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It’s funny how Metric have never ever mentioned Josh not being in the band but in THIS zine from 2002 we clearly see some dude with dreads who is, clearly, not Josh #metric #conspiracy

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“People say we’re too mainstream for the underground and too underground for the mainstream, it’s bullshit, people don’t listen to music for that reason” #metric #emilyhaines #montreal ❤

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snagged one of a thousand, finally my favourite album is on #vinyl, finally #metric @metric_band 💛 (Taken with Instagram)

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I’ve kind of outright lied over the years when people said, “Isn’t it hard to do this as a girl?” and I’ve said, “No, I don’t have any idea what you’re talking about.” But I think that was the right thing to do because I wanted to play in the main event, you know? I don’t want to play in the little pink tent over on the side where the microphones are made of rabbit fur. I want to play rock and roll. My heroes are Iggy Pop and Lou Reed – I don’t want no part of confessional, soft, harmless song-writing that people expect from young women. I think the audience, male and female, is a nice mix of scrappy, independent-thinking people. They connect with the fact I don’t want to be in a box and neither do they. For me, the less it’s about gender the better, and that approach has paid off so far. // Emily Haines

I’ve kind of outright lied over the years when people said, “Isn’t it hard to do this as a girl?” and I’ve said, “No, I don’t have any idea what you’re talking about.” But I think that was the right thing to do because I wanted to play in the main event, you know? I don’t want to play in the little pink tent over on the side where the microphones are made of rabbit fur. I want to play rock and roll. My heroes are Iggy Pop and Lou Reed – I don’t want no part of confessional, soft, harmless song-writing that people expect from young women. I think the audience, male and female, is a nice mix of scrappy, independent-thinking people. They connect with the fact I don’t want to be in a box and neither do they. For me, the less it’s about gender the better, and that approach has paid off so far. // Emily Haines

there’s spring in the air
they’re sweeping the streets
wind is a breeze
the sun becomes her
he agrees

what’s holding up her face?
nothing but blue skies
passageways to windows
that don’t close

where do you live?
love is a place
where are you from?
she says ask yourself, ask anyone

what’s holding up her face?
nothing but blue skies
passageways
the mind’s eye contemplates