我喜歡John Denver 非僅因為他的歌聲純淨，他熱愛自然，喜歡飛行。

更因為他成立並投入援助飢餓兒童的~The Hunger Project 。

每次聽到他為援助世界飢民的主題曲： I Want to Live 時，總是非常感動。

以下連結是他講述創作此曲的心境，現場雖不如唱片錄製時音效的完美，

但是真誠的敘述，令人動容。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_llKly2V70

~John Denver sings "I Want To Live" in this clip airing 8/18/91. John Denver and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus were the guest performers on this episode of Evening at Pops, a weekly series on PBS. John Williams conducted the Boston Pops for this live performance in Boston's Symphony Hall.

Background: In 1977, Denver co-founded The Hunger Project with Werner Erhard and Robert W. Fuller. He served for many years, and supported the organization until his death. John was also appointed by President Jimmy Carter to serve on the President's Commission on World Hunger, writing the song "I Want to Live" as its theme song.