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

Quote by Van Morrison

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I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

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...

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....

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....

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...

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.

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...

Baby, if you'll let me, here's what I'll do I'll take care of you.

Baby, if you'll let me, here's what I'll do I'll take care of you.

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

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

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

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

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

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

Were it not for hope the heart would break

Were it not for hope the heart would break

Whether a person feels positive or not is kind of a comment on their personality...

Whether a person feels positive or not is kind of a comment on their personality...

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

It is the woman who chooses the man who will choose her.

It is the woman who chooses the man who will choose her.