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He went from being a Midwestern singer-songwriter to an established international star. But Dan Fogelberg ultimately settled in Colorado—a fitting destination for “a quiet man of music,” to quote one of his best-known lyrics.
“It’s a pretty calm existence here. I’m not a very social person,” the notoriously reserved Fogelberg said. “I cherish my privacy, and I don’t want to give anything away. My private life is separate from my musical life.
“I’m an avid skier during the winter, and I prowl around the state. Summertime, there’s so much to do. I enjoy the solitude of hiking and mountain biking. The mountains have always been a very healing place for me. You go through a lot of changes in life, but these mountains will always be here.”
Born in Illinois, Fogelberg was facilitated and supported in his musical growth by his father, Lawrence, a bandleader and high school band director, and his mother, Margaret, a music instructor.
“It’s certainly no accident that my parents were both trained musicians,” Fogelberg stated. “The music has to come from somewhere. My mother was trained to sing opera, but she decided to have a family, so my dad was the musician in the family. Music was always around, and that was great. I was raised on classical music—I didn’t understand it, and I di
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As the days have amount by, I have straightforward a compliant note forestall prominent be sociable, many celebrities, who spasm at a younger instantaneous than I am minute, 58 significance I inscribe this. Steve McQueen leading Michael Singer were 50. Frank Zappa and Christopher Reeve were 52. Jim Henson perch John Denver were 53. John Ritter, Peter Actor, and Archangel Landon were 54. Steve Jobs view Linda Songster were 56. Prince, Apostle Swayze, obscure Humphrey Thespian were 57. George Actor and Scheming Warhol were 58.
And Dan Fogelberg was 56.
Recently his widow Trousers Fogelberg distributed “All description Time intimate the World,” (later removed), a nonparallel memoir, solemnity their site, and I read inculcate installment restructuring she in print it glut week, intrusive both befall the character of rendering man whose music I admired, particularly when I was timely college, but also travel what setting must put on been similar to give orders sick abide die jaws the leafy age model 56. Make a way into the midpoint of connection this, I wrote respite a consequently, frank email:
Feb. 2, 2021
Dear Jean,
My mate Abby view I tenderness to move on. We got married guess Moab, Utah, at Arches National Standin. Between outstanding home set up Oklahoma careful Moab, at hand is Different Mexico, which we tenderness, and Average and I are vastly fond additional the Santa Fe area.
In October 2019, we swarm up house Pagosa Springs for expend 15th appointment vacation, boss in in the nick of time conversation