Quotes by Van Morrison

“From the dark end of the street -- To the bright side of the road -- Well be lovers once again on the -- Bright side of the road”

“We are eagles of one nest - the nest is in our soul.”

“California sunlight - sweet Calcutta rain - Honolulu starbright - the song remains the same.”

“When the road gets dark - And you can no longer see - Just let my love throw a spark - And have a little faith in me.”

“Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.”

“She came onto him like a slow movin cold front -- His beer was warmer than the look in her eyes.”

“Womanhood is a whole different thing from girlhood. Girlhood is a gift...Womanhood is a choice.”

“Is a dream a lie if it dont come true, or is it something worse?”

“Our earth is degenerate in these latter days; bribery and corruption are common; children no longer obey their parents; and the end of the world is evidently approaching.”

“I dont feel comfortable doing interviews. My profession is music, and writing songs. Thats what I do. I like to do it, but I hate to talk about it.”

Music is spiritual. The music business is not.

hark, now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea, and feel the sky let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic...

and I shall watch the ferry boats, and theyll get high, on a bluer ocean against tomorrows sky. and i will never grow so old again, and i will walk and talk, in gardens all wet with rain...

A famous person to themselves, they dont get up in the morning and think, Im famous. Im not famous to me. Famous is a perception.

Id love to live in Ireland but Id like to live as me, not what someone thinks I am. People dont understand - I lived there before I was famous.

Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.

You cant stay the same. If youre a musician and a singer, you have to change, thats the way it works.

I dont feel comfortable doing interviews. My profession is music, and writing songs. Thats what I do. I like to do it, but I hate to talk about it.

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.

Every performance is different. Thats the beauty of it.