Judy Collins
Judy Collins
Judith Marjorie Collins, affectionately known as "Judy Blue Eyes," is an American singer and songwriter known for her eclectic tastes in the material she recordsand for her social activism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth1 May 1939
CitySeattle, WA
CountryUnited States of America
dream song morning
I don't dream songs. I'm more apt to write dreams down and then to be able to interpret them into a song. I also tend to get up and write prose in the morning from which will come songs.
weapons helpful used
Capitalism can be helpful, but it can also be destructive when it's used by huge enterprises worldwide for the sale of weapons.
powerful husband son
The powerful men in my life have always believed in me: my husband, my son
music feelings important
Most of what we take as being important is not material, whether it's music or feelings or love. They're things we can't really see or touch. They're not material, but they're vitally important to us.
artist opportunity labels
The rise of the Internet has caused the demise of the record labels, and has destroyed the music business of old, but it's also created new opportunities for young artists.
survival begin-again knows
Survival, I know, is to begin again.
mean men healthy
I am glad so many women singers are being heard in music today. It is healthy for music . . . healthy because it means a lot of men are listening!
depression exercise years
If I had not been already been meditating, I would certainly have had to start. I've treated my own depression for many years with exercise and meditation, and I've found that to be a tremendous help.
song people marketing
Music is always occurring. It is just a matter of marketing, attention, and many other factors, that determines whether people will hear these songs or not.
forget-everything alzheimers funny-irish
Irish Alzheimer's: you forget everything except the grudges
years mad together
I am thrilled to have been able to put together this new album. I listened to everything I had recorded in the 24 years with Elektra, and then just took all the ones I am mad about.
depression suicide meditation
Recovering from the suicide of a loved one, you need all the help you can get, so I very much recommend a meditation program. The whole picture of how to recover from this has to do with body, mind, and spirit. That's applicable to any kind of depression.
suicide fighting criminals
We have to fight off the demons that have been hanging around suicide for centuries.
dream heart eye
Writing is a voice that calls us from dreams, that peeks out of the corner of our eyes when we think no one is looking, the longing that breaks our hearts even when we think we should be happiest, and to which we cannot give a name.