“I'd hear a tune in my head and the words would come. And then, very suddenly it just stopped. It seemed too stilted to try and learn how to write a song, to go to round robins and to learn things from other people on how to write a song. So I just stopped and did other things.” PeopleWritingTryingSongRoundsTunesRobins Author:Joan Baez
“"Diamonds & Rust" started off as another song. Then the words started to morph. When you write a song that deep, the words come from some place else. But when the songs stop coming, it would be so contrived to try and force it. Since then I've just been doing other people's music.” WritingTryingSongDiamond Author:Joan Baez
“Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try and give their best qualities to men - bring them softness, teach them how to cry.” MenGivingShouldTryingHardWomenQualityTeachFeminismCryMen And WomenCompetitionFeministWomens RightsMen WomenViolence Against WomenSoftnessTrying HardWomen RightsWomen RightWoman LeaderBetter Woman Author:Joan Baez
“I went to jail for 11 days for disturbing the peace; I was trying to disturb the war.” TryingWarJailDisturbingDisturbing Things Author:Joan Baez
