I absorbed the vinyl of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Jack Elliott, to Michael McClure and then into the Beat poets, Allen Ginsberg. At campus, we were absorbing that stuff. We looked to America. — Donovan Copy Share Image
Most people think that I heard Bob Dylan first and got a cap and harmonica. Really, it was Woody Guthrie. He was so influential. — Donovan Copy Share
I have always just experimented, and I come from a very ancient, acoustic root. It was very hard to put a finger on me. — Donovan Copy Share
I found in Rick Rubin a kindred soul. When I visited his home and looked in his library, I saw he was reading the… — Donovan Copy Share
I have amassed an enormous amount of songs about every particular condition of humankind - children's songs, marriage songs, death songs, love songs, epic… — Donovan Copy Share
In 1968, I bought a 114-foot yacht, built in 1946, and lived on the Greek islands for a while. We had an extraordinary time… — Donovan Copy Share
My particular space has always been quite unique in popular music. I have a background in R&B and hard rock and straight pop, but… — Donovan Copy Share
Celebrities can suffer a horrible loneliness even though they have millions of fans. I started doing meditations because I realized that a spiritual path… — Donovan Copy Share
I am so highly skilled that when I pick up a phrase and then pick up my guitar, a form comes out almost immediately… — Donovan Copy Share
The songs I write are about searching, and they're ambiguous - always to be understood in different ways. — Donovan Copy Share
I'm in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Jimmy Page gave me the MOJO Maverick award. I got… — Donovan Copy Share
'Superman' had nothing to do with the superhero or physical power. It's a reference to the book 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra,' by Friedrich Nietzsche, who… — Donovan Copy Share
