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“I’ve Made a Heaven On Earth”: A Final Interview with Influential Canadian Music Journalist David Farrell

Shortly before he passed away, the founder of The Record, FYI Music News and editor at Billboard Canada sat down for a series of interviews looking back at his life and career.

David Farrell had a major impact on the Canadian music industry – through The Record, FYI Music News and the first authoritative music charts in the country.

But for all his trade writing, editing and publishing, including multiple stints as a Billboard editor, his voice rang through especially in conversation. He punctuated his declamations about the state of music or its institutions with off-colour jokes (often apologizing shortly after) and a dry English wit that cut to the heart of whatever point he was making.

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