GOOD SHOW.

"TOI TOI TOI,"
AS THEY SAY.

I'D GOTTEN TO A POINT

WHERE IT WASN'T SO MUCH
STAGE FRIGHT,

BUT I STARTED FEELING LIKE

I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE
TO LOOK AT ME.

I BETTER MAKE SOME ROOM,
I GUESS, HERE.

NO, I GUESS I'LL STAND HERE.

JUST HAVE FUN.

I WILL.
I'LL DEFINITELY TRY.

THERE I AM
WITH PEOPLE LIKE SHERYL CROW,

WHO, YOU KNOW,
IS KIND OF A MASTER AT...

I MEAN, SHE'S A PRO, RIGHT?

I THINK SHE PROBABLY KNEW
I WAS NERVOUS.

I THINK AS YOU GET OLDER,

YOU START TO THINK,
I DON'T KNOW,

YOU DON'T LOOK AS GOOD ANYMORE,

AND I REALIZED THAT
THE PEOPLE WATCHING,

THEY'RE NOT EVEN THINKING
ANY OF THIS STUFF, YOU KNOW?

IT'S ALL IN MY HEAD.

WELCOME TO OUR SECOND ANNUAL
SPECTACLE TOWN HALL.

MR. RON SEXSMITH!

♪ AND IN THESE HOURS
ARE SERIOUS DOUBT ♪

♪ THROUGH THE COLD BLACK
LONELY NIGHT ♪

♪ SOMETHING TOLD ME
IT'LL WORK OUT ♪

♪ SOMETHING DEEP INSIDE
WAS COMFORTING ME ♪

♪ ALL IN GOOD TIME

♪ ALL IN GOOD TIME, IT SAID

♪ ALL IN GOOD TIME

♪ THE BAD TIMES WILL BE GONE

♪ YES, THEY WILL

♪ OOH

♪ ALL IN GOOD TIME ♪

THANK YOU.

RON SEXSMITH.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO
WILL IT TO SUCCEED, RON.

RIGHT?

I JUST FEEL AT THIS POINT

THAT EVERYTHING JUST SEEMS TO BE

KIND OF COMING INTO PLACE,
YOU KNOW,

AND I JUST HAVE TO NOT LET
A LOT OF DOUBT GET IN THERE,

AND SORT OF SABOTAGE IT.

YOU KNOW, LIKE MY OWN...

WELL, WHAT IS
THE DOUBT?

YEAH, WELL,
IT'S A SORT OF, UM...

IT'S LIKE
A SELF-ESTEEM THING.

YOU KNOW, LIKE, YOU--

IN YOUR HEAD,
YOU START TO THINK THAT, UM,

YOU'RE NOT WORTHY OF IT
OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW?

OR YOU'RE NOT--

WELL, WHAT IS "IT?"

YEAH, WELL, I GUESS THAT'S--

IS IT MONEY?

WELL, IT'S NEVER BEEN
ABOUT MONEY FOR ME,

AND MAYBE THAT'S WHY
I'M WHERE I AM, TOO.

IT'S JUST MORE LIKE
AS I GET OLDER,

YOU KNOW,
YOU SORT OF...

YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE
ONE LESS WORRY, YOU KNOW?

OF COURSE.

LIKE, YOU KNOW,
IN THE '90s,

WHEN EVERYONE WAS MAKING
RIDICULOUS MONEY,

LIKE, THE TAIL END
OF THE WHOLE MUSIC, YOU KNOW?

I DIDN'T MAKE MY MONEY THEN,

AND SOMETIMES I THINK...

THAT IT JUST PASSED ME BY.

YOU KNOW, THE--

BUT THE THING IS,
YOU SEE,

MOST OF THE PEOPLE
THAT MADE THE MONEY, THEY...

WITH ALL THE MONEY THEY MADE,

THEY CAN'T BUY WHAT YOU GOT,
WHICH IS INTEGRITY.

WELL, THANK YOU.

IT'S SO RARE

WHEN EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER.

MM-HMM.

HE'S SPECIAL.

♪ FILL MY CUP TO THE BRIM...

HE'S VERY DIFFERENT.

I MEAN, ANYBODY ASKS ME
ABOUT RON,

AND IT'S,
HE CAN'T HAMMER A NAIL,

HE DOESN'T DRIVE A CAR.

HE CAN'T...

HE RODE A BIKE ONCE.

SURPRISE!

HE'S ONLY HERE TO WRITE SONGS.

♪ AND WHEN TEARS
FILL MY EYES... ♪

SOMEONE
SENT A PIANO AS A GIFT,

WHICH WAS...

RON ABOUT HAD A HEART ATTACK
AND DIED,

YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE WE COULDN'T
AFFORD A PIANO, AND...

HE WRITES ON PIANO.

UM, ANYWAY, IT WAS
THE MOST WONDERFUL GIFT

ANYONE COULD HAVE SENT.

♪ ...LIFE COMES
CROWDING MY MIND ♪

♪ STILL FIND
THE SPACE TO BELIEVE... ♪

YOU KNOW,
MY FAVOURITE THINGS IN THE WORLD

REALLY ARE TO PLAY MY PIANO
AND DRINK COFFEE,

AND, YOU KNOW,
GO FOR WALKS AND STUFF.

I'D BE QUITE HAPPY
TO JUST SORT OF LAY LOW.

I DON'T REALLY HAVE
ANY OTHER HOBBIES OR ANYTHING.

♪ SOME WAY SOMEHOW...

♪ WHEN EVERY SIGN
THAT WE SEE... ♪

HA-HA, I GOT IT!

THERE HE IS.
THERE'S RON.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

THE NEXT AWARD RECOGNIZES
ONE OF THE HARDEST OBSTACLES

A MUSICIAN EVER ENCOUNTERS,

THE BLANK PAGE.

WE'RE VERY PROUD,

AND HOPE AND PRAY
THIS WILL BE THE NIGHT

THAT HE'S GONNA GET THE BIG ONE.

HE'S BEEN WORKING
SO HARD AT IT, YOU KNOW.

THE JUNO AWARD
FOR SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

GOES TO RON SEXSMITH!

♪ STILL FIND THE SPACE
TO BELIEVE... ♪

OH, WONDERFUL!

OH!

♪ STILL FIND
THE STRENGTH TO BELIEVE ♪

♪ FILL MY DARKEST HOUR
SOME WAY, SOMEHOW... ♪

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OH, WOW.

♪ FILL MY DARKEST HOUR
SOME WAY, SOMEHOW ♪

♪ SOME WAY, SOMEHOW...

IT'S KIND OF HARD
WHEN YOU'RE SOMEONE LIKE ME

WHO'S NEVER SOLD
A GREAT DEAL OF RECORDS.

YOU KNOW, YOU FEEL LIKE
NOTHING IS GOING ON,

OR NOTHING IS HAPPENING,
YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE.

I WASN'T SURE
IF I'D EVER GET

ANOTHER
RECORD DEAL AGAIN,

AND OUT OF THE BLUE,

WE GOT AN EMAIL

THAT KIEFER SUTHERLAND
LIKED THE RECORD, AND--

BUT THIS WAS BEFORE
I KNEW HE HAD A LABEL.

SO I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS...

"OH, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S REALLY NICE, YOU KNOW,

THAT HE LIKES THE RECORD."

BUT THEN IT KIND OF, UH...

WE GOT, YOU KNOW, MORE INTO IT
WITH THEM, AND...

I HAVEN'T EVEN MET HIM YET.

I THINK I'LL BE MEETING HIM,
YOU KNOW,

LATER TONIGHT, ACTUALLY,
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

HI THERE.

HEY, MAN.

HEY, THERE YOU ARE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?

VERY, VERY GOOD
TO MEET YOU.

CHEERS.

ABSOLUTE PLEASURE.

WELCOME.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE HERE
DOING INTERVIEWS.

I DID.

LIKE, I DID THIS ONE
FOR EXTRA...

UH-HUH?

AND THAT WENT PRETTY WELL.

YOU THINK I WOULD
BE USED TO

THAT KIND OF THING
BY KNOW,

BUT I'M STILL SORT OF...

I DON'T KNOW,
CAMERAS I KIND OF...

I'VE BEEN DOING IT
FOR 20 SOME-ODD YEARS,

AND I THINK THERE'S
SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU

IF YOU GET USED TO IT.

WELL, MAYBE THAT'S
A GOOD THING THEN.

YEAH.

OH, IT'S
THE KEYBOARD ROOM.

THAT'S AWESOME.

DO YOU PLAY AT ALL,
THE PIANO?

REALLY BADLY LATE AT NIGHT
WHEN NO ONE'S HERE.

THE FIRST TIME I HAD HEARD

FROM FRIENDS OF MINE
THAT WERE FANS OF RON WAS,

"YOU'VE GOT TO LISTEN
TO THIS GUY.

HE'S AN AMAZING WRITER."

I WOULD ALWAYS HEAR THAT.

I MEAN, I DON'T EVEN HAVE
A TAPE RECORDER.

IT'S CRAZY.

ARE YOU
SERIOUS?

YEAH, WELL,
I'M NOT VERY TECHNICAL.

I DON'T HAVE AN iPOD,

I DON'T HAVE A CELL PHONE
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO WHENEVER I HAVE
A BUNCH OF SONGS,

I HAVE TO
KIND OF CALL IN,

YOU KNOW, FAVOURS
FROM PEOPLE, AND--

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
GET YOU A TAPE RECORDER--

MY DRUMMER'S GOT
A STUDIO, FOR EXAMPLE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
GET YOU A TAPE RECORDER.

ALL RIGHT,
YOU READY?

I'M READY, I GUESS.

A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT--

I'LL JUST DO
A QUICK INTRO AND...

SHOULD I COME UP
WITH YOU NOW, OR--

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

TONIGHT IS A THRILL FOR US

TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE
BACK TO LOS ANGELES

ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
SINGER-SONGWRITERS

IN THE WORLD.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

ENJOY RON SEXSMITH.

HERE'S A SONG,

THIS HAS BEEN COVERED
BY A LOT OF PEOPLE.

