Van Morrison — British Musician born on August 31, 1945,

Sir George Ivan Morrison, Jr., OBE is a Northern Irish singer, songwriter and musician. He has received six Grammy Awards, the 1994 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, and has been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2015 he was knighted for his musical achievements and his services to tourism and charitable causes in Northern Ireland... (wikipedia)

I learnt from Armstrong on the early recordings that you never sang a song the same way twice.
I've never felt like I was born with a silver spoon at all, although I've felt like howling at the moon a lot of times!
My thinking musically has always been more advanced - it is difficult to get it down onto paper sometimes, even now.
There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.
Singing is my profession - there is no plan B.