TIME Magazine Interviews: Van Morrison

May 17th, 2010 | by admin |

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The rock legend returns with a live version of the 1968 classic album ‘Astral Weeks.’ Van Morrison will now take your questions

Duration : 0:6:37


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  1. 25 Responses to “TIME Magazine Interviews: Van Morrison”

  2. By marcoabl123 on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    makes me wanna …
    makes me wanna think twice about beign famous myself… good interview

  3. By lyndat1 on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    we need more of van …
    we need more of van the man on youtube much to many take offs we want the real thing ? well i do !!!!!!!

  4. By 2ndclass on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    van’belfast acent …
    van’belfast acent is almost gone, he’s been living in L.A too long…

  5. By lowlypeasant on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    Christ.. the idea …
    Christ.. the idea Van getting screwed over by record companies almost makes me tear up. He doesn’t own his best masterpeice Astral Weeks?? Are you kidding me? So sad.

  6. By gtrrobster on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    @ …
    @nosnevetsnnaacceber
    Very interesting. I do not doubt that was your experience. Sorry to hear of it. What year was show? Van is a perfectionist to his art. I can’t imagine him going on stage & discrediting himself. May have been drunk, as Dylan has been known to do . Van always mumbles his lyrics – belting out notes like a sax. He is not known for forgetting his words….unless he was changing them as Dylan often does….Anyhow…Van is a true great. Sorry the show you saw sucked.

  7. By nosnevetsnnaacceber on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    @gtrrobster Van …
    @gtrrobster Van Morrison was a major disappointment,want we hear was no great hits concert. This was a demand your money back performance! unrehearsed,uncoordinated,disorganized. No beer policy that we were informed of only after we purchased the tickets. We needed a drink to sit thought an old man mumbling and forgetting his lyrics! I can do without the EGO

  8. By dayslikethis82 on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    @gtrrobster thanks …
    @gtrrobster thanks buddy!

  9. By gtrrobster on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    @dayslikethis82
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    @dayslikethis82
    Well said…indeed it is his choice. At least he is still performing. Leave the gu alone and let him do his thing.

  10. By gtrrobster on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    @ …
    @nosnevetsnnaacceber

    Not sure when you saw him……what was so bad about the show? Van hmself, the sound system?
    I have a bunch of live VM tapes from 70s-90s, and they all sound excellent. And we just saw him last week (MAy ‘10) And it was perfecto…just curious

  11. By 19Javier55 on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    “Astral Weeks” is …
    “Astral Weeks” is and will be one of the most legendary records in History, I don’t care if Van’s interiews are funny or not. Was Beethoven a friendly guy?

  12. By jogawhile on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    “Tell me why must I …
    “Tell me why must I always explain?”

  13. By mydogkanskidrums on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    @campb423 Eh? I …
    @campb423 Eh? I didn’t say anything about regrets

  14. By campb423 on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    @mydogkanskidrums ” …
    @mydogkanskidrums “Regrets? Yeah, if I would have known then what I know now, then I wouldn’t have wanted to be famous.”

  15. By GoblinGirl on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    This is the first …
    This is the first interview I’ve ever seen of Van, despite listening to his music for many years. He can be difficult, but I don’t find him to be an ass.

  16. By briteness on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    The music business …
    The music business is filled with vipers, and it seems he got bitten one too many times. Also, I normally have little sympathy for famous people who grouse about their fame; it is rarely something that comes to a person without being sought. In Van’s case, though, it is possible that he was just so talented that the music just had to come out of him, and people were going to respond. Then he got caught up in the industry machine. I don’t know. Thank God I’m not famous.

  17. By HufflepuffTheGreat on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    Such a poet. Van’s …
    Such a poet. Van’s the man, I wish more people in the world would think like he does.

  18. By 612franklin on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    How Can We Help?
    How Can We Help?

  19. By martcarey on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    @Philfa ,,,you are …
    @Philfa ,,,you are a yoni.If your opinion is so important keep it to yourself, tosser.

  20. By guitquick on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    So straight forward …
    So straight forward and honest -makes me respect him all the more

  21. By XxShivluvsUxX on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    prick or not, the …
    or not, the mans a legend and he will be a legend always in music

  22. By njeba on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    I remember the time …
    I remember the time he was on tour with Candy Dulfer that must have been mid 90s and even then everybody warned me to see his show because he was mean and always drunk on stage. So if you don’t want to spoil the experience of his great and genius music – keep away from his shows and don’t watch interviews. …

  23. By nosnevetsnnaacceber on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    saw Van in Houston …
    saw Van in Houston It was so bad we left after a hour.

  24. By lilbirdy25 on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    In other words, his …
    In other words, his fans that loved Brown Eyed Girl, didn’t have very good taste?

  25. By heart2hearter on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    He reminds me of my …
    He reminds me of my dad — a lot of “old man” attitudes, more in touch with his past than our present, like: “there’s nothing new, it’s all been done before.” Give the guy a break, ya know? He has given us a lot of wonderful music. I’d say, let that speak for him, the best way to know him, his true voice.

  26. By Philfa on May 17, 2010 | Reply

    I came here to call …
    I came here to call Van Morrison a cunt, but it seems everyone else has beaten me to it.

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