“The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport.”
Imagination
“Music is spiritual. The music business is not.”
BusinessAll Quotes by Van Morrison
“These days politics, religion, media seem to get all mixed up. Television became the new religion a long time back and the media has taken over.”
Politics“Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.”
Famous“You can't stay the same. If you're a musician and a singer, you have to change, that's the way it works.”
Change“Music is spiritual. The music business is not.”
Business“A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm famous. I'm not famous to me. Famous is a perception.”
Famous“I'd love to live in Ireland but I'd like to live as me, not what someone thinks I am. People don't understand - I lived there before I was famous.”
Famous“The future is keeping you out of the present time.”
Future“Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it.”
Beauty