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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What you see is what you get.

What you see is what you get.

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...

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

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 educated myself. To me, school was boring.

I educated myself. To me, school was boring.

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 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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

Music is spiritual. The music business is not.

Music is spiritual. The music business is not.

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...

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'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm...

I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm...

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 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...

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...