The idea that I wrote something that stood for the way I feel about things, and that it lasts, that's probably my favorite thing that I've done. Jackson Browne favoritefeelhave Change image and share on social
I love to read. I love to stretch. In the morning, I get up, and if I'm not in a hurry, I will lie on the floor on a rug, look through some books and magazines, and maybe listen to music and try to do stretching exercises to tune up. Jackson Browne bookexercisefloor share on social
I started playing the trumpet when I was about eight. Jackson Browne playstarttrumpet Change image and share on social
You can take as much as you can from the generation that has preceded you, but then it's up to you to make something new. Jackson Browne generationmakeprecede Change image and share on social
So what I do, more than play any instrument - I mean, I love to play - but more than that, I write songs. Songs that are about living, about what it's like to be going through all the things that people go through in life. Jackson Browne instrumentlifelive share on social
I've also gotten to play in front of a million people in Central Park when there was a grass roots movement calling for nuclear disarmament - it was about 1982 - they called it Peace Sunday. Jackson Browne callcentraldisarmament Change image and share on social
As far as those kinds of things, I also played at the concert to call for the release of Nelson Mandela when he was a political prisoner in South Africa. We were celebrating his 70th birthday and calling for his release. Jackson Browne 70thafricabirthday share on social
Now, guitar was pretty cool. Everybody knew something on the guitar. So I wanted to play guitar, but I told my dad if he wanted me to keep studying something, I'd like to study piano. Jackson Browne cooldadguitar Change image and share on social
We have an open society. No one will come and take me away for saying what I am saying. But they don't have to, if they can control how many people hear it. And that's how they do it. Jackson Browne controlhearopen Change image and share on social
