Singing is my profession - there is no plan B.
Interpretation
Embrace your passion with commitment, leaving no room for alternatives.
In this quote, Van Morrison emphasizes the importance of fully dedicating oneself to a chosen profession or passion, in this case, singing. By stating that there is 'no plan B,' he suggests that true success comes from unwavering commitment and belief in one's path, rather than having a backup plan that could undermine one's determination and focus.
In practice
A motivational speech for artists at a music festival.
Well, it's a marvelous night for a Moondance_x000D_ _x000D_ With the stars up above in your eyes..._x000D_ _x000D_ And I'm trying to please to the calling_x000D_ _x000D_ Of your heart-strings that they play soft and low_x000D_ _x000D_ And all the night's magic seems to whisper and hush_x000D_ _x000D_ And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush..._x000D_ _x000D_ One more Moondance with you in the moonlight_x000D_ _x000D_ On a magic night
I write songs. Then I record them. And later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job. Simple. I don't feel comfortable doing interviews. My profession is music, and writing songs. I like to do it, but I hate to talk about it...Music is spiritual. The music business is not. Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.
Music is spiritual. The music business is not.
Let go into the mystery_x000D_ Let yourself go_x000D_ You've got to open up your heart_x000D_ That's all I know_x000D_ Trust what I say and do what you're told_x000D_ Baby, and all your dirt will turn_x000D_ Into gold.
I'm very lucky, I'm happy with life because my experiences led me to do what I had to do. I don't have any regrets whatsoever.
I'd love to live in Ireland but I'd like to live as me, not what someone thinks I am. People don't understand - I lived there before I was famous.
People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years.
Just imagine how much you'd get done if you stopped actively sabotaging your own work.
Do what you LOVE to do, and do it so well that those who come to see you do it will bring others to watch you do it again and again and again.
One must dare to show what he wants. You have to go and ask for things rather than wait for them to happen.
If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.
It isn't where you came from, its where you're going that counts.
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