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
allowed songs
I don't know where my songs come from . . . If I knew, I'd know too much, more than we are allowed on this plane.
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I wrote a song called walls with my husband, Louis Nelson, who designed the new Korean Veteran's Memorial Wall on the Mall in Washington, D.C.
absolutely crazy culture desperate everywhere hip reflected search
This is a crazy culture. Absolutely nutty. You see it reflected everywhere you look, the desperate search -- who are we, what are we, can we ever make if in the hip world? On the scene, on the go, in the know.
song believe writing
I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Deep songs don't come from the surface; they come from the deep down. The poetry and the songs that you are suppose to write, I believe are in your heart.
beautiful powerful people
Humanity is filled with beautiful and positive and powerful people who care. I'm so glad we have people like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in the world.
inspirational motivational thinking
I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that there are no shortcuts, but you must keep your faith in something Greater than You, and keep doing what you love. Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.
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.
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.
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Irish Alzheimer's: you forget everything except the grudges