I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

Quote by Van Morrison

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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.

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

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

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

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.

I'd love to live in Ireland but I'd like to live as me, not what...

I'd love to live in Ireland but I'd like to live as me, not what...

The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.

The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.

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

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

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

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

Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete...

Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete...

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...

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.

I learnt from Armstrong on the early recordings that you never sang a song the...

I learnt from Armstrong on the early recordings that you never sang a song the...

When I started studying tenor saxophone as a kid in Belfast, I did so with...

When I started studying tenor saxophone as a kid in Belfast, I did so with...

My ambition when I started out was to play two or three gigs a week....

My ambition when I started out was to play two or three gigs a week....

What you see is what you get.

What you see is what you get.

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...