Why do so many interviewers seem so directly focused on the challenges that come with alcoholism? Gary is a good example of how grace is used to turn what started out as an intrusively rude interview to something much more gentle in responding to human vulnerabilities.

Superb. Gary is a honest person. I love him. ❤️

Poor Gary- he looked tired here- but he still gave an amazing interview. I could listen to him all day.

Gary Lightbody is a sweetheart ♥️

He's adorable

Gary is always awesome 😊❤️👍

Great interview. He´s the best...as a musician and a human being!

You did it brother!! Your latest LP is full of amazing songs that are hits!! It’s from the heart. You tell beautiful family experiences, and losses and took that and made it special and deep. It was about your life and you did it. It’s an amazing LP. Every song is amazing!!

"Brighter after the Darkness", an apt name, and an equally apt album "Wildness", honesty, not profanity, thank you Mr Lightbody.

I love this man

Oh, Gary, my path to sobriety has been similar (well, as similar as alcohol and sobriety can be amongst the differences between us all...). Thank you for you genuine honesty, as you've always been. Thank you for your energy. I'm grateful to be on the path with you! Looking forward to seeing you in New York In October(fingers crossed❤)

OMG, the family crest and legend anecdote is just unbelievable!! And the Peter Gabriel's song one is amazing too!!

He always wear different pair of socks. ☝💗

Hats off to you Gary.You picked yourself up from the lowliest of lows and pushed forward.And your beautiful music portrays your journey.I hope you never stop creating amazing songs and music.❣

I have been listening to CFNY (102.1) since the 80s here in Toronto. Can't wait to see them HERE (omg) on May 3rd!! ♥♥♥

The set up of this interview is infuriating. With the interviewer up on a higher chair and Gary crumpled down in a low couch. All the interviewer needs to do is swing his chair around backward and you have the awkward Guidance Counselor and the troubled teen. Very cringey. Gary is an amazing interview as always but... lord, give the man the respect he deserves. And I love the mismatched socks. Very endearing.

The way of approaching topics from the interviewer is awful, it feels more like he is demanding information, Gary is a delight to listen to as always

that is so funny, my maiden name is Lightbody and we had a family crest/genealogy thing my mom got in the 80s also! now i have to dig through some boxes to find it and see if it has the same motto

yep he denfo my cutie guy I like 👍🏻

I hate when they ask what songs are about, let them be about whatever connects with you!

From NickCave to Ed bloody Sheeran!

🙏❤😇😊🎉❣

The interviewer didn’t understand the meaning of his songs?? How?? He doesn’t know music or the meaning to the songs. Really?? I always wondered if the surname Lightbody is a Native American name. It is like names many of natives in the PacNW I know. A person who was light, tall or swift is what I thought. Light after darkness also makes sense and is much more beautiful. I’m sure it’s true. His grandfather had it the last year or so. Not to take away as it’s unfair but a parent you are with and know is worse to me. His dad is only starting his decline. But his state is already bad. “Soon” hits me each time. I choke up by the last chorus every as I lived it with my mom who was and is my world. She had it more than 10 years. Soon after my dad died she worsened, and it was a crushing decade. The decline... I cared for her all that time, trying to keep your sanity at times is a minute by minute issue. In the beginning she read the front page of the paper outloud. Then she would say, “Oh, look at this.” And read it aloud 2-3 more times. My dad and I would look at each other and smile. Sometimes I screamed inside of my head. The love we share with our parents and the memories and pain that comes with Alzheimer’s/Dementia is truly crushing. I know what the Lightbody family has ahead of them and my heart breaks for them and my love and prayers go out to them as it does for anyone. So the lyrics to “Soon” are deep-deep. Soon speaks volumes of what that does. It also expresses how much love Gary has for his father. His memories of his dad being his hero, his everything, as a little boy show so eloquently here as does the depth of love he has for his father. It’s beautiful. I could go on about every song on the new LP. Snow Patrol is my favorite band of all time. This guy acts like they came out of retirement or are a new band. Eejit. I’m insulted for the band by his comments and lack to be prepared for the interview and speak like he knows anything about the music or anything about them. Holy crap. I don’t think he knows anything about any of the bands in Ireland or the UK who are amazing if they aren’t huge. Ed Sheeran is okay, he’s not the same genre and he isn’t as good as Snow Patrol or a lot of other artists and bands I could name but won’t. This guy is trying to tell Gary the type of writer he is as Gary humbly compliments Johnny McDaid’s writing skills. Cuts Gary off by comparing him to others made it clear he‘s clueless about music and the bands. I know this station well, it’s fairly big. They shouldn’t let somebody interview a band who makes the station look like it’s from small town down South.

my sister has her first glass of wine at 11: 30 in the morning

*"Chasing Cars"* *One the best love songs ever written in history by a drunk songwriter.* Some people just that "it" factor.

Love gary to bits but the could of put a matching pair of socks on

awful interview .. Gary is wonderful but the interviewer just dreadful

GARY'S APPEARANCE NEEDS WORK , SORRY I'M NOT TRYING TO BE JUDGEMENTAL, I PRAY FOR HIM.

Super sorry to mention this - but was anyone else annoyed by the unintentional slights by the interviewer? Over and over he said something on the insensitive side. Maybe just me...

This interviewer is horrible.

F- bombs are only embarrassing if you're a girl trying to sing the song.........it's too harsh a word for me..but, I guess if you are a guy...it's just the way they talk..casually...but, hey who's counting........interesting piece about Nick Cave...