I think of myself as a poet. I grew up with poetic influences - what I know from my background is the bardic poetry, which came down through oral tradition. — 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
