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I never, ever said that I was a nice guy.

Van Morrison

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Van Morrison
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 31
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I've got love in my life, as well as trouble and strife.
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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.
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I shall drive my chariot down your street and cry hey it's me.
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Way across the country where the hillside mountains glide, the dynamo of your smile caressed the barefoot virgin child.
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Love of the simple is all that I need, I've no time for schism or lovers of greed.
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I just can't stand jazz/rock. I think it's the worst thing that's come down the river yet.
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[Being alcoholic] you're either too high or you're too low. I mean, I was always looking for the bell to ring. I was always waiting for that bell.
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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 educated myself. To me, school was boring.
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