Author Profile
Van Morrison
1945 • British • Musician
53
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Collected Meditations
Showing 53 quotesI 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
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 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 thinking musically has always been more advanced - it is difficult to get it down onto paper sometimes, even now.— 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
You learn to read the audiences after a while, and there are all different kinds of gigs.— Van Morrison
I don't feel comfortable doing interviews. My profession is music, and writing songs. That's what I do. I like to do it, but I hate to talk about it.— Van Morrison
Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.— Van Morrison
I write songs. Then, I record them. And, later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job. Simple.— 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
I always record far more than I can use. There's probably twice as much recorded as comes out.— Van Morrison