It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in America where the audiences were all sitting down.
Van MorrisonI do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good.
Van MorrisonThe fact I wasn't getting off made me realize that I really had to take a hard look at it and at the type of music that I played, which ranges from ballads to country type stuff to rock and rhythm 'n' blues. It takes in a wider spectrum.
Van Morrison[Touring] is not necessarily a priority. It's just a part of who I am as a performer. That's obviously why I'm doing it; why I'm in this business is part of me has to perform.
Van MorrisonI'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
Van MorrisonThat's what it is-it's jazz. It's just jazz. That's what the whole thing is about to me. It's about what's happening right now in this context. This conversation is jazz to a certain extent. It's improvisation. What appeals to me about music is the improvization. That's what I don't like about the media-they're not living it.
Van Morrison