Growing up in Washington state, Neko Case thought she was Canadian.
Living close to the U.S.-Canada border, she received CBC broadcasts and watched Canadian classics like The Friendly Giant and Mr. Dressup, which, for a time, truly made her believe she was living in Canada.
“I was in grade school and the teacher asked, ‘What country do we live in?’ because we were looking at maps,” she said during an interview on CBC’s North by Northwest. “I said ‘Canada,’ and they were like ‘no.'”
“Culturally, I feel very close with Canada.”
Her childhood and path to becoming a Grammy-nominated musician are detailed in her new memoir, The Harder I Fight The More I Love You, available now.
LISTEN | Neko Case on her connection to B.C. and Canada: Singer-songwriter Neko Case on her new memoir “The Harder I Fight the More I Love You.”
When Grand Central Publishing approached her, Case thought she …