I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.

Quote by Van Morrison

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I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

These days politics, religion, media seem to get all mixed up. Television became the new...

These days politics, religion, media seem to get all mixed up. Television became the new...

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 educated myself. To me, school was boring.

I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

When I started you were more in touch with the people you were playing to....

When I started you were more in touch with the people you were playing to....

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'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...

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...

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...

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

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...

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...

Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it.

Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it.

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.

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...