Author: Donovan

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In 1968, I bought a 114-foot yacht, built in 1946, and lived on the Greek islands for a while. We had an extraordinary time in it. Then I gave it to The Beatles.

In 1968, I bought a 114-foot yacht, built in 1946, and lived on the Greek islands for a while. We had an extraordinary time in it. Then I gave it to The Beatles.

- Donovan

I was a virtuoso of all the folk-blues guitar styles by the time I reached 17.

I was a virtuoso of all the folk-blues guitar styles by the time I reached 17.

- Donovan

The similarity between my music and The Beatles' music is it has within it a very positive quality. It's woven with humor.

The similarity between my music and The Beatles' music is it has within it a very positive quality. It's woven with humor.

- Donovan

In bohemian circles, we were very aware that poetry was missing from popular culture.

In bohemian circles, we were very aware that poetry was missing from popular culture.

- Donovan

When I was a boy, I had a grand, big tape recorder, and I made late-night radio shows with glasses of water and funny voices. I just loved radio plays.

When I was a boy, I had a grand, big tape recorder, and I made late-night radio shows with glasses of water and funny voices. I just loved radio plays.

- Donovan

Publishers and record companies love a broken heart.

Publishers and record companies love a broken heart.

- Donovan

I've exhibited quite a few of my photographs. I expand them digitally till they're very big. It's an art school thing, I suppose.

I've exhibited quite a few of my photographs. I expand them digitally till they're very big. It's an art school thing, I suppose.

- Donovan

Meditation is certainly not a religion, cult, or spiritual path: it's actually a very basic practice to reduce stress.

Meditation is certainly not a religion, cult, or spiritual path: it's actually a very basic practice to reduce stress.

- Donovan

Before, it had been fame, and then super-fame came. And then it became super-super-fame. One loses one's personal life, really; you're recognized everywhere. But I embraced that.

Before, it had been fame, and then super-fame came. And then it became super-super-fame. One loses one's personal life, really; you're recognized everywhere. But I embraced that.

- Donovan

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