Van Morrison Quotes

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Van Morrison

Profession : Musician

Birth : August 31, 1945

I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good.

Van Morrison

Hearing the blues changed my life.

Van Morrison

Even 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 Morrison

As a developing musician, skiffle became a platform for me to start playing music.

Van Morrison

I just need somewhere to dump all my negativity.

Van Morrison

For a long time, I couldn't actually deal with playing concerts; it was a totally alien concept to me, 'cause I was used to playing in clubs and dance halls.

Van Morrison

My thinking musically has always been more advanced - it is difficult to get it down onto paper sometimes, even now.

Van Morrison

I put out records to this day that are not necessarily in a sequence of anything. Some could be written a while back, some not. There is no set pattern.

Van Morrison

My records do not require a lot of thought of 'What is this?' and 'What is that?' That would be too contrived for me.

Van Morrison

I am about the arrangements and the layers of depth in the music.

Van Morrison

I think when you get past your second album, it all becomes something of a routine. So you have to struggle against that, find a way of making what you do sound fresh and new each time.

Van Morrison

A lot of people who were writing when I came through originally as a singer-songwriter have disappeared.

Van Morrison