What I like is natural music. It's like I was born with a gift to do something naturally, which I have no choice but to followup on.
Van MorrisonWhen I first started drinking, everybody was doing it. That was before they discovered marijuana and all that. It was the late 50s, early 60s - it was the beginnings of the rock 'n' roll era. The main drink was like wine. And even that was a romantic throwback to something.
Van MorrisonIf the spirit comes through in a Madame George type of song, that's what the spirit says. You have very little to do with it. You're like an instrument for what's coming through.
Van MorrisonIf you're a pop singer, you don't need to evolve. You just get a set together, have some hit songs and play them over and over.
Van Morrison