Getting
      High
      With
      Edwin
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Marieve
      MacGREGOR
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Edwin
      and
      the
      Pressure
      will
      be
     
     
      knocking
      down
      the
      Myron's
      Cabaret
     
     
      stage
      come
      November
      20th.
      They
      have
     
     
      a
      new
      album
      out
      and
      they
      are
      promot-
     
     
      ing
      it
      with
      a
      cross-Canada
      tour.
      After
      a
     
     
      few
      glitches,
      I
      finally
      got
      a
      call
      from
     
     
      Edwin,
      and
      we
      had
      a
      lovely
      chat
      about
     
     
      his
      new
      band,
      his
      lyrics,
      and
      I
      Mother
     
     
      Earth.
     
    

    
     
      Mariéve:
      You
      say
      that
      you're
      more
      of
      a
     
     
      "band
      man"
      than
      a
      soloist.
      What's
      the
     
     
      difference
      between
      being
      a
      soloist
      who
     
     
      has
      a
      band
      backing
      him
      up
      and
      having
     
     
      a
      band?
     
    

    
     
      Edwin:
      Well,
      I
      think
      the
      biggest
      differ-
     
     
      ences
      really
      are
      internally.
      On
      stage
     
     
      you're
      going
      to
      see
      a
      singer
      and
      a
     
     
      band,
      whether
      I'm
      solo
      or
      "a
      band."
     
     
      But
      the
      biggest
      differences
      are
      behind
     
     
      the
      scenes
      where
      people
      have
      to
      take
     
     
      different
      responsibilities
      upon
      them-
     
     
      selves.
      Everybody
      has
      to
      make
      sure
     
     
      that
      the
      show
      and
      the
      band
      are
      up
      to
     
     
      par.
      It
      has
      to
      be
      something
      we
      all
      feel
     
     
      proud
      about,
      feel
      good
      about.
      It's
      basi-
     
     
      cally
      distributing
      the
      responsibilities
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Igniting
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Confederation
      Court
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RELL
     
     
      vam
      o
      7
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      within
      the
      band.
      Everybody
      putting
     
     
      more
      of
      an
      effort
      into
      it
      as
      opposed
      to
     
     
      just
      showing
      up,
      getting
      paid
      to
     
     
      rehearse,
      and
      running
      out
      the
      door.
     
     
      Although
      these
      guys
      (the
      band
      mem-
     
     
      bers)
      do
      play
      in
      other
      bands
      to
      make
     
     
      money
      when
      we're
      not
      doing
      anything,
     
     
      we
      feel
      like
      a
      band
      when
      we're
      on
      tour,
     
     
      and
      to
      me
      that's
      the
      most
      important
     
     
      thing.
      We
      write
      together
      (which
      is)
     
     
      another
      band
      activity,
      and
      we
      criticise
     
     
      each
      other,
      you
      know,
      all
      constructive
     
     
      criticism.
      And
      that
      also
      is
      a
      band
      activ-
     
     
      ity.
      Those
      are
      the
      main
      differences
      to
     
     
      me.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      You
      always
      seem
      to
      be
      very
      in
      con-
     
     
      trol
      of
      your
      career.
      You
      wrote
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      things
      for
      I
      Mother
      Earth.
     
    

    
     
      E:
      With
      I
      Mother
      Earth.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      With,
      ok,
      yeah.
      Then
      your
      solo
     
     
      career
      and
      now
      you've
      got
      your
      hand-
     
     
      picked
      band.
      Has
      it
      always
      been
      like
     
     
      this?
      Who
      or
      what
      led
      you
      to
      be
      such
     
     
      an
      independent
      artist?”
     
    

    
     
      E:
      For
      me,
      the
      thing
      that
      has
      been
      the
     
     
      one
      constant
      has
      been
      that
      I
      have
      a
     
     
      huge
      passion
      for
      music,
      for
      singing,
     
     
      for
      writing
      songs.
      I
      love
      it.
      It's
      the
      one
     
     
      thing
      that
      keeps
      me
      sane.
      As
      far
      as
      for
     
     
      being
      in
      control,
      I
      don't
      know
      how
      in
     
     
      control
      I
      am.
      There's
      too
      many
      people
     
     
      involved
      for
      me
      to
      have
      total
      control
      in
     
     
      anything.
      A
      lot
      of
      times
      the
      record
     
     
      company,
      the
      managers,
      the
      agents,
      the
     
     
      promoters,
      the
      radio
      stations
      the
      video
     
     
      stations,
      they
      have
      a
      lot
      of
      power
      as
      to
     
     
      what
      gets
      played,
      what
      gets
      pushed,
     
     
      what
      gets
      buried.
      All
      I
      really
      have
      con-
     
     
      trol
      over,
      to
      some
      degree,
      is
      the
      music
     
    
   
   
    
     
      :
      pe
      ey
     
     
      veGgomes
      fiiw
      callow
      tucds
      buifoxs
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      relea
      s
      I
      put
      on.
      And
      if
     
     
      the
      crowd
      and
      the
      fans
      get
      off
      on
      that
     
     
      and
      if
      they
      get
      excited
      by
      it
      and
      if
      they
     
     
      tell
      their
      friends
      about
      it
      and
      they
      want
     
     
      to
      come
      to
      the
      next
      show,
      that's
      what
     
     
      gives
      me
      the
      power
      in
      the
      whole
     
     
      scheme
      of
      things
      to
      deal
      with
      every-
     
     
      body
      else
      as
      far
      as
      the
      corporate
      end
      of
     
     
      the
      business.
      So,
      I've
      been
      lucky
      and
     
     
      I've
      been
      focussed
      in
      many
      areas,
      but
      I
     
     
      still
      think
      that
      my
      best
      record
      is
      still
      to
     
     
      come.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      I've
      listened
      to
      your
      new
      album
     
     
      Edwin
      and
      the
      Pressure
      and
      it's
      a
      very
     
     
      interesting
      mix.
     