I WROTE THIS ONE BACK IN '94,

AND, UM, IT'S BEEN COVERED
ABOUT 10 TIMES,

AND I'M STILL NOT RICH.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY...

♪ SECRET HEART

♪ WHAT ARE YOU MADE OF?

♪ WHAT ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF?

♪ COULD IT BE

♪ THREE SIMPLE WORDS

♪ OR THE FEAR
OF BEING OVERHEARD? ♪

♪ WHAT'S WRONG?

♪ LET HER IN ON
YOUR SECRET HEART ♪

CONFLICT IS ART,

AND IT'S VERY CLEAR
THROUGH HIS WRITING

HE'S EXPLAINING
HIS OWN MARCH THROUGH LIFE,

AND WHAT HE'S DEALING WITH.

♪ ADMITTING THAT YOU

♪ JUST CAN'T
GO THROUGH IT ALONE ♪

♪ LET HER IN ON YOUR SECRET...

IT'S NOT AN EASY THING

TO BE OPEN IN THIS WORLD,

AND CERTAINLY NOT
ON A PUBLIC STAGE,

IN A PUBLIC WAY LIKE THAT,

AND SO WHEN I SEE SOMEONE
DOING THAT,

I HAVE AN AMAZING AMOUNT
OF RESPECT FOR THEM.

♪ YOUR SECRET HEART

♪ OOH...

KEIFER SUTHERLAND,

I MEAN, AFTER I MET HIM,

I REALIZED, YOU KNOW,
HE WAS A GENUINE MUSIC FAN,

AND IT SEEMED TO BE
A LEGITIMATE LABEL

WITH DISTRIBUTION,

AND GOING IN I FELT THAT,
"OH, MAYBE THIS...

MAYBE THIS COULD WORK."

ULTIMATELY,
I DON'T THINK IT DID.

♪ SECRET HEART

♪ WHAT ARE YOU MADE OF?

♪ WHAT ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF?

♪ COULD IT BE
THREE SIMPLE WORDS ♪

♪ OR THE FEAR
OF BEING OVERHEARD? ♪

♪ WHAT'S WRONG?

♪ LET HIM IN
ON YOUR SECRET HEART... ♪

"SECRET HEART" FOR ME

FELT LIKE
SONGWRITING GROUND ZERO.

LIKE, IT'S JUST
A FANTASTIC SONG.

IT PLAYS ITSELF.

TO PUT MYSELF INTO--

STEP INTO THOSE CHORDS
AND THAT MELODY,

IT WAS GOING TO TEACH ME
SOMETHING ABOUT MYSELF.

RON SAID HE LIKES THAT VERSION,

BUT I STILL THINK
HIS VERSION IS THE REAL ONE.

I HOPE ONE DAY HE WAKES UP
AND JUST...

CAN SEE HIMSELF, YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE
ADMIRE HIM,

AND IT JUST SEEMS
TO HAVE WORN OFF.

LIKE, I THINK ADMIRATION
AT THIS POINT,

IT DOESN'T HAVE
ANY WEIGHT FOR HIM ANYMORE.

I WAS AFRAID
TO MAKE A NEW RECORD.

I HAD THESE SONGS,

BUT I WAS LIKE,
"WELL, WHAT'S THE POINT?"

I DON'T THINK
HE COULD STOP WRITING SONGS

IF HE WANTED TO.

WHAT DOES HE MEAN
WHEN HE SAYS THAT?

WHAT, IS HE GOING TO GO WORK
AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE?

I MEAN, HE CAN'T.

HE'S RON SEXSMITH.

HE'S, YOU KNOW,
SONGWRITER LAUREATE OF CANADA.

I THINK HIS POWER IS
IN ALL OF THOSE ANXIETIES.

IN FACT, ONE OF THE BEST SONGS
HE'S EVER WRITTEN

HAS BEEN ABOUT
FEELING TOTALLY OVERWHELMED,

AND IT'S ONE OF THE DEMOS
WE MADE UP AT MY PLACE.

I'M SURE IT'S ON THE NEW RECORD.

IT'S--
♪ NO HELP AT ALL

I MEAN, IT'S--

♪ DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO

IS THAT TOO SLOW, OR--

IT CAN HANDLE IT.

♪ DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO

♪ I'VE BEEN BURNING

♪ A CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS

♪ RUNNING MYSELF MORE RAGGED

♪ THAN A RAGGEDY ANN

♪ COULDN'T READ
THE WRITING ON THE WALL ♪

♪ UNTIL I HIT THAT WALL

♪ AND THERE WAS
NO HELP AT ALL... ♪

THAT'S WHAT RON DOES
WHEN HE'S AGAINST A WALL,

AND HE FEELS NO HELP AT ALL.

HE TURNS IT INTO
THESE BEAUTIFUL LITTLE PHRASES,

AND HE BREAKS YOUR HEART
WITH HIS REALITY,

AND HE DOES IT WITH A SONG.

♪ IF I'M SHOOTING MYSELF
IN THE FOOT ♪

♪ I'LL CRAWL

♪ I'M WILLING TO TAKE THE FALL

♪ I'LL DO IT
WITH NO HELP AT ALL ♪

♪ NEVER DID GET THAT CALL

♪ THERE WAS NO HELP AT ALL

♪ THERE WAS NO HELP AT ALL

♪ THERE WAS

♪ NO HELP AT ALL...

OH, MY GOD.

♪ NO HELP AT ALL--

LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.

OKAY.

ACTUALLY, GO TO 71.

WE'LL PUNCH IN THERE.

HE SAID,

"WE SHOULD TRY TO WRITE
A SONG TOGETHER SOME DAY,"

AND I WROTE A BUNCH OF VERSES

BASED ON THIS SORT OF STORY
HE'D TOLD ME.

HE WAS DRINKING THIS SORT OF
MILKY LITTLE COCKTAIL,

AND I WAS LIKE, "WHAT IS THAT?"

AND HE SAID, "OH, THIS IS
A BRANDY ALEXANDER,"

WHICH I'D NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE,

AND HE STARTED TO TELL ME
THE STORY OF WHY HE DRANK THEM,

OR HOW HE FIRST HEARD OF THEM.

IT WAS JOHN LENNON FAMOUSLY

WAS KICKED OUT OF
THE TROUBADOUR OR SOMETHING,

BEING DRUNK ON THESE,

AND WAS HECKLING SOME BAND.

CAN YOU IMAGINE
BEING HECKLED BY JOHN LENNON?

I WAS ON TOUR, HE WAS ON TOUR,

AND THEN WE FINALLY
HOOKED UP BACKSTAGE

AT THIS THING WE BOTH PLAYED AT,

AND I HAVE
A DICTAPHONE RECORDING OF US.

HE'S SORT OF
SHOWING ME THE MELODY,

AND WE'RE WORKING
THE MELODY OUT TOGETHER.

♪ HE'S MY BRANDY ALEXANDER

♪ ALWAYS GETS ME INTO TROUBLE

♪ BUT THAT'S ANOTHER MATTER...

HE HAS-- IT'S LIKE
A CONCRETE FRAME.

HE JUST, THERE'S NO SHIFTING
HIS PERSPECTIVE OF HIMSELF,

AND THE WAY HE PLACES HIMSELF

IN THE SORT OF
MUSICIAN STRATOSPHERE.

MAYBE HE'D BE OLD AND GREY
BEFORE HE'D RECOGNIZE SUCCESS

IF IT ARRIVED TOMORROW.

I MEAN, IT'S ABSURD

THAT I'M IN THE POSITION
TO TALK ABOUT HIM,

BECAUSE HE'S RON SEXSMITH,
YOU KNOW?

IT'S LIKE, WHAT THE HELL
COULD I POSSIBLY HAVE TO SAY?

EXCEPT HE BLOWS MY MIND.

♪ SHE'S MY BRANDY ALEXANDER

♪ ALWAYS GETS ME INTO TROUBLE

♪ BUT THAT'S ANOTHER MATTER

♪ MY BRANDY ALEXANDER

♪ BUT DO I THIRST
FOR ALL THE WORST AGAIN? ♪

♪ IS IT MY ADDICTION
TO THIS CURSE WITHIN... ♪

YOU GUYS LOOK
SO MUCH ALIKE.

SO ARE YOU HAVING FUN?
ARE YOU EXCITED?

YEAH, I'M A BIT
EXCITED.

NERVOUS?

YEAH, I'M
IN THE NERVOUS...

NERVOUS NELLY?

THE WORRYING...
THE WORRYING STAGE.

AND THEN HALF THE CREW
ARE GONNA GET THE TRUCK,

AND THEN YOU GUYS ARE GONNA
WALK IT OUT AND GET READY?

MASSEY HALL
WAS A BIG DREAM OF MINE.

♪ AND DEEP WITHIN
MY BLOOD IS SAD... ♪

IT'S THE ONLY PLACE THAT
I EVER REALLY WANTED TO PLAY,

SO WHEN I FINALLY GOT THERE
THE FIRST TIME,

IT WAS JUST...

IT WAS REALLY ONE OF THOSE
PINCH-ME MOMENTS.

SO YOU COME IN
WHERE IT GOES, UH...

♪ NEVER COME BACK...

RIGHT THERE.

SO I'LL DO THE SECOND VERSE
UP TILL THERE.

WILL WE BE, LIKE,
SORT OF SITTING--

WILL WE BE ON STAGE?

NO, 'CAUSE IT'LL BE
AT THE END OF MY SOLO SET.

WHEN I WAS A COURIER,

I USED TO DELIVER PACKAGES
ALL IN THAT AREA,

AND, YOU KNOW, TO WALK BY THERE

AND KIND OF DREAM ABOUT
FILLING IT.

SO MANY TIMES,

WHEN I COULDN'T EVEN AFFORD
TO GO TO THE CONCERT,

I WOULD GO AND LISTEN
TO THE SHOW BY THE STAGE DOOR,

LIKE THE KINKS ONE TIME,
AND STEVE EARLE.

I'VE SEEN DYLAN THERE,
LEONARD COHEN.

I'VE SEEN GORDON LIGHTFOOT PLAY
10 TIMES,

AND I'D WAIT FOR THEM
TO COME OUT,

AND I'D GET THEIR AUTOGRAPH.

MY SON MAY BE COMING.

I'VE GOT HIM DOWN.

OKAY, NO, BUT HE'S JUST GOING TO
BE HANGING OUT BACKSTAGE.

HE DOESN'T NEED A SEAT.

OKAY.

WE HAVE ONE LATE ADDITION
TO THE GUEST LIST.

CHRISTOPHER SEXSMITH,

WHO MAY OR MAY NOT COME.

HEY, MOM.

THIS IS THE BIG ONE NOW,
MASSEY HALL.

THAT'S COLLEEN'S PHONE.

IT'S PROBABLY MY SON
TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF ME.

WHERE'S
CHRISTOPHER?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE'S NOT HERE,
I CHECKED.

THAT WASN'T MY SON.

THE ONE SORT OF

DISAPPOINTMENT I HAD
ABOUT THE NIGHT IS,

I WAS HOPING THAT MY SON,
UH, WOULD HAVE SHOWN UP,

CHRISTOPHER.

HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I'LL SHOW YOU
TO YOUR SEAT.

DID YOU
HEAR THAT, BOYS?

GORD JUST WALKED IN,

AND EVERYONE STOOD UP
AND APPLAUDED HIM.

LIGHTFOOT, YEAH.

NICE.

WHERE'S HE SITTIN'?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

OKAY, GUYS, LET'S, UH...

LET'S MAKE
A ROCK SHOW.

LET'S DO IT.

DEAD MAN WALKING.

THEY ALL CLAPPED

WHEN GORDON CAME IN
ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO.

THAT'S WHAT I HEARD.

HAVE A GOOD ONE, GUYS.

HAVE A GREAT ONE,
MONSIEUR.

THANK YOU.
HAVE A GOOD ONE.

HAVE A GOOD
ONE, RONNIE.

COME ON, LET'S DO IT.

THIS IS A GREAT
"AREA BOY DOES GOOD" STORY.

IT GIVES ME A GREAT,
GREAT AMOUNT OF PLEASURE

TO WELCOME TO THE STAGE
OF MASSEY HALL

RON SEXSMITH!

♪ I'M GOING DOWN
TO LEBANON, TENNESSEE ♪

♪ FROM WHERE I STAND

♪ IT'S AS GOOD A PLACE AS ANY

♪ DON'T KNOW ANYBODY THERE

♪ NOBODY KNOWS ME...

IT'S MYSTERIOUS TO ME.

I STILL DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHERE THE SONGS COME FROM.

♪ IN LEBANON, TENNESSEE...

I'VE FELT THIS
SINCE I WAS A KID.

I DON'T KNOW, IT FELT LIKE
I WAS SORT OF, YOU KNOW,

THERE WAS SOME LIGHT
OR SOMETHING

THAT WAS SURROUNDING ME,

IT WAS SWIRLING AROUND ME,

AND IT COMES BACK SOMEHOW
IN A WEIRD WAY IN SONGS.

♪ AND I'LL BUY MYSELF
A HOME DOWN THERE ♪

♪ YOU CAN GET ONE
PRETTY CHEAP ♪

♪ GET OFF THE BUS

♪ ON THE BORDER TOWN

♪ HEAD IN FROM THE EAST

♪ WALK INTO A BAR
TAKE A SEAT IN THE CORNER ♪

♪ BE A MAN OF MYSTERY

♪ FOLKS DON'T

♪ TREAT YOU MEAN

♪ IN LEBANON, TENNESSEE

♪ BUT LIKE A HUMAN BEING

♪ THEY'LL TAKE YOU IN
OFF THE STREET ♪

♪ THEY'LL BRING YOU
IN THEIR HOMES DOWN THERE ♪

♪ GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO EAT

♪ YES, THEY WILL NOW

♪ I'M GOING DOWN

♪ TO LEBANON

♪ TENNESSEE ♪

THAT WAS AWESOME.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

YOU'VE NEVER
SUNG BETTER.

THERE YOU GO!

GREAT SHOW, GREAT SHOW.

MICHAEL BUBLE'S ON
IN FOUR MINUTES.

OH, THAT'S WHY
WE TURNED IT, OKAY.

THAT'S WHY
WE TURNED IT.

COME ON, WE WANNA HEAR HIM SAY,

"YEAH, I DID A SONG
BY RON SEXSMITH."

THERE HE IS.

IF RON SIMPLY
WANTS TO BE A SONGWRITER

AND WANTS TO HAVE HIS MATERIAL
GET OUT THERE

THROUGH OTHER PEOPLES' VOICES,

BUBLE WOULD BE
A PERFECT VEHICLE FOR HIM.

I HAD THIS RIDICULOUS FAITH

THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN.

I KNEW NOTHING COULD STOP ME.

I JUST NEVER THOUGHT
IT WOULDN'T.

REALLY?

