Born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. on New Year's Eve 1943 in Roswell, New Mexico, he grew up as the son of a U.S. Air Force pilot—which meant constantly being uprooted from one city to the next. John was the perpetual new kid, never quite staying around long enough to figure out where he fit in.
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What followed was nothing short of extraordinary. He wrote "Leaving on a Jet Plane" for Peter, Paul and Mary, became the top-selling recording artist in America from 1969 through 1975, and released some of the most iconic music of the decade. Classic John Denver songs—including "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Annie's Song," "Sunshine on My Shoulders" and "Rocky Mountain High"—became the soundtrack of a generation.
But behind his sweet smile and wire-rimmed-glasses was a man who battled depression, divorce and a very public career decline. Through it all, he never stopped believing the light would return—and that's why John Denver is today's quote of the day; a ray of sunshine for anyone who feels stuck in the dark.
Quote of the Day by John Denver
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In just 15 words, Denver delivers one of the most reassuring promises ever spoken. He doesn't tell you things are always going to be perfect. He doesn't tell you how to fix it, fight it, or find the silver lining. Instead, he tells you to simply find the strength to survive it—because one day, the storm will end, a rainbow will come and things will be so much better. The sunshine will always find its way back into your life.
Denver knew the down better than most. By the early 1980s, musical trends had shifted toward arena rock and new wave—think Journey, The Police and Van Halen. Suddenly, Denver's sentimental sound was considered passé. Then, his marriage to Annie Martell—the inspiration behind "Annie's Song," which he famously wrote in just 10 minutes on a Colorado ski lift—ended in 1982. After his divorce, he struggled publicly with alcohol. And in 1985, came perhaps the most devastating career moment of them all: He was rejected from "We Are the World" because some industry insiders felt his image would hurt the song's credibility as a pop-rock anthem. "It broke my heart not to be included," he wrote in Take Me Home.
And Denver lived his words—he didn't disappear. Instead, he poured himself into environmental activism, founding the Windstar Foundation to promote sustainable living long before it was popular. Rather than simply being one artist on a song, he co-founded The Hunger Project to combat global hunger and it still exists today, long after his death. He also took the stage as one of the original performers at the inaugural Farm Aid in 1985—helping acts like Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan raise over $9 million for America's family farmers.
He even testified before Congress alongside Frank Zappa and Dee Snider to speak out against music censorship. He continued to write, record and tour internationally—even when his American audience had moved on.
In 1996, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. One year later, he released The Best of John Denver, signaling his American comeback was officially underway. But tragically, that comeback would be cut short on October 12, 1997, when he died in a plane crash in Monterey Bay, California, at just 53 years old.
The storm was real. But so was the sunshine. And Denver's life is the proof that if you can just hold on and live with purpose, the light will always find its way back.
More Quotes by John Denver
"I'm aware that I have this underlying purpose of wanting people to know, in the midst of this incredibly insane world, with all of the terrors and problems, that life is worth living.""I've always liked to think that we put ourselves in the circumstances in life that will support us moving through to wherever it is our spirit is going.""At times I've got a really big ego. But I'll tell you the best thing about me. I'm some guy's dad; I'm some little gal's dad.""Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit.""My faith will proclaim it is so—we are never alone.""Perhaps love is like a resting place, a shelter from the storm. It exists to give you comfort, it is there to keep you warm, and in those times of trouble when you are most alone, the memory of love will bring you home."Related: Next Up:
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