I never paid attention to what was contemporary or what was commercial, it didn't mean anything to me.

Quote by Van Morrison

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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...

It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in America where...

It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in America where...

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...

Hearing the blues changed my life.

Hearing the blues changed my life.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

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...

What you see is what you get.

What you see is what you get.

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...

You can't stay the same. If you're a musician and a singer, you have to...

You can't stay the same. If you're a musician and a singer, you have to...

Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music...

Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music...

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

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

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....

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...

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...

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...

The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At...

The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At...

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 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.

If it's what you do and you can do it, then you do it.

If it's what you do and you can do it, then you do it.