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Judy Collins

(1939) Singer-songwriter United States

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Judy Collins is a singer-songwriter from the United States, best known for My father.

Quick Facts About Judy Collins

Born: May 1, 1939
Nationality: United States
Profession: Singer-songwriter
Notable works: My father
Spouse: Louis Nelson

About Judy Collins

Judith Marjorie Collins is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning nearly seven decades. An Academy Award-nominated documentary director and a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, she is known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records, for her social activism, and for the clarity of her voice. Her discography consists of 36 studio albums, nine live albums, numerous compilation albums, four holiday albums, and 21 singles.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Grammy Hall of Fame Colorado Women's Hall of Fame Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording "Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award ASCAP Foundation Champion Award

Quotes by Judy Collins

I have inspiration and feelings of being alive most every day I live

Alive

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I have tried, in all the ways I can, to make timeless music.

I can

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I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that there are no shortcuts, but you must…

Creative

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Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.

Find

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Music is always occurring. It is just a matter of marketing, attention, and many other factors, that determines whether people will hear…

Attention

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I don't know where my songs come from... If I knew, I'd know too much, more than we are allowed on this…

Music

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The powerful men in my life have always believed in me: my husband, my son

Husband

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It is true that I have had heartache and tragedy in my life. These are things none of us avoids. Suffering is…

Alive

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I think that new communications are wonderful and I am delighted to be a part of the Internet generation

Communication

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I am glad so many women singers are being heard in music today. It is healthy for music . . . healthy…

Glad

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If I give myself a chore, for instance, when I was writing the songs for Shameless, I said to myself, Now, every…

Bad

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“For songs are the heart of our memory and they let us live the search for meaning in our lives again and…

Memory

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“friend of mine says that every time I judge myself harshly, I draw a drop of blood from my heart. So easy…

Friendship

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I am thrilled to have been able to put together this new album. I listened to everything I had recorded in the…

Able

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I may like the Blizzard best, of all the songs I have written

Blizzard

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I had sold my soul for pleasure.

My soul

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Music can speak louder than words, and I will use my music to speak out on behalf of children everywhere.

Behalf

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I was raised to speak out about politics and the world around me. I would do it whether I was in the…

Politics

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I sang in the coffee houses of the country in the early '60s with no idea of success in terms of records…

Coffee

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... even the devil works for God.

Devil

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“Writing is the voice that calls us from dreams, that peeks out of the corner of our eyes when we think no…

Break

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I don't dream songs. I'm more apt to write dreams down and then to be able to interpret them into a song.…

Able

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Humanity is filled with beautiful and positive and powerful people who care. I'm so glad we have people like Bill Gates and…

Beautiful

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“In Judaism, it is taught that there are three stages of grief to be endured. First there is weeping, for we all…

Beauty

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When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let go... The muse…

Friendship

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Judy Collins by topic

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