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<\/a>Lawrence later got a taste of being one of the \u201ccool kids\u201d when he became the lead singer in a rock band, an experience from which he draws many comparisons to hockey in his book.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goalie position is like the drummer; you have to be in perfect sync with the bass player\/defencemen,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Although Lawrence is the lead singer of popular garage rockers the Smugglers, he says that playing the centre position on a hockey team never appealed to him in the same way.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was always the goalie that intrigued me,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen everyone else is on the other end of the rink, you\u2019re by yourself focusing your ice vision.\u201d<\/p>\n
His baby coos in the background as we chat, and Lawrence continues to describes how playing in a band and playing on a hockey team are, surprisingly, similar.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey both end in a lot of sweat,\u201d he says. \u201cWe change into matching outfits in the locker room or backstage, and play as a team for crowds of people, facing criticism for both.\u201d (The Vancouver Flying Vees, named after the legendary Gibson Flying V guitar, are a hockey team of Vancouver musicians founded by Lawrence in 2003.)<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve come a long way,\u201d he says, after reminiscing about his hate for hockey and beefy jocks, which turned into celebration and success. Fate came full circle when he was able to throw a few punches back and marry Canadian singer-songwriter Jill Barber, with whom he spent a month in the south of France while writing the bulk of his new book.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel great about the new book coming out,\u201d he says. \u201cNow the trepidation is if people will like it.\u201d<\/p>\n