I always record far more than I can use. There's probably twice as much recorded as comes out.

Quote by Van Morrison

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I don't feel comfortable doing interviews. My profession is music, and writing songs. That's what...

I don't feel comfortable doing interviews. My profession is music, and writing songs. That's what...

When I started you were more in touch with the people you were playing to....

When I started you were more in touch with the people you were playing to....

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

I'm very lucky, I'm happy with life because my experiences led me to do what...

I'm very lucky, I'm happy with life because my experiences led me to do what...

As a developing musician, skiffle became a platform for me to start playing music.

As a developing musician, skiffle became a platform for me to start playing music.

There's always got to be a struggle. What else is there? That's what life is...

There's always got to be a struggle. What else is there? That's what life is...

In order to win you must be prepared to lose sometime. And leave one or...

In order to win you must be prepared to lose sometime. And leave one or...

What you see is what you get.

What you see is what you get.

I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

From the dark end of the street -- To the bright side of the road...

From the dark end of the street -- To the bright side of the road...

Hearing the blues changed my life.

Hearing the blues changed my life.

Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it.

Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it.

You've got to separate the singer and the songs.

You've got to separate the singer and the songs.

I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm...

I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm...

I never bought the commercial thing, at any stage of the game.

I never bought the commercial thing, at any stage of the game.

I went back to Belfast and started a club, the Maritime. No one had thought...

I went back to Belfast and started a club, the Maritime. No one had thought...

A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm...

A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm...

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

If you're a pop singer, you don't need to evolve. You just get a set...

If you're a pop singer, you don't need to evolve. You just get a set...

There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.

There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.