SINCE YOU WERE IN THE BACK SEAT
SINGING "WHITE CHRISTMAS?"

BEFORE.
SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GUY.

I THINK--
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU--

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GOD,
OR WHAT YOU PRAY TO,

WHETHER IT'S THE UNIVERSE
OR WHATEVER,

BUT I SURE PUT IT OUT THERE,

AND I WENT, "PLEASE, PLEASE,"
YOU KNOW,

I WANT THIS MORE THAN ANYTHING,

AND I'LL GIVE BACK
IF I GET IT."

WHEN WE COME BACK,

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HIM
GIVE BACK TO US IN SONG.

MICHAEL'S GOING TO SING!

WOW. YEAH, HE TOTALLY
NAILED THAT SHOW.

EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW?

YOU KNOW, HE'S GREAT,
HE'S GREAT ON TV, YOU KNOW?

HE'S ALWAYS BEEN
REALLY CONFIDENT.

OH, MAN, YOU SHOULD
HAVE SEEN ME

ON MY LAST TOUR,
I WAS...

I JUST HAD THIS THING
WHERE I'LL BE ON STAGE,

AND I-AND I CAN'T OPEN MY EYES?

YEAH, YOU WERE
TELLING ME ABOUT THIS.

AND IT WAS SORT OF THIS THING

WHERE IF I WOULD OPEN MY EYES

AND SEE SOMEONE
WHISPERING TO SOMEONE,

IT WOULD JUST COMPLETELY
THROW ME OFF,

AND I WOULD SPEND
THE WHOLE NIGHT

JUST TRYING TO DISAPPEAR,

OR TRYING TO, YOU KNOW,

MAKE MYSELF
LOOK SKINNIER SOMEHOW.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST
THIS WEIRD THING,

AND I REALLY LOVE
BEING ON STAGE,

SO IT WAS THIS THING THAT I...

I JUST FELT
REALLY SELF-CONSCIOUS...

THE WAY HE TALKS ABOUT

HOW HE FEELS ABOUT PERFORMING
AND ALL OF THAT.

I JUST SAID TO HIM,
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE,

YOU GOTTA OVERCOME THAT

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU REALLY WANT,
YOU KNOW?

OR YOU'LL JUST BE
TALKING ABOUT IT

FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

HELLO?

HEY, MICHAEL,
CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

WELL DESERVED.

YOU LOOK GREAT ON TV, MAN.

YOU'RE DOING
A GREAT JOB.

BUT THE SINGLE'S KILLING,
YOU KNOW?

THAT SONG IS A GREAT SONG.

RON SEXSMITH'S WITH--

CAN I SAY SOMETHING--

CAN YOU TELL HIM
SOMETHING FOR ME?

SURE. GO AHEAD.

JUST SAY MY RECORD'S
NOT OUT TILL NEXT SPRING,

SO HE DOESN'T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT

HIS NUMBER ONE POSITION.

YEAH, HIS RECORD'S NOT OUT
TILL NEXT SPRING,

SO YOU GOT NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT, HE SAID.

OKAY, BYE.

COOL.
THAT'S NICE.

NICE SURPRISE.

HE SAYS EVERY CRITIC,

EVERY INTERVIEWER

LOVES YOUR SONG,

AND LOVES WHAT YOU DID WITH HIM

ACROSS THE BOARD.

AW...

RON AND I HAVE

THE NUMBER ONE RECORD
IN AMERICA TODAY.

REALLY?

YEAH,
WITH BUBLE.

WELL, NOT MY SONG,
BUT I'M ON THE RECORD

THAT HAPPENS TO BE
NUMBER ONE.

THAT'S FANTASTIC.

AND IT'S, LIKE,
EVERYWHERE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S...

IT'S DOING
REALLY WELL.

DOING REALLY WELL.

I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR ANY ARTIST

TO GO BEYOND THAT THRESHOLD
OF WHAT'S COMFORTABLE

IF THEY DESIRE SOMETHING ELSE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE, I THINK,

ARE VERY SCARED
TO PUT EVERYTHING OUT THERE.

THE GUY THAT WAS
ACTUALLY

THE DOCTOR PHIL
OF METALLICA.

THE ST. ANGER GUY,

YEAH?

HE'S ACTUALLY
A PERFORMANCE COACH.

HE WORKS FOR C.E.O.s

AND HIS BIG SAYING,
AND IT'S A GREAT ONE,

HE SAYS
"EVERYTHING YOU WANT

IS ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF FEAR."

YEAH.

ONCE YOU BECOME REALLY,
REALLY FAMOUS,

YOU LOSE CONTROL
OF A LOT OF THINGS,

OR IT'S MUCH HARDER
TO CONTROL THINGS,

AND ALTHOUGH IT'S SO ATTRACTIVE
IN SO MANY WAYS,

CERTAINLY
ATTRACTIVE FINANCIALLY,

CERTAINLY ATTRACTIVE
IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR ART,

YOU TEND TO FIND YOURSELF

NOT IN THE SAME LEVEL OF CONTROL
THAT YOU ARE

WHEN IT'S STILL
SORT OF MOM AND POP,

COTTAGE INDUSTRY KIND OF STUFF.

YOU'RE MAKING A LIVING,
YOU'RE PUTTING OUT GREAT WORK,

YOU'RE GETTING GREAT REVIEWS,

BUT YOU STILL CONTROL IT.

THERE MAY BE SOME OF THAT
IN RON,

OF NOT WANTING TO LOSE
THAT CONTROL.

IT'S NOT
FEAR OF FAILURE,

IT'S FEAR
OF SUCCESS, RIGHT?

FEAR OF SUCCESS.

RIGHT, WELL,
IT IS SCARY, YEAH.

NOT IN THE WAY THAT
YOU'RE THINKING, THOUGH.

IT'S, A LOT
OF PEOPLE...

WELL, IT'S A BIG
RESPONSIBILITY.

WELL, NOT ONLY THAT,
BUT YOU SEE,

A LOT OF PEOPLE
SABOTAGE THEMSELVES.

THAT'S ME.

THAT'S ME
IN A NUTSHELL.

OKAY? BECAUSE
IF YOU ACTUALLY TRY

AND IT DOESN'T WORK,

YOU'VE GOT TO
FACE THE FACT THAT...

YEAH.

SO A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T TRY.

THEY ALWAYS HOLD THEMSELVES
JUST A LITTLE BACK.

YEAH.

BECAUSE THEY'RE SCARED
OF THE RESULTS, RIGHT?

'CAUSE IF YOU PUT YOUR--

SO, IT'S ALMOST LIKE THIS,

IF YOU PUT EVERYTHING FORWARD,

LIKE, WE DO A RECORD,

YOU TRY, YOU DO EVERYTHING,

DO ALL THE PRESS,
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH,

AND DO EVERYTHING,

AND IT STILL KIND OF
DOES WHAT IT DOES, RIGHT?

AND IT'S A DISAPPOINTMENT
TO YOU,

THEN THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THEN.

RIGHT.

YOU CAN'T BE MARRIED
TO THE OUTCOME.

YOU CAN'T BE
CONCERNED.

YEAH, JUST GO
AND DO THE WORK.

DO THE WORK
AND TRY YOUR BEST.

DO IT ALL,

BUT JUST DON'T BE
MARRIED TO THE RESULTS,

BECAUSE IF YOU'RE
MARRIED TO THE RESULT,

THEN ALL THOSE
OTHER THINGS--

IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO
BE A DISAPPOINTMENT.

ALWAYS.

RIGHT.

SO I LIKE THAT,
FEAR OF SUCCESS.

THAT MAKES SENSE,
YEAH.

THERE'S A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT HAVE THAT.

YEAH.

YEAH, I JUST,
I'LL TRY ONE MORE.

♪ I KNOW THE FEELING

♪ THAT'S WRITTEN ON YOUR FACE

♪ WHERE YOU DON'T SEEM
QUITE YOURSELF ♪

♪ YOU'RE OUT OF PLACE

♪ I KNOW IT WELL

♪ HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL

♪ 24 HOURS A DAY

♪ YET STILL WE CONVINCE
OURSELVES ♪

♪ IT'S OUT OF OUR WAY

♪ I KNOW IT WELL

♪ KNOW IT WELL...

SONGWRITERS,

WHAT THEY DO
MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IS

THEY EMPATHIZE.

IT'S CATHARSIS.

IT'S THAT PROCESS OF ACTUALLY
FEELING A FEELING

THROUGH TO ITS END.

BY LISTENING TO
SOMEBODY'S SONG,

THE FEELING THAT YOU THEN FEEL
FROM THAT PERSON'S WRITING

OR EXPERIENCE

WILL PERHAPS CANCEL OUT
A SIMILAR EMOTION

THAT YOU HAVE WITHIN YOU.

YOU CAN THINK OF IT LIKE A...

LIKE AN EMOTIONAL
PHASE CANCELLATION.

IF YOU'RE FEELING BLUE,

AND YOU LISTEN
TO SOMETHING BLUE,

THEN IT MIGHT CANCEL OUT
YOUR BLUE.

SO I GET THAT FROM RON'S MUSIC.

I THINK
MELANCHOLY AND DESPAIR

ARE BOTH COMPONENTS
OF THE BLUES.

YOU KNOW, AT THE OPPOSITE,
DARK, DEEP END OF THE BLUES

IS DESPAIR,

AND, YOU KNOW,
YOU CAN'T STAY THERE.

IT'S JUST...

WE'RE NOT CONSTRUCTED
TO STAY THERE.

MELANCHOLY CAN BE BEFRIENDED,

AND CAN BE TAMED,
AND CAN BE HARNESSED.

♪ WELL, I HOPE TOMORROW

♪ IS CLEARER THAN TODAY...

YOU KNOW, FOR ARTISTS,

THE ADVANTAGE THAT WE HAVE IS

THAT BEAUTY COMES OUT OF,

YOU KNOW, OUR MELANCHOLY,

AND EVEN OUR DESPAIR.

♪ I KNOW IT WELL...

♪ I KNOW IT WELL...

