“You know, we've finally made it. We did it this time. They'll never be able to hide us again.” — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I'm not in show business; I'm in the communications business. That's what it's about for me. — Richie Havens Copy Share
I remember the first time I was booked into a jazz club. I was scared to death. I'm not a jazz artist. So I… — Richie Havens Copy Share
I started out by myself, but it eventually turned into a trio by the mid-'60s - a conga drum and another guitarist. And that's… — Richie Havens Copy Share
