“ 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
“ Hark, now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea, and feel the sky let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic... Van Morrison
“ The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport. 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
“ And I shall watch the ferry boats, and they'll get high, on a bluer ocean against tomorrow's sky. and i will never grow so old again, and i will walk and talk, in gardens all wet with rain... Van Morrison
“ 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
“ 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
“ 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
“ 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
