Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida

What’s On MUSIC Exclusive THE TO-DO LIST HELLO!’s pick of the week’s events and new releases MOVIE CHANTAL KREVIAZUK ISN’T IT ROMANTIC Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the star-studded flick follows Natalie (funny lady Rebel AND RAINE MAIDA Wilson), a New York City THE RECORDING STARS GET CANDID ABOUT THEIR MARRIAGE architect and skeptic of love who, after being knocked AS THEY MAKE MUSIC TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME unconscious, wakes up to find herself in an alternate universe that has her playing the hantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida may Why go so public with your marital strug- you’re just trying to get back on the love leading lady in a real-life C have achieved musical fame but at gles? We could have easily edited out the track ... I do think that we’re actually get- romcom. Stuck in her worst home they’re just like any other couple, personal stuff and just said, “Hey, this is ting better and better at it. nightmare, Natalie must fall desperately trying to balance work, family [us] on this cool island making a record Raine: The fact that we did it on film in love before she can return and giving back. together.” But a lot of those songs won’t means nothing. But I love that it does to her normal life. Liam For the Canadian musicians – she’s a make sense without knowing the back kind of creep in to other parts of our life: Hemsworth and Priyanka Juno-winning, multi-platinum-selling singer, story. That’s what makes songs interest- parenting, even how I am with my band. Chopra also star. (Feb. 14) songwriter, pianist and actress and he’s ing. They don’t just get pulled out of What Chantal and I have given each an accomplished songwriter, producer thin air. It takes a little bit of courage other is this kind of toolbox that we can TV and lead singer of Our Lady Peace – and a little bit of stress. I’ve always said hopefully pull from. WILL & GRACE there’s always a lyric to pen, a concert to I’ve never written a song in my life when Chantal: When you’re with somebody for After a short play or a plane to catch. And they pack it I’m happy. Hopefully our kids watch it a really long time, you grow. You’re differ- winter hiatus, all in while being hands-on parents to and they go into their relationships and ent planets. You can try to be one planet. your favourite sons Rowan, 15, Lucca, 13, and Sal, 10. understand that their parents were You’re a universe but you’re two planets. foursome returns Life is so hectic, in fact, that they’ve never willing to do the work ... In our case we’re Moon vs. Sun. That’s a at a new time had the chance to make music together. tall order to keep orbiting one another. (9:30 p.m.) for Until now. The Order of Canada recipi- the second half ents have rebranded themselves as Moon As you embark on this new stage together, of Season 10. vs. Sun for their first musical collabora- what do you most admire about Raine? I The first episode tion. The project includes an emotionally ‘There are days have a deep respect for Raine, that he’s sees Will (Eric charged documentary called I’m Going willing not only to do this work with me McCormack) and Jack (Sean Hayes) unknowingly taking to Break Your Heart, an album of the when you’re just but also to do it in front of our kids, our a hallucinogenic drug, making them wonder if they might same name featuring music from the families, our audience, the world. It takes be one another’s soulmates. Watch for a guest appearance film, a spring tour and a couples-focused trying to get back an incredibly smart and centred, strong by Chelsea Handler. (Jan. 31, Global) podcast. The film follows Chantal, 44, person. That’s actually why I married Raine: and Raine, 48, as they seclude themselves he was smart, centred. On a really personal BOOK I OWE YOU ONE on a frigid remote island to work on on the love track level – and I might cry [Sighs and eyes well From Sophie Kinsella, the English author of the bestselling their music and their marriage. In our up] – when we met, I was so into my thing Shopaholic novels, comes a new romance novel that follows exclusive interview, the L.A.-based couple, – we’re getting and he was so into his thing. So to see him two strangers, Fixie and Seb, who who’ve been married 19 years, talk openly doing this, it’s just adorable. I am just so meet in a coffee shop and get caught about their therapeutic journey and honoured that my husband would bring up in a series of “I owe you’s” – some why music is the tie that binds. better at it’ me to work, to his work, and that he would big, some small and some that are come to my work and share in that experi- completely life changing. “I love What made you hightail it from warm ence ... When people watch the film they’re to write flawed heroines, and Fixie California to Saint Pierre et Miquelon Chantal: ... and forgive each other. going to be demonizing this about him is a girl who can’t stop ‘fixing’ things, in the dead of winter? Raine: You couldn’t really show this film, or this about me. But I don’t really care sometimes with disastrous results,” Chantal: We had a great experience there honestly, musically, without showing the because in my opinion, I married the most says mother of five Sophie. “But as one summer. Raine had a music festival process personally. They’re so intrinsic. amazing human being. [Tearful laugh] the book goes on, she starts to see appearance and I went. I was playing in it. That’s why I love the music so much. It how she might fix things for herself, Raine: Yup, I paid you to play. [Laughs] has such meaning. Every song is an ex- And Raine, what’s your favourite thing IMAGES; CLOCKWISE FROM MAIN: KHAREN HILL; JAMES DEVANEY/GC WHITNEY TARA JMIV; CHRIS HASTON/NBC/NBCU PHOTO BANK VIA GETTY IMAGES; JAMIE MCCARTHY; not just others.” Chantal: We had such a really wonderful perience we shared during this journey. about Chantal? Her ability to want to time. There were no kids. There were grow. She has a blind thirst to do better. AWARDS barely any people there. The pace was the In the film, you tell your relationship Live the learning rather than just talk it. 61ST ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS pace of love, really slow and lovely. It’s coach that you “didn’t do the work” while That’s rare. She’s an amazingly committed Music greats gather to celebrate Europe, it’s France. You know, great wine, on the island. and focused mother, artist and partner. their peers, including Pink, whose great food. We decided we wanted to go Chantal: We’re still doing the work. It’s a Deeper meaning and connection means Beautiful Trauma is up for Best back there. But the calculation was terrible daily attempt, for sure, of mastery ... Some- everything to her and she has helped In the documentary I’m Pop Vocal Album, and Lady because it was winter! times, with Raine, I feel it flows and it’s my personal realization immensely. I’m Going to Break Your Heart Gaga and Bradley Cooper, Raine: It’s an island. It’s freezing. And it super-connected and it’s perfect – and I a better partner, parent and even artist (above), Canadian singers whose single “Shallow” is up just never stops in the winter. It gets don’t know if we could write a song on because of her. Chantal and Raine (left, in for four prizes. Miley Cyrus into your bones. As much as we love those days! 2012, with sons Sal, Rowan and Shawn Mendes are set that island, in the film it’s kind of like Raine: Probably not. INTERVIEW: SUZANNE WINTROB and Lucca) share an to perform, while 15-time the villain. Chantal: And there are other days when intimate look at the making Grammy-winner Alicia Keys of their debut album. will host. (Feb. 10, City) 56 HELLOMAGAZINE.CA HELLO! 57.

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