There's always got to be a struggle. What else is there? That's what life is made of. I don't know anything else. If there is, tell me about it.

Quote by Van Morrison

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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...

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

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...

I'd love to live in Ireland but I'd like to live as me, not what...

I'd love to live in Ireland but I'd like to live as me, not what...

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.

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...

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

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

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

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.

What you see is what you get.

What you see is what you get.

The future is keeping you out of the present time.

The future is keeping you out of the present time.

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...

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...

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...

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'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...

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

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.

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....