When I started studying tenor saxophone as a kid in Belfast, I did so with a guy named George Cassidy, who was also a big inspiration. Van Morrison More Quotes by Van Morrison More Quotes From Van Morrison I had my eyes closed in the dark, I sighed a million sighs, I told a million lies, to myself, to myself. Van Morrison eye philosophy lying If you live the life you love, you get the blessing from above. Van Morrison live-life blessing love-you Someone once described me as a maverick and that's what I would say. I'm a maverick not by choice but by conviction. Van Morrison maverick conviction choices Love of the simple is all that I need, I've no time for schism or lovers of greed. Van Morrison greed simple philosophy Laying underneath the stars Can be so much fun Especially when you're feeling good When you're with the one you love. Van Morrison feel-good stars fun Memories, how they linger in the twilight and in the wee small hours sometimes just before dawn. Van Morrison sadness twilight memories There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles. Van Morrison situation black-and-white lows The wild night is calling. Van Morrison wild-nights calling night I didn't know what some of the stuff on Astral Weeks was about until years later. Van Morrison week stuff years There's always got to be a struggle. What else is there? That's what life is made of. I don't know anything else. If there is, tell me about it. Van Morrison struggle life-is made Men come, men go, all things remain in God. Van Morrison religious men religion Spiritual hunger and spiritual thirst But you got to change it On the inside first To be satisfied Van Morrison hunger spiritual firsts I'm a working man in my prime cleaning windows. Van Morrison cleaning work men You come into my dreams from a whisper to a scream. Van Morrison scream dream compliment No guru, no method, no teacher, just you and I and nature, and the father in the garden. Van Morrison education teacher father There's always stress involved in any genre or art form, there's always going to be a struggle. If there's no struggle, you wouldn't do anything. What are you going do? Retire? Van Morrison stress struggle art Don't lose the wonder in your eyes Van Morrison magic eye time You can call it nostalgia, I don't mind Standing on that windswept hillside Listening to the church bells chime Listen to the church bells chime In that magic time. Van Morrison church-bells magic time It's all complete instinct and intuition, and that's extremely difficult to teach. Van Morrison difficult instinct intuition Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea They thought great thoughts about liberty Poets wrote down words that did fit Writers wrote books Thinkers thought about it. Van Morrison stars men book
