74 Quotes by Bruce Cockburn

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.

'Each One Lost' I wrote the day after I got home. My week in Afghanistan was a very short trip, but it was a powerful experience.

'Gifts' was just a short little one-verse song that I used to close shows in the '60s.

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

If you don't keep learning and growing, you're going to stagnate.

Since the early '80s, I've found myself in war zones in various parts of the world.

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

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

I like to think that if it hadn't gone as well as it has, if I wasn't able to make a living off of playing music, I would still be playing the music. But, of course, I wouldn't likely have had the opportunity to travel, and a lot of the places have inspired songs.