John Denver
John Denver
Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, actor, activist and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer, starting in the 1970s. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the decade and one of its best-selling artists. By 1974, he was firmly established as America's best-selling performer, and AllMusic has described Denver as "among the most beloved entertainers of his era". After traveling and living in numerous locations while...
greed arrogance way
If as an environmentalist we are against anything... it is against the arrogance of power and the most obcene ways it shows up, which is in greed.
drive great guy john open saw stage
What you saw is what you got, ... He didn't have a stage persona. He was a very honest, open guy and he used to drive me crazy. John would tell you want you wanted to know. He was a great guy.
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I am the eagle, I live in high country, in rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky;I am the hawk and there's blood on my feathers, but time is still turning they soon will be dry;All those who see me, and all who believe in me, share in the freedom I feel when I fly.
begin call choice heart recognize
We must begin to make what I call ""conscious choices,"" and to really recognize that we are the same. It's from that place in my heart that I write my songs.
men eagles politics
I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly.
believe blood dry
I am the hawk and there's blood in my feathers, but time is still turning they soon will be dry. And all those who see me and all who believe in me, share in the freedom I feel when I fly.
mother father wind
The Earth is our mother just turning around, with her trees in the forest and roots underground. Our father above us whose sigh is the wind, paint us a rainbow without any end.
love-yourself love-you earth
Love the earth as you would love yourself.
up-and-down ifs
Things go up and down. If you can survive the down, it will come back.
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It's a great big step for me to open my heart up even a little bit.
song writing trying
I was never trying to write a hit. I was just trying to write good songs and get a message out, and it was my great good fortune to be popular.
thinking interesting progression
I think more about the family now. That's an interesting progression for me.
heart love-is light
Love is a light that shines from heart to heart....
summer home two
Home grown tomatoes, home grown tomatoes What would life be like without homegrown tomatoes Only two things that money can't buy That's true love and home grown tomatoes.