Van Morrison Quotes
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[Rock 'n' roll] music started out with some cat banging a log with a couple of pieces of stick. He sent a message across a river and although the cat on the other side receiving the message didn't know the exact words, he did understand basically something about what was being communicated.
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Then it evolved into more of a ballad style singer/songwriter thing. And there was a conflict in trying to merge the two styles with the same band behind me. 'Cause the musicians that I would need to do ballad-oriented tunes would require musicians who were more into jazz.
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You have to understand a bit about the poetry of the blues to know where the references are coming from.
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Laying underneath the stars Can be so much fun Especially when you're feeling good When you're with the one you love.
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I like to see people reaching back for the roots and for the reason why. Not intellectually, but just for the gut feeling of what it's all about.
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You can put out an album and it could be totally out of the window as far as what you want to do performance-wise.