Two years ago he published his last studio album, Keep it simple (Keep it simple) and that is precisely what Northern Ireland has made since then, It has reduced considerably the number of live performances.
Versatile musician with mastery of the guitar, harmonica, piano and saxophone, and songwriter as versioned as Gloria , George Ivan Morrison entered the Hall of Fame Rock in 1993 and is still considered one of the most influential artists in contemporary music.
only child of parents who love music-it, an electrician, avid record collector, she works in a factory and amateur singer, "Morrison has acknowledged that the albums of jazz, country and blues that were in his house awakened interest music, which he could not leave when at age 12 gave him his first guitar.
still went to school when he formed his first band, The Sputniks, with 16 years playing in bars in Belfast with The Monarchs, recorded his first LP in 1964 and a year later emigrated to the U.S. to act opening for the iconic The Doors.
After the success with Gloria in 1964, subject recorded as leader of the band Them "and subsequently be versioned by artists like Patti Smith or AC / DC, Van Morrison experienced one of the most creative periods of his career.
Them and the dissolution of his marriage to actress Janet Planet, who had her first child, urged him to settle in the country considered the cradle of the country.
Part of the years in the U.S. were spent in the town of Woodstock, where contact with the hippie culture influence in what is considered his best work, Moondance (1970), an album steeped in the love of nature and joie de vivre. I would
Van Morrison His Band and the Street Choir , Tupelo Honey , It's too late to stop now , which was his first live album, and A Period of Transition , which took him on tour throughout the U.S.. Van Morrison
finally returned to the UK in 1977. That was when he joined the Church of Scientology and began to carve out his reputation for surly, tyrant with his musicians and averse to any kind of interviews and promotional work.
excellent full run-ins with the public for incidents involving mobile phone use during performances where the artist, who fought a long battle with alcoholism when he was young, has banned the consumption of alcohol to "not be distracted" when someone goes to order a drink.
late last year announced a hacker through Web Page Morrison had gone back to being a father at age 64, denied news that the musician continues to confirm that married Michelle Morrison, who has two children.
Now, in the domain www.vanmorrison.com only read a short message that Internet users are informed that this page is the only one giving official information of the artist.
The 24th of October at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Morrison will return to practice before the British public in a year that has hardly been seen on stage in the UK.
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