My ambition when I started out was to play two or three gigs a week. And that's what I'm doing.

Quote by Van Morrison

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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...

The future is keeping you out of the present time.

The future is keeping you out of the present time.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

What you see is what you get.

What you see is what you get.

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...

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

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

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 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...

If you're a pop singer, you don't need to evolve. You just get a set...

If you're a pop singer, you don't need to evolve. You just get a set...

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....

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

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

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 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...

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...

When I started studying tenor saxophone as a kid in Belfast, I did so with...

When I started studying tenor saxophone as a kid in Belfast, I did so with...