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“The audiences used to say, 'Are you a Donovan fan or a Dylan fan?' It was all very naive, really.” quote by Donovan — Download Open image

“The audiences used to say, 'Are you a Donovan fan or a Dylan fan?' It was all very naive, really.”

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Most people think that I heard Bob Dylan first and got a cap and harmonica. Really, it was Woody Guthrie. He was so influential.

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I can't help it: when something strikes me, I write it down.

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The Faces are my old chums. We used to hang out.

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