--- title: "17 Knows Quotes By Van Morrison" description: "17 Knows quotes by Van Morrison. Plus more from Van Morrison and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bf/van-morrison-1192_astral_i-didn-t-know-what-some-of-the-stuff-on_108923.jpg" --- > [I didn't know what some of the stuff on Astral Weeks was about until years later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/i-didn-t-know-what-some-of-the-stuff-on-astral-weeks-was-about-until/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bf/van-morrison-1192_astral_i-didn-t-know-what-some-of-the-stuff-on_108923.jpg) > [I have seen without perceiving I have been another man Let me pierce the realm of glamour So I know just what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/i-have-seen-without-perceiving-i-have-been-another-man-let-me-pierce/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/van-morrison-1192_another-man_i-have-seen-without-perceiving-i-have-be_2196598.jpg) > [Sometimes, when the spirit moves me I can do many wondrous things I wanna know when the spirit moves you Did ye…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/sometimes-when-the-spirit-moves-me-i-can-do-many-wondrous-things-i/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/van-morrison-1192_can-do_sometimes-when-the-spirit-moves-me-i-can_236740.jpg) > [You have to understand a bit about the poetry of the blues to know where the references are coming from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/you-have-to-understand-a-bit-about-the-poetry-of-the-blues-to-know/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/208/van-morrison-1192_bits_you-have-to-understand-a-bit-about-the-p_1945495.jpg) > [Enlightenment, don't know what it is. It's up to you, the way you think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/enlightenment-don-t-know-what-it-is-it-s-up-to-you-the-way-you-think/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b9/van-morrison-1192_buddhism_enlightenment-don-t-know-what-it-is-it-s_513992.jpg) > [You know what they're writing about Baby you know what they're writing about It's a thing called love down through the ages…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/you-know-what-they-re-writing-about-baby-you-know-what-they-re/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d1/van-morrison-1192_age_you-know-what-they-re-writing-about-baby_1162705.jpg) > [I've always listened to jazz or folk or blues. I was always listening to the prophets. I don't really go for...I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/i-ve-always-listened-to-jazz-or-folk-or-blues-i-was-always-listening/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00e/van-morrison-1192_folks_i-ve-always-listened-to-jazz-or-folk-or_76055.jpg) > [Let go into the Mystery, let yourself go. You've got to open up your heart, that's all I know. Trust what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/let-go-into-the-mystery-let-yourself-go-you-ve-got-to-open-up-your/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/van-morrison-1192_baby_let-go-into-the-mystery-let-yourself-go_592503.jpg) > [Ambition will take you And ride you too far and Conservatism bring you to boredom once more Sit down by the river…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/ambition-will-take-you-and-ride-you-too-far-and-conservatism-bring/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cd/van-morrison-1192_ambition_ambition-will-take-you-and-ride-you-too_1597645.jpg) > [Sometimes you do know where the ideas are coming from and sometimes you don't. You might get a song coming through that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/sometimes-you-do-know-where-the-ideas-are-coming-from-and-sometimes/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c97/van-morrison-1192_ideas_sometimes-you-do-know-where-the-ideas-ar_119887.jpg) > [ \[Rock 'n' roll\] is still a primitive form and there's no way you can get away from that. It's one of the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/rock-n-roll-is-still-a-primitive-form-and-there-s-no-way-you-can-get/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e4/van-morrison-1192_art_rock-n-roll-is-still-a-primitive-form-an_465023.jpg) > [In deep confusion, in great despair, when I reach out for him, he is there. When I am lonely as I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/in-deep-confusion-in-great-despair-when-i-reach-out-for-him-he-is/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/van-morrison-1192_confusion_in-deep-confusion-in-great-despair-when_946468.jpg) > [There's no man alive who has any answers. We all know that. It's like the guru trip. All a guru can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/there-s-no-man-alive-who-has-any-answers-we-all-know-that-it-s-like/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/van-morrison-1192_about-yourself_there-s-no-man-alive-who-has-any-answers_156570.jpg) > [ \[Rock 'n' roll\] music started out with some cat banging a log with a couple of pieces of stick. He sent a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/rock-n-roll-music-started-out-with-some-cat-banging-a-log-with-a/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c18/van-morrison-1192_banging_rock-n-roll-music-started-out-with-some_3120452.jpg) > [You have to remember that writing those sorta songs is not reality, it's more like trance, dream, y'know, like dreamwork. The mythical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/you-have-to-remember-that-writing-those-sorta-songs-is-not-reality-it/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29d/van-morrison-1192_creating_you-have-to-remember-that-writing-those_1160312.jpg) > [I realized I was growing up or something like that. You have responsibilities...you've got to think about getting your act together. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/i-realized-i-was-growing-up-or-something-like-that-you-have/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d10/van-morrison-1192_dangerous_i-realized-i-was-growