13 Quotes & Sayings By Van Morrison

Van Morrison is an Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet. He is known for his distinctive voice, poetic lyrics, and jazz-influenced sound. Born in the midwestern United States, he moved to Northern Ireland at the age of twelve. He went on to develop an eclectic musical style that incorporates elements of folk, jazz, reggae, blues, and rock music Read more

His most famous albums are Astral Weeks ("Astral Weeks"), Moondance ("Moondance"), Street Fighting Man ("Street Fighting Man"), Veedon Fleece ("Veedon Fleece"), and "Stolen Moments".

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Music is spiritual. The music business is not. Van Morrison
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Hark, now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea, and feel the sky let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic... Van Morrison
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And I shall watch the ferry boats, and they'll get high, on a bluer ocean against tomorrow's sky. and i will never grow so old again, and i will walk and talk, in gardens all wet with rain... Van Morrison
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A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm famous. I'm not famous to me. Famous is a perception. Van Morrison
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I'd love to live in Ireland but I'd like to live as me, not what someone thinks I am. People don't understand - I lived there before I was famous. Van Morrison
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Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag. Van Morrison
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You can't stay the same. If you're a musician and a singer, you have to change, that's the way it works. Van Morrison
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I don't feel comfortable doing interviews. My profession is music, and writing songs. That's what I do. I like to do it, but I hate to talk about it. Van Morrison
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These days politics, religion, media seem to get all mixed up. Television became the new religion a long time back and the media has taken over. Van Morrison
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Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it. Van Morrison
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The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport. Van Morrison
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The future is keeping you out of the present time. Van Morrison