8 Quotes & Sayings By John Denver

John William Denver was born in Rosita, Colorado on December 31, 1943. He learned to play the guitar at age ten and started writing songs at age 14. By age 18, Denver was performing at local dances and honky-tonks. At 19, he made his first recordings Read more

He established a name for himself as a singer of popular ballads throughout the 1960s and 1970s, beginning with "Take Me Home, Country Roads", which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974. He became one of the most popular performers on "The Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville, Tennessee. By the early 1980s, however, Denver's popularity began to wane due to personal problems he experienced following his divorce from his second wife, actress Shirley MacLaine.

Upon his return to the public eye in 1987 after a five-year absence from recording studios, Denver released two albums that failed to sell an equal amount of copies as his 1970s releases.

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Thank you for this precious day, These gifts you give to me, My heart so full of love for you, Sings praise for all I see, Oh, sing, for every mother's love, For every childhood tear, Oh, sing, for all the stars above, The peace beyond all fear John Denver
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Peace is a conscious choice. John Denver
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There's a man who is my brother, I just don't know his name, But I know his home and family, Because I know we feel the same, And it hurts me when he's hungry, Or when his children cry, I too am a father, That little one is mine It's about time we begin it, To turn the world around, It's about time we start to make it, The dream we've always known, It's about time we start to live it, The family of man, It's about time, It's about changes, And it's about time, It's about you and me together, And it's about time . John Denver
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All bags are pack ready to go i am standing here outside your door i hate to wake you up to say goodbyedawn is braking its early mornthe taxi waiting he blowing his hornalready i am so lonesome i could dieso kiss me and smile for me tell me that you'll wait for me and hold me like you never let me gocause leaving on a jet plane don't know when ill be back again oh babe i hate to go there so many let you down so many time i played around i tell you know that don't mean a thing every plase i go i'll think of you every song i sing i'll sing for you. John Denver
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Perhaps love is like a resting place, a shelter from the storm. It exists to give you comfort, it is there to keep you warm, and in those times of trouble when you are most alone, the memory of love will bring you home. John Denver
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The gift is you. John Denver
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My purpose in performing is to communicate the joy I experience in living. John Denver