Songwriting is a burst of inspiration and then a long bit of work and a tremendous bit of desperation. — Donovan Copy Share Image
My dad would always ask, 'How's the money?' but I was never interested. Millions came and went, stolen by the robbers in… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The songs I write are about searching, and they're ambiguous - always to be understood in different ways. — Donovan Copy Share Image
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 Image
