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Where did the
band's name come from?
The name for the band comes from a
1943 poem
titled "Our Lady Peace" by American poet Mark Van Doren.
Mark Van Doren is the father of Charles Van Doren, who was
involved in a game show scandal in the 1960's. This
incident was the basis of the 1994 movie "Quiz Show".
When did the band start?
Our Lady Peace was formed in Toronto, in 1992, by Mike
Turner and Raine Maida. When their original group, "As
If," refused
to get serious, Mike and Raine decided to audition more
committed bandmates. Duncan Coutts, already a friend and
high school bandmate of Raine Maida was asked to join the
band but refused as he wanted to finish school. Eventually, they found Chris Eacrett
and Jeremy Taggart (who was only 17 at the time).
What
were the current band members doing before OLP?
Raine was at the University of Toronto, majoring in
Criminology. Jeremy was finishing high school.
Duncan was working as a set dresser for the TV
series "Due South" and playing in the band "Blue Heavies."
Steve was studying at Berklee School of Music.
How did Our
Lady Peace get signed?
With limited finances, the band went to Arnyard
Studios to record a three-song demo. Raine and a friend
passed the demo tape around to several labels at New York
CMJ music conference in 1993. Geffen and Interscope showed
an interest in the band which then caught the attention of
other labels including Sony Music Canada. The band ended
up signing with Sony in Canada and later with Relativity
Records in the United States.
What is written on Raine's guitar in the Naveed video?
It is Persian for Naveed. Translated it means
"Good News".
What does Naveed mean and
who is Naveed?
Naveed is
named after an Iranian friend of Raine's. The name means
"Bearer of Good News."
What are the markings inside the Naveed CD, and on Raine's
guitar during Superman's Dead?
It is
Sanskrit
for Naveed.
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Who is the man
on the early CD's?
Sol Fox (an actor) is the individual on the cover on the
early cd's (pre-gravity). He was also in some of OLP's
videos including "The Birdman."
What does the symbol on Raine's Head in the Life Video
mean?
The symbol means "Breathe" This plus many more
"Kanji" characters can be seen on the Life Video (Canadian
version). For more on these characters, read this
article.
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