Pye Dubois

Pye Dubois[1][2] is a Canadian lyricist and poet. He has worked mainly with Kim Mitchell and Max Webster (with whom he was considered an unofficial fifth non-performing member),[3] and occasionally Rush.

Pye Dubois
OriginCanada
GenresHard rock, progressive rock
Occupation(s)Lyricist
Years active1976–present
Associated actsMax Webster, Rush, Kim Mitchell

Early life

Dubois, born Paul Woods, grew up in Sarnia, Ontario, and attended high school with singer and future song-writing partner Kim Mitchell.[4][5]

Career

Dubois accompanied Max Webster in the studio and wrote lyrics for each of their albums.[4] He was given lyric-writing credits on several Rush songs, most notably "Tom Sawyer", which has been included on the soundtrack of several films.[6][7] Dubois wrote the poem "Between the Sun and Moon", which inspired them to write many of the lyrics for the album Counterparts, including a song of the same name for which Dubois received co-writing credit. He is also credited as writer on the Rush songs "Force Ten" and "Test for Echo".

After Max Webster dissolved, Dubois continued his writing relationship with singer and guitarist Kim Mitchell on his solo songs.[8][9] This included all but one of the songs on Kim's platinum Akimbo Alogo, every song on the triple platinum Shakin' Like a Human Being, and double platinum Rockland. Dubois had a falling-out with Mitchell during the sessions for Rockland, caused by Mitchell's decision to record the album in the US without Dubois present in the studio as he had been in the past. Dubois did not write on Mitchell's follow-up album, Aural Fixations (lyrics on that album were handled largely by Jim Chevalier and Andy Curran), but did return for 1994's Itch. Dubois took part in several Max Webster reunion concerts, but not their most recent one in Toronto on May 24, 2007, and has not written lyrics with Mitchell since 1994.

On July 20, 2007, Dubois was reported to have gone missing, causing concern with his neighbour, author Martin Popoff.[10][11] However, Dubois had just taken some time alone and soon returned.

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References
  1. "TOM SAWYER". Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  2. "CANOE -- JAM! Music - Pop Encyclopedia - Max Webster". canoe.ca. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  3. Popoff, Martin (1993). Riff Kills Man! 25 Years of Recorded Hard Rock & Heavy Metal. Power Chord Press. ISBN 0-9697707-0-7.
  4. "A witness to a creative spark". Beach Metro, March 10, 2015 Melinda Drake
  5. "High school heroes leading the pack". Macleans, David Livingstone January 26, 1981
  6. "Rush Featured In New Spielberg Movie Trailer". FYI MOvie News, Jul 24, 2017
  7. "11 Canadian songs that reimagine literature". CBC Music, Natasha Ramoutar · May 27, 2019
  8. "25 years ago today: Kim Mitchell plays the Orpheum, ponders Max Webster's past". Georgia Straight, by Steve Newton on October 15th, 2014
  9. "New book released about rock band". The Observer, By Paul Morden, September 5, 2014
  10. "RUSH - Writer Of 'Tom Sawyer' Lyric, Pye Dubois, MISSING!". bravewords.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  11. "Former D.O.A. drummer Chuck Biscuits alive and well despite Internet reports". Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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