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

Quote by Van Morrison

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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.

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 don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

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 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...

Music is spiritual. The music business is not.

Music is spiritual. The music business is not.

Hearing the blues changed my life.

Hearing the blues changed my life.

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....

The future is keeping you out of the present time.

The future is keeping you out of the present time.

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...

Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity...

Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity...

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...

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

You take stuff from different places, and sometimes you stick a line in because it...

You take stuff from different places, and sometimes you stick a line in because it...

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...

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.

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...

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...