Id always loved poetry and Id always loved writing music and composing music, but I hadnt thought of putting the two together until around that time. – Bruce Cockburn
I like to think that if it hadnt gone as well as it has, if I wasnt able to make a living off of playing music, I would still be playing the music. But, of course, I wouldnt likely have had the opportunity to travel, and a lot of the places have inspired songs. – Bruce Cockburn
I woke up one morning with this song in my head, and the opening line of the song is, My name was Richard Nixon, only now Im a girl. – Bruce Cockburn
The second half of the 60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me. – Bruce Cockburn
Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music. – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart