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Donovan

Donovan

Scottish Musician

Born: May 10, 1946

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I think my legacy is important because my songs - perhaps more than those of any other songwriter I know - cover every movement from 1965 on, socially and artistically. If you want songs about ecology, I've got ecology songs; if you want songs about spirituality, I've got spiritual songs. Donovan

Spiritual You Spirituality Important Every Think Other Those About More Ecology Songs Songwriter Perhaps Know Because Got Cover Legacy Than Any Movement Want Socially

My father brought me up to be a socialist. Donovan

Me Father Brought Up Socialist

When I was a boy, I had a grand, big tape recorder, and I made late-night radio shows with glasses of water and funny voices. I just loved radio plays. Donovan

Funny Water Glasses Made Big Late-Night Recorder Voices Had Boy Tape Tape Recorder Just Loved Grand Radio Radio Shows Shows Plays

I went on the Andy Williams show, the Smothers Brothers show, and maybe I shouldn't have. But regrets - I don't think I have any. Donovan

Think Williams Andy Brothers Any Maybe Regrets Show

I first met Linda Lawrence in March 1965 in the green room of 'Ready Steady Go!,' the British pop TV show. Linda was a friend of one of the co-hosts. She had an art-school vibe, and after a brief conversation, I asked her to dance to a soul record playing. As we jazz danced, I fell in love. Donovan

Love Conversation Soul Dance First Met Jazz Danced TV TV Show Record Steady Lawrence Had Fell She Ready Linda Go Friend Green Vibe After Room Asked Pop Show Brief March Her Playing British

'Sunshine Superman' was a pioneering work that for the first time presented a fusion of Celtic, jazz, folk, rock, and Indian music as well as poetry. Donovan

Work Music Time Sunshine Superman First Jazz Fusion Folk Indian Indian Music Poetry Well First Time Rock Pioneering Celtic Presented

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

You Say Naive Audiences Very Fan Dylan Really Used

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 an Ivor Novella Award for my very first song. Donovan

Me Song First Gave Jimmy Songwriters Hall Rock Got Rock And Roll Fame Very Maverick Roll Mojo Page Award

The 'Bohemian Manifesto' represents those that actually have to step out of society because they cannot join, but then they become the saviors of society because they create the actual possibilities of change. Donovan

Change Become Society Those Possibilities Out Join Step Because Represents Cannot Manifesto Then Create Bohemian Actual Actually

Rock and jazz came together in a very powerful way on 'Barabajagal.' Donovan

Together Jazz Way Powerful Powerful Way Rock Came Very

I became a recluse many times and enjoyed a private life I didn't have during the '60s. Donovan

Life Recluse Became Private Private Life Times Many Enjoyed

I'm a teacher, but I'm really a healer. Donovan

Teacher Healer Really

Blues and jazz are such a root to music. Donovan

Music Jazz Blues Root

Linda loves an argument, and I like to engage, too, but she knows that I'm a poet, so I will engage forever. We are in the Chinese astrology of dogs, and we are forever snapping at each other. Donovan

Will Poet Argument Too Other Astrology Like She Knows Dogs Linda Forever Loves Chinese Engage Each

Myself and The Beatles thought surely there was a way through our fame and success to bring something to our generation to help chill the future out. Donovan

Success Future Myself Beatles Generation Chill Thought Our Our Generation Way Out Something Through Surely Fame Help Bring

The idea of the mystic solo, meditating away on his own, is only one path of yoga. Very early on, I chose the path of Life. One path is austerity and isolation, the other is Life. But they both lead to the same place. Donovan

I learned that if you wait long enough, you just grow older. Donovan

You Wait Long Older Enough Learned Just Grow

If you have a loved one, you can survive anything. Donovan

You Survive Anything Loved Loved One

Spiritually, I'm a floating entity, but Buddhism is as close as I can get to describing it. Donovan

Entity Spiritually Buddhism Close Get Describing Floating

Poets have a sense of place. My place was London, and I sang about it. Donovan

Sense London About Poets Place Sang

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