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I'm very lucky, I'm happy with life because my experiences led me to do what I had to do. I don't have any regrets whatsoever.

Van Morrison

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Van Morrison
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 31
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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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Jazz was always cool. That was what I liked about jazz - it was always cool. Now I see the cats that were basically cool getting kind of uncool. So that ruins what I feel about jazz.
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I had my eyes closed in the dark, I sighed a million sighs, I told a million lies, to myself, to myself.
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I think we're going a bit too fast at the minute. The rate we're going is like we're going over the edge of the hill.
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I'll tell you what does impress me: the fact that a lot of the cats who were our idols are still out there doing it. That impresses me very much.
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At the end of the day, we should give thanks and pray, to the one, to the one.
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Don't want to discuss it, I think it's time for a change You may get disgusted, some think that I'm strange In that case I'll go underground, get some heavy rest Never have to worry, about what is worst and what is best.
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Common one, my illuminated one, oh my high in the art of suffering. Take a walk with me.
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