I wear my shadows where they're harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I'm traveling toward light.
Bruce CockburnThe people who have impressed me most - and the closest I've come to having heroes - are the people who have devoted their lives to making things better for others. These are people whose names you never hear, people who work for Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam, and other humanitarian groups. They're just out there in the world, doing stuff.
Bruce CockburnMale female slave or free; peaceful or disorderly; maybe you and he will not agree; but you need him to show you new ways to see.
Bruce CockburnI always write the lyrics first. There are one or two exceptions over the years, but that's pretty much the way it's been. The process of applying music to words is a bit like scoring a film. You've got imagery.
Bruce Cockburn