His family announced the news in a statement published on the Canadian bandswebsiteandFacebookpage on Wednesday.
Gord said he had lived many lives, the familys statement continued.
No one worked harder on every part of their life than Gord.
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Love you forever Gord.
For almost five decades, Gord Downie uncovered and told the stories of Canada.
The prime minister was visibly emotional discussing Downies death later on camera.
We lost one of the very best of us this morning, he said.
Gord was my friend, but Gord was everyones friend.
Its who we were.
He loved every corner, every story, every aspect of this country that he celebrated his whole life.
And he wanted to make it better.
