Music
30 Aug 16

Van the Man at 71

This time last year, Van Morrison was lining up for an intimate concert on the tree-lined streets of Cypress Avenue in Belfast to celebrate his 70th birthday. This year, the soul sorcerer is preparing to release his 36th studio album.

The appropriately titled Keep Me Singing shows that Van Morrison has no intention of slowing down his musical output. Ahead of his birthday tomorrow, we look back through our archives at some classic interviews with the music legend.

Back in March, 2000, Van Morrison charted the course of his early music career with Niall Stokes and spoke about the inspiration behind his seminal album, Astral Weeks. You can read the full interview here

This interview, held back in 2003, sees Van Morrison talk about What’s Wrong With the Picture?, his first record on the legendary jazz label, Blue Note.

Keep Me Singing is due for release on the 30th of September. You can listen to the first single from the album here: