Woodstock happened in August 1969, long before the Internet and mobile phones made it possible to communicate instantly with anyone, anywhere. It was a time when we weren't able to witness world events or the horrors of war live on… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
Music is the major form of communication. It's the commonest vibration, the people's news broadcast, especially for kids. — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
Everything I want to do, and to accomplish, is on the other side of the universe. That's peace of mind, energy, freedom. And I'm… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
Richie is the only one of my nine who's really moved away. I can't get rid of most of them. — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
I must have played every college and university at least three times, and that goes for most of the clubs. I'd be on the… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
I believe I inherited my sense of music from my father. My father was an ear piano player; he could just hear something and… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
You can't even kill yourself if it isn't your time to go. People have no control whatsoever over what happens to them, and they… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
I believe we have a double in every country. There's something about that that is probably a commonness that we don't make note of.… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
I saw the Village as a place you could escape to, to express yourself. When I first went there, I wrote and performed poetry.… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
Woodstock happened in August 1969, long before the Internet and mobile phones made it possible to communicate instantly with anyone, anywhere. It was a… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
I really sing songs that move me. I'm not in show business. I'm in the communications business. That's what it's for me. — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
