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You have to understand a bit about the poetry of the blues to know where the references are coming from.
Van Morrison
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Van Morrison
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 31
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I don't feel comfortable doing interviews. My profession is music, and writing songs. That's what I do. I like to do it, but I hate to talk about it.
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