“It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in Americ...” — Van Morrison Quote

It was really strange for me when I started to play concerts in America where the audiences were all sitting down.

I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good.

For a long time, I couldn't actually deal with playing concerts; it was a totally alien concept to me, 'cause I was used to playing in clubs and dance halls.

If it's what you do and you can do it, then you do it.

I put out records to this day that are not necessarily in a sequence of anything. Some could be written a while back, some not. There is no set pattern.

We are pushing ahead as fast as we can for all audiences, whether for the business user, the child, or the digital music enthusiast.

The goal is to become the central hub of publishing, where we have all the written material - user-generated and professional. We want to be the place where people can publish instantly to their audiences... and to get there, it's just about doing things step by step.

Other than Caroline's in New York, I pretty much haven't done clubs. That was primarily because I always liked the people and audiences at theaters and bars better.

Stars are a part of our emotional psyche, but audiences should also support a good indie film which may not have a big star.