Donovan : (5)

" On the outskirts of the desert in Yemen, there was a cafe with a jukebox that had ‘Sunshine Superman’ on it. I loved that. " - Donovan

" I didn’t realise that I was so accomplished on the guitar until someone said to me, ‘How do you do that?’ That someone was John Lennon. He asked me to teach him my technique. " - Donovan

" In my time, we didn’t know songs could last. All we ever thought of was next Tuesday. You never imagined a future. " - Donovan

" Coming from art school, I had a great sense of style – as did The Beatles and the Stones – and I enjoyed projecting that. Image, attitude, great music and great lyrics – that was the ’60s. " - Donovan

" My dad would always ask, ‘How’s the money?’ but I was never interested. Millions came and went, stolen by the robbers in the music industry. But as someone said, ‘You’ll never be poor as long as you can pick up a guitar.’ " - Donovan