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...
song leaving jet-planes
I'm leaving on a jet plane Don't know when I'll be back again
philosophy cake wife
I got me a fine wife and I got me old fiddle, when the suns coming up I got cakes on the griddle. And life ain't nothing, but a funny, funny riddle.
people youth like-you
I would so much like young people to have a sense of the gift that they are. Not many of them feel like that.
sunshine shoulders make-me-happy
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
faith compassion knowing
Faith is a kind of knowing; it is different from hope. My faith is that life is purposeful; of that I'm sure. There is a God, there is intelligence, there is consciousness. And behind all of this, there is incredible compassion.
philosophy believe giving
Aspen is the life to live, see how much there is to give. See how strongly you believe, see how much you may receive.
mail awful fans
I get an awful lot of fan mail, and I read all that I can.
romantic yesterday romance
Romance lasts forever, love don't fade away. They may take away our future, but they can't stop yesterday.
philosophy ocean wind
To live on the land we must learn from the ocean, to be true as the tide and free as the wind swell.
song heart writing
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.
earth-day celebrate halt
Celebrate Earth Day every day.
future commitment order
Commit yourself to do whatever it is you can contribute in order to create a healthy and sustainable future - the world needs you desperately. Find that in yourself and make a commitment - that is what will change the world.
music people together
Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions
art jobs events
I would make my job a work of art. I would like whatever it is that I'm doing - everyone's experience of me, everyone's interaction with me, everyone's discussion, conversation, relationship with me - [to be] an event within which they get to see who they are. I would make of my life a work of art.