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

Quote by Van Morrison

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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've never felt like I was born with a silver spoon at all, although I've...

I've never felt like I was born with a silver spoon at all, although I've...

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...

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.

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...

I write songs. Then, I record them. And, later, maybe I perform them on stage....

I write songs. Then, I record them. And, later, maybe I perform them on stage....

I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over...

I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over...

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...

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...

I understood jazz, I understood how it worked. That's what I apply to everything.

I understood jazz, I understood how it worked. That's what I apply to everything.

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...

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 educated myself. To me, school was boring.

I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

Music is spiritual. The music business is not.

Music is spiritual. The music business is not.

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 just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

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...

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.

Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has...

Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has...

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.