American singer-songwriter (1940–2002).
Born May 19th, 1940 in Houston.
Died September 29th, 2002 at 62 years old in Springfield (pulmonary fibrosis).
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche