Quote by Bruce Cockburn
Id always loved poetry and Id always loved writing music and compo

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

Other quotes by 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

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The second half of the 60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me. – Bruce Cockburn

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Learning
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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

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On the other hand, if theres an underlying core of poetry that I go to, I go to the sea. Ive lived on the sea all my life. I live on the sea in Cape Breton. – Richard Serra

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Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks. – Plutarch

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Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life – when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born or when we fall in love. – Erica Jong

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Theater is far superior to film in poetry, in abstract poetry. – Julie Taymor

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