BUT YOU HAVE TO--

IT'S LIKE ANYTHING ELSE,

YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO

BRING THE ROCKS
BACK FROM THE MOON,

OR NOBODY KNOWS
THAT YOU WERE THERE.

ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL,
THIS SONG?

WELL, UH...

GREAT SONG.

THANKS.

IT WAS THE FIRST ONE I WROTE
FOR THE RECORD

SO IT WAS KIND OF SPECIAL.

YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY
A SPECIAL SONG.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW,

WHAT'S INTERESTING
ABOUT "LOVE SHINES,"

THE BASIC MESSAGE,
IT'S VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD,

AND I HEAR THE LYRICS,

AND TO ME I WONDER,

"IS THAT RON SPEAKING,
OR IS THAT RON OBSERVING?"

YOU KNOW, WHICH IS
A SIGN OF GREATNESS.

♪ TO SEE THAT DREAM COME TRUE

♪ SENDS A SPARK

♪ THROUGH THE DARK END
OF THE MIND... ♪

HIS STYLE?

IT'S ABOUT WHAT HE'S SAYING
AND HOW HE SAYS IT.

♪ ...IN HAPPY TEARS

♪ THAT'S WHERE MY LOVE SHINES

RIGHT HERE, SIR.

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY.

THE BATON HAS BEEN PASSED.

IT'S NOW UP TO ME.

YOU DON'T WRITE SONGS
THE WAY HE WRITES THEM

WHEN YOU'RE DOING IT FOR MONEY.

IT JUST DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

SO, WHAT THE MUSIC BUSINESS
THINKS ABOUT HIM

ONE WAY OR THE OTHER

IS IRRELEVANT.

OKAY.

NOW PUT THE BACK PICKUP ON
FOR THE SECOND HALF.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

IF HE WERE TO STOP,

OR SOMETHING WERE TO STOP HIM
FROM PLAYING TOMORROW,

HE WOULD HAVE MADE
A BODY OF WORK

WHICH WOULD BE
APPRECIATED IN TIME,

THAT'S WITHOUT A DOUBT.

OKAY.

I THINK WE GOT
THE FIRST HALF.

SO THE SECOND HALF,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

UM...

HE'S GREATER
THAN HIS DOUBTS.

HIS WORK IS SO MUCH GREATER
THAN HIS DOUBTS ABOUT IT,

BUT I GUESS THAT'S ULTIMATELY
PART OF HIS CHARM,

IS THAT STRUGGLE.

OKAY, WE'LL
PUNCH THAT.

JUST MAKE SURE
YOU PICK ALL THOSE--

YEAH, YOU GOT TO
ARTICULATE THOSE.

OKAY.

HERE WE GO,
SECOND HALF.

ALL I CAN HOPE FOR WITH RON
IS THAT HE WILL LIKE HIS RECORD,

AND HE WILL FEEL ENERGIZED
TO GO OUT THERE

AND PUT A NEW FACE FORWARD,

AND GO FOR
WHAT HE WANTS TO GO FOR.

♪ IN EVERY NOWHERE TOWN

♪ THERE ARE SOMEWHERE DREAMS

♪ PATIENTLY HOLDING OUT

♪ TO GRAB THE BRASS RING

♪ TO SEE THEIR DREAM COME TRUE

♪ SENDS A SPARK

♪ THROUGH THE DARK END
OF THE MIND ♪

♪ TILL LIGHT APPEARS
IN HAPPY TEARS ♪

♪ THAT'S WHERE MY LOVE SHINES

♪ IF WE'VE DISQUIET IN MIND

♪ THERE ARE SILENT DAYS

♪ TO SEE OURSELVES DEFINED...

WHEN I BECAME A SONGWRITER,

ALL OF A SUDDEN, I FELT THAT
THAT'S WHY I WAS HERE.

YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW
THAT I'VE BEEN THE GREATEST DAD,

OR THE GREATEST HUSBAND
OR ANYTHING,

BUT I DON'T THINK
THAT'S WHAT I WAS HERE TO DO.

YOU KNOW, I TRIED--
I DID MY BEST,

BUT I THINK THIS IS REALLY
WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

IT'S EASIER FOR ME

TO ALMOST BE
A BETTER HUMAN BEING IN SONG

THAN IN REAL LIFE, YOU KNOW?

♪ THAT'S WHERE
OUR LOVE SHINES... ♪

♪ IN EVERY NOWHERE TOWN

♪ THERE ARE SOMEWHERE DREAMS

♪ GRACEFULLY REACHING OUT

♪ TO PULL OUR STRINGS

♪ AND I'VE SEEN
WHAT LOVE CAN DO ♪

♪ I UNDERSTAND

♪ IT'S LIKE THE CANDLE
GLOWING IN THE WINE ♪

♪ IT FILLS YOUR HEART

♪ WITH SILVER STARS

♪ THAT'S WHERE MY LOVE SHINES

♪ OH, WHEN LIGHT APPEARS

♪ IN HAPPY TEARS

♪ THAT'S WHERE MY LOVE SHINES

♪ MY LOVE SHINES

♪ MY LOVE SHINES...