Wednesday, June 2, 2021: Sinead O'Connor, Maestro Fresh Wes and more
Today on Q: singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor, oral history of Let Your Backbone Slide, hip hop legend Maestro Fresh Wes, artist and residential school survivor Gina Laing and her daughter April Martin.
Today on Q: Sinead O'Connor, Maestro Fresh Wes, Gina Laing
Today on Q, with host Tom Power:
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Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor discusses her new memoir, Rememberings: Scenes from My Complicated Life, and tells us why ripping up a picture of the pope on Saturday Night Live in 1992 didn't derail her career, but rather put her back on track.
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Canadian hip hop legend Maestro Fresh Wes, his former manager Farley Flex and producer Davis of First Offence share an oral history of the 1989 hit Let Your Backbone Slide.
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Maestro Fresh Wes reflects on his historic Juno win for his breakthrough debut, Symphony in Effect, and fills us in on his new children's book, Stick to Your Vision: Young Maestro Goes to School.
- Uchucklesaht First Nation artist and residential school survivor Gina Laing opens up about the abuse she endured as a child, and how painting helped her process her trauma.