Van Morrison

Van Morrison

9 quotes

Van Morrison (b. 1945), a Northern Irish musician, is celebrated for words that continue to challenge and inspire. Whether reflecting on Famous or Music, Van Morrison brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Our collection holds 13 quotes from Van Morrison, each offering a different angle on Famous, Music, Religion, Politics, and Morning. A favorite of many readers: "Music is spiritual. The music business is not."

“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.”

— Van Morrison

Famous

All Quotes by Van Morrison

“You can't stay the same. If you're a musician and a singer, you have to change, that's the way it works.”

— Van Morrison

Change

“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

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.”

— Van Morrison

Famous

“Music is spiritual. The music business is not.”

— Van Morrison

Business

“Every performance is different. That's the beauty of it.”

— Van Morrison

Beauty

“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.”

— Van Morrison

Politics

“The future is keeping you out of the present time.”

— Van Morrison

Future

“The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport.”

— Van Morrison

Imagination

“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.”

— Van Morrison

Famous