Judith Marjorie "Judy" Collins
Born: 1 May 1939, Seattle, Washington
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- Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world. permalink
Judy Collins - Experience is] how life catches up with us and teaches us to love and forgive each other. permalink
Judy Collins - For many centuries, suicides were treated like criminals by the society. That is part of the terrible legacy that has come down into society's method of handling suicide recovery. Now we have to fight off the demons that have been hanging around suicide for centuries. permalink
Judy Collins - I always sang when I was little and my father, who was a great influence on me, also had a wonderful voice. He and my mother really encouraged me to sing and play the piano. They were always very supportive. permalink
Judy Collins - I am just glad that I can take the music to the people who want to hear it. I love my audiences. I am deeply indebted to them for giving me the chance to sing my concerts, make records, and do what I love. Whatever people call it, it is great to have a voice! permalink
Judy Collins - I am thrilled to have been able to put together this new album. I listened to everything I had recorded in the 24 years with Elektra, and then just took all the ones I am mad about. permalink
Judy Collins - I don't dream songs. I'm more apt to write dreams down and then to be able to interpret them into a song. I also tend to get up and write prose in the morning from which will come songs. permalink
Judy Collins - I don't know where my songs come from.... If I knew, I'd know too much, more than we are allowed on this plane. permalink
Judy Collins - I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Deep songs don't come from the surface; they come from the deep down. The poetry and the songs that you are suppose to write, I believe are in your heart. permalink
Judy Collins - I feel so very grateful to have the voice God gave me. It takes a lot of rest and training to sing, and I was lucky that I found a great teacher when I first moved to New York. permalink
Judy Collins - I had some wonderful dreaming meetings. I can't tell you specifically what they've been in the recent months. In the past they've been verbal kinds of messages that he needed to give me. Now they're more dreams of his presence. permalink
Judy Collins - I have always been grateful that I did not fall in love with Leonard [Cohen] in the way that I fell in love with his songs. permalink
Judy Collins - Sweet Judy Blue Eyes (2011) - I have friends who've tried suicide many times and haven't succeeded. I myself made an attempt, so I had a connection with that sort of group of people who have tried suicide at one time in their lives. permalink
Judy Collins - I have inspiration and feelings of being alive most every day I live. permalink
Judy Collins - I have tried, in all the ways I can, to make timeless music. permalink
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