Damian Abraham, aka “Pink Eyes” of Fucked Up told QTV’s Jian Ghomeshi that the band was planning on taking some of their Polaris Prize money and releasing “an all-star” cover version of Band-Aid’s 1984 famine relief anthem “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” You can hear more personal reactions to their big win, learn about their future plans in the studio (which also include recording a new album and collaborating with Wu-Tang’s GZA), and find out why there was so much security at the Polaris Prize Gala this year on their first post-Polaris Prize winning interview on QTV.
Watch the full interview after the jump.
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