    

    
     
      E:
      Uh-huh.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      I
      really,
      really
      love
      the
      band,
      your
     
     
      choice
      was
      incredible.
      They
      really
      ©
     
     
      catch
      your
      attention.
      Every
      song
      catch-
     
     
      es
      your
      attention.
      I
      find
      they
      have
      a
     
     
      very
      blue-grass,
      jazzy
      groove,
      while
     
     
      your
      voice
      is
      more
      a
      pop-rock
      sound.
     
     
      Is
      this
      the
      sound
      that
      you
      were
      going
     
     
      for?
      A
      sort
      of
      a
      pop-rock
      and
      a
      blues-
     
     
      jazz
      kind
      of
      sound?
      Is
      this
      how
      you
     
     
      saw
      your
      band?
     
    

    
     
      E:
      Well,
      blues-jazz,
      we
      were
      just
      talk-
     
     
      ing
      about
      this
      the
      other
      day
      actually.
      I
     
     
      would
      have
      never
      said
      blues-jazz,
      but
     
     
      now
      that
      you
      mention
      it,
      I
      guess
      it
      def-
     
     
      initely
      has
      those
      flavourings
      in
      there.
     
     
      We
      were
      going
      for
      a
      rock
      record,
     
     
      something
      that
      has
      its
      catchiness,
      and
     
     
      its
      hooks
      I
      guess
      you
      might
      say.
      I
      was
     
     
      just
      trying
      to
      make
      a
      record
      that
      I
      felt
     
     
      would
      be
      fun
      to
      play
      live
      and
      would
     
     
      have
      energy
      live
      and
      that
      had
      really
     
     
      cool
      grooves,
      because
      grooves
      live
      are
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      bomb.
      Something
      that
      I
      could
      do
     
    
   
   
    
     
      i
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      some
      sort
      of
      interesting
      vocal
      things
     
     
      on.
      I
      feel
      really
      good
      about
      singing
      it.
      I
     
     
      was
      just
      trying
      to
      write
      a
      really
      good
     
     
      record
      that
      was
      a
      step
      further
      than
      the
     
     
      last
      record.
      I
      wasn't
      putting
      too
      much
     
     
      thought
      into
      it
      as
      to,
      “Ok
      this
      is
      the-
     
     
      vision
      I
      have,
      we
      have
      to
      create
      this
     
     
      big
      storytelling
      record.’
      It
      was
      just
      a
     
     
      matter
      of
      trying
      to
      write
      the
      best
      songs
     
     
      we
      could
      at
      the
      time.
      Like
      some
      of
     
     
      them
      were
      written
      in
      a
      day
      and
      some
     
     
      took
      weeks.
      So
      at
      the
      end
      of
      it
      all
     
     
      when
      we
      had
      a
      whole
      bunch
      of
      songs,
     
     
      we
      picked
      out
      the
      ones
      that
      we
      felt
     
     
      kinda
      stood
      up,
      or
      stood
      out,
      and
      that's
     
     
      how
      the
      record
      was
      formed.
      The
      band
     
     
      themselves
      can
      play
      anything
      whether
     
     
      it's
      blues,
      jazz,
      rock,
      they're
      really
      tal-
     
     
      ented.
      I'm
      very
      fortunate
      in
      that
      depart-
     
     
      ment.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      I
      really
      like
      a
      lot
      of
      the
      lyrics,
      I
     
     
      find
      them
      very
      interesting.
      There's
      a
      lot
     
     
      of
      clichés,
      if
      you
      don't
      mind
      me
      say-
     
     
      ing,
      like,
      "Somehow
      you
      think
      that
     
     
      someone
      died
      and
      make
      you
      king."
     
     
      But
      then
      it's
      followed
      by
      this
      very
      deep
     
     
      kind
      of,
      very
      impressive
      metaphor,
     
     
      like,
      "Oh
      you
      know
      boys,
      they
      like
      to
     
     
      tear
      off
      butterfly
      wings."
      I
      found
      that
     
     
      very
      consistent
      in
      a
      lot
      of
      the
      lyrics.
     
     
      How
      there
      are
      very
      basic
      lines
      and
     
     
      then
      there
      are
      very
      deep
      metaphors.
     
     
      Was
      this
      a
      conscious
      act
      in
      your
      writ-
     
     
      ing?
     
    

    
     
      E:
      Well,
      heh,
      lyric
      writing
      is
      a
      funny
     
     
      thing.
      Sometimes
      the
      words
      just
      fall
     
     
      onto
      the
      paper
      and
      you
      don't
      have
      to
     
     
      give
      any
      effort
      and
      people
      are
      amazed
     
     
      at
      what
      you
      come
      up
      with.
      And
      you
     
     
      really
      just
      sit
      there
      and
      go,
      "I
      really
     
    
   
   
    
     
      don't
      know
      how
      the
      hell
      I
      came
      up
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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