K D Lang – optaget i Canadian Music Hall of Fame
23. april 2013
“I think the fact that I’m standing here receiving this award says more about Canada than it does about me, because only in Canada could there be such a freak as k.d. lang receiving this award. Only in Canada could there be people like Stompin’ Tom Connors and Rita MacNeil. So I am here to tell you, my friends and my countrymen, that it is OK to be you. It is OK to let your freak flags fly. Embrace the quirkmeister that is inside all of us.”
“And I’m not even just talking artists, every single person in this nation has the right to be themselves, live life go team go. I love you Canada, thank you so much.”
The Urban Dictionary definerer “quirkmeister” som:Â The quirkiest of quirky fools. Elsk din indre “quirkmeister”. Lad os gøre det og holde af k. d. lang, fordi hun til stadighed minder os om nødvendigheden af at være os selv.
Og her er hun så sammen med the Reclines i en af mine k.d.-favoritsange, “Big big love”: