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

Quote by Van Morrison

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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'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...

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...

Hearing the blues changed my life.

Hearing the blues changed my life.

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.

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

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

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.

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

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 think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there...

I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there...

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...

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...

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...

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 is the folk music of the machine age

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age

Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny

Jazz is not dead - it just smells funny

Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after...

Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after...