Legendary musician Bruce Cockburn on music, activism, and hope




Mongabay Newscast show

Summary: This week we welcome a living legend onto the program, musician Bruce Cockburn, who is well known for his outspoken support of environmental and humanitarian causes. His career has yielded 33 records, including his latest, Bone On Bone. This week, he will be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside another icon, Neil Young. We spoke with Cockburn about how he came to his ecological worldview, and why he wrote iconic songs like "If a Tree Falls" and "If I Had A Rocket Launcher."