In the media, a reviewer has his personal vision but it's passed along to a million readers or whatever. He might think that this particular song sounds like Jo Blow. Or like a Bo Diddley record that he heard six years ago. But the artist who made the record may never have even heard the Bo Diddley song. We all respond differently.
Van MorrisonEven today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity to just have a jam, skiffle is what I love to play.
Van MorrisonI wanted to find out why I wasn't getting off on what I was doing and try and make some sense out of the evolution of it.
Van MorrisonDefinitely Muddy Waters has been a prime influence for anybody who's ever done anything rock 'n' roll.
Van MorrisonThere aren't any labels - all jazz means is improvization and you can never play a tune the same way twice. So jazz spills over into everything.
Van Morrison