I always record far more than I can use. There's probably twice as much recorded as comes out.
Van MorrisonSkiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music with a beat.
Van MorrisonMy experiences with dope were not good for me. I had to go another route. Because in my experience, dope didn't give me those insights.
Van MorrisonI just wanted to have a look at my whole musical career, get right back to when I started and why I started doing it in the first place.
Van MorrisonThere's no difference between lyrics and poetry. Words are words. The only difference is the people who are in academic positions and call themselves poets and have an academic stance. They've got something to lose if they say it's all poetry; if there's not music to it, and you have to wear a certain kind of checkered shirt or something like that. It's all the same. Lyrics are lyrics, poetry is poetry, lyrics are poetry, and poetry is lyrics. They are interchangeable to me.
Van Morrison