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There was a conflict - the actual putting together of the reality of the situation didn't seem to gel. I'd been doing kind of a slow ballad type of thing on records, but when it came to performing, I felt I was limiting myself.

Van Morrison

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Van Morrison
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 31
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