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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 to go, joyfully and willingly. I think I'm ready to be everybody's friend, and to do anything for anybody. It's heavy.
— Richie Havens
Tags: mind, freedom, peace, myself

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Woodstock was both a peaceful protest and a global celebration.
— Richie Havens
Tags: celebration, global, peaceful, protest
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.
— Richie Havens
Tags: doing, late, go, me
Live Aid was a baby Woodstock, a child of Woodstock, which I call Globalstock.
— Richie Havens
Tags: which, child, baby, live
Music is the major form of communication. It's the commonest vibration, the people's news broadcast, especially for kids.
— Richie Havens
Tags: news, people, communication, music
I started out by myself, but it eventually turned into a trio by the mid-'60s - a conga drum and another guitarist. And that's been mostly what I've worked with most of the time.
— Richie Havens
Tags: out, most, time, myself
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