When I started you were more in touch with the people you were playing to. There wasn't the distance or the separation that there is now.

Quote by Van Morrison

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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...

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 don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

I don't think nostalgia has to be negative.

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'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...

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...

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

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...

The future is keeping you out of the present time.

The future is keeping you out of the present time.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

Hearing the blues changed my life.

Hearing the blues changed my life.

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

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

Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity...

Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity...

What you see is what you get.

What you see is what you get.

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 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....