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.

I believe I inherited my sense of music from my father. My father was an ear piano player; he could just hear something and play it.

I really sing songs that move me. I'm not in show business. I'm in the communications business. That's what it's for me.

Richie Havens Quotes