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In bohemian circles, we were very aware that poetry was missing from popular culture. Donovan

Culture Circles Poetry Missing Were Very Bohemian Popular Popular Culture Aware

Part of being a pop star is image. I'm told by many of my female fans that I was the poster on their bedroom walls. But if I only had that - the image and the beauty and the curly locks - I would have been a 'normal' pop star, one who comes and goes after one hit record. Donovan

Walls Fans Beauty Locks Would One-Hit Poster Record Only Had Part Female Bedroom Been Normal Hit Hit Record Goes Curly Being After Pop Pop Star Who Many Star Image

Coming from art school, I had a great sense of style - as did The Beatles and the Stones - and I enjoyed projecting that. Image, attitude, great music and great lyrics - that was the '60s. Donovan

Attitude Music Art Great Beatles School Style Sense Lyrics Projecting Great Music Had Great Sense Coming Art School Did Stones Enjoyed Image

The songs I write and sing try to say important things with a lightness. Donovan

Try Important Important Things Say Write Songs Lightness Sing Things

The way I sing my songs leads the listener into a place of introspection, a state of mind that can trigger self-healing and the kind of profound rest you cannot get from sleep alone. Donovan

Alone You Mind Rest State Way Kind Introspection Trigger Songs Leads Sing Get Listener Cannot Place Profound Sleep

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

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'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

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