I'd always loved poetry and I'd always loved writing music and composing music, but I hadn't thought of putting the two together until around that time. Bruce Cockburn composelovemusic Change image and share on social
There are some decision-makers in the world whose version of sanity is a little different from what I consider the right one. Bruce Cockburn decisionmakersanity Change image and share on social
I remember when the idea of living to be 40 seemed absurd. Bruce Cockburn absurdidealive Change image and share on social
The second half of the '60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me. Bruce Cockburn 60shalfkind Change image and share on social
If you don't keep learning and growing, you're going to stagnate. Bruce Cockburn growlearnstagnate Change image and share on social
I can't imagine my life any other way than it's been. Bruce Cockburn imaginelife Change image and share on social
The trouble with normal is it always gets worse. Bruce Cockburn badlynormaltrouble Change image and share on social
I did a lot of writing for a lot of different kinds of bands that I was in and out of during those five years and that left me with a little body of songs that I liked better when I played alone, so I ended up going out solo and very soon made my first album. Bruce Cockburn albumbandbody share on social
I wanted to play rock and roll when I started playing. Nobody at that time ever thought about songwriting. You sang songs, that's all. You sang other people's songs. That's all there were. Bruce Cockburn peopleplayrock Change image and share on social
We're confronted with great darkness as a species right now as spiritual creatures on this planet. I don't think it's hopeless, and I don't want 'You've Never Seen Everything' to make people feel hopeless. But I think we've got to call a spade a spade. Bruce Cockburn callconfrontcreature share on social