I opened the Woodstock Festival even though I was supposed to be fifth. I said, 'What am I doing here? No, no, not me, not first!' I had to go on stage because there was no one else to go on first - the concert was already two-and-a-half hours late.
I opened the Woodstock Festival even though I was supposed to be fifth. I said, 'What am I doing here? No, no, not me, not first!' I had to go on sta… - Richie Havens
I opened the Woodstock Festival even though I was supposed to be fifth. I said, 'What am I doing here? No, no, not me, not first!' I had to go on sta…
- Richie Havens
The direction for my music is heaven, of course. We gear all things to the realm of heaven - which is the mind, the organized mind. - Richie Havens
The direction for my music is heaven, of course. We gear all things to the realm of heaven - which is the mind, the organized mind.
I don't get sick. I can't afford to get sick. - Richie Havens
I don't get sick. I can't afford to get sick.
I'm not in show business; I'm in the communications business. That's what it's about for me. - Richie Havens
I'm not in show business; I'm in the communications business. That's what it's about for me.
Woodstock was not about sex, drugs, and rock and roll. It was about spirituality, about love, about sharing, about helping each other, living in peac… - Richie Havens
Woodstock was not about sex, drugs, and rock and roll. It was about spirituality, about love, about sharing, about helping each other, living in peac…
I saw the Village as a place you could escape to, to express yourself. When I first went there, I wrote and performed poetry. Then I drew portraits f… - Richie Havens
I saw the Village as a place you could escape to, to express yourself. When I first went there, I wrote and performed poetry. Then I drew portraits f…
Though it's frequently portrayed as this crazy, unbridled festival of rain-soaked, stoned hippies dancing in the mud, Woodstock was obviously much mo… - Richie Havens
Though it's frequently portrayed as this crazy, unbridled festival of rain-soaked, stoned hippies dancing in the mud, Woodstock was obviously much mo…
Woodstock was both a peaceful protest and a global celebration. - Richie Havens
Woodstock was both a peaceful protest and a global celebration.
Everything I want to do, and to accomplish, is on the other side of the universe. That's peace of mind, energy, freedom. And I'm making myself ready … - Richie Havens
Everything I want to do, and to accomplish, is on the other side of the universe. That's peace of mind, energy, freedom. And I'm making myself ready …
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