This should put some steel in their spine. Canadians overwhelmingly understand that musicians and other artists are harmed by illegal file-swapping and deserve better protection under the law.

[Working with such a wide array of artists also] made my singing better, ... I needed to be with musicians to reinforce me.

[A lot of the artists collaborate with one another on stage throughout the festival, leaving fans and musicians alike in awe.] A bunch of us are old friends, and when we get here we want to band together, ... Anything goes here, people are ready for any kind of music.

In this business, TV is being taken up not by the true artists or the actors or the musicians any more, they are just being taken up by the common man, which gives everyone that feeling that there's a chance for me yet to be a star.

Most of the people who attend these openings are artists, musicians and students; now they can come see a show and actually afford to take some of the pieces home with them.

It's for people who can't market their own pieces, but who are still legitimate artists, musicians and writers.