SUNSET, ONE MAN, ONE SONG—AND A PROMISE HE DIDN’T SAY OUT LOUD. After the divorce, John Denver didn’t chase the spotlight — he chased silence. He drove deep into the Colorado mountains, carrying only his guitar and a heart that still trembled. Locals say he waited until the wind stopped, then sang “And So It Goes” as the sun began to fall. It wasn’t for an audience — it was for himself, for the part of him that still believed music could heal. When the final note faded, he laughed softly — the kind of laugh that sounds like forgiveness. No one knows what he whispered before leaving, but some say it was a name. A name the mountain has kept ever since.
admin After his marriage fell apart, John Denver didn’t seek comfort in interviews or applause. He disappeared into the Colorado mountains — the same ones that had inspired so many of…