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I wear my shadows where they're harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I'm travelling toward light.

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Everywhere Follow Guess Harder Light Me See Shadows Should Tell Toward Travelling Wear Where

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If I try to understand what it means to be a Christian, I look at the two instructions that were given in the Bible that are paramount, and those are to love God with all your heart and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself. That's it.

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Bible Christian Given God Heart Instructions Look Love Means Mind Neighbor Paramount Those To Love Try Two Understand Were Your Yourself

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The trouble with normal is it always gets worse.

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Always Gets Normal Trouble Worse

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All I ever thought was, 'I'm going to do this as long as I can, and if I can't get paid at it, I'll be a bum doing it.' And so, here I am.

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Am Bum Doing Ever Get Going Here Long Paid Thought I Am I Can

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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

Topics: Album Alone Bands Better Body Did Different Different Kinds Ended First Five Going Kinds Left Liked Little Lot Made Me Out Played Solo Songs Soon Those Up Very Writing Years

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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

Topics: About Ever Nobody Other People Play Playing Rock Rock And Roll Roll Sang Songs Songwriting Started Thought Time Wanted Were You

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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

Topics: Always Around Composing Loved Music Poetry Putting Thought Time Together Two Until Writing

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The second half of the '60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me.

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Half Kind Learning Me Period Really Second Terms Writing

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There was a lot more music than the size of the place would indicate.

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Indicate Lot More Music Place Size Than Would

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I can't imagine my life any other way than it's been.

~Bruce Cockburn

Topics: Any Any Other Way Been Imagine Life My Life Other Than Way

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Musician

Born: May 27th, 1945

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