This Much I Know: Donovan, musician

The 'Sunshine Superman' hitmaker speaks about life on the road and lessons learned

Donovan

I never set out to be an entertainer. My mission was to bring the ‘Bohemian Manifesto’ to the world. By that I mean a search for inner freedom. I was born to it. It was a calling.

I grew up in Glasgow and it wasn’t until I moved away and got some perspective that I realised just how bohemian and theatrical my family was. Both my grannies were Irish. My father always reminded me that I was from working-class roots, but also from one of the most highly educated places on earth. The industrial revolution began in Glasgow.