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Lisnaholic · 03-04-2015, 09:22 AM

Although he looks more like a used-car salesman than an ascetic, Van Morrison has often talked about how his songs have a meditative, spiritual purpose; they are all attempts to reach a higher plane, he says.

Maybe this is a good example of how he does it:-
i) write some great lyrics
ii) sing them in a skittering blur as if they´re inconsequential
iii) zoom in on one phrase and use it like a mantra
iv) let your backing musicians shine, not in egotistical soloing, but in delicate contributions to the beauty of the whole

03-04-2015, 09:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Although he looks more like a used-car salesman than an ascetic, Van Morrison has often talked about how his songs have a meditative, spiritual purpose; they are all attempts to reach a higher plane, he says. Maybe this is a good example of how he does it:- i) write some great lyrics ii) sing them in a skittering blur as if they´re inconsequential iii) zoom in on one phrase and use it like a mantra iv) let your backing musicians shine, not in egotistical soloing, but in delicate contributions to the beauty of the whole __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953 Last edited by Lisnaholic; 03-04-2015 at 09:32 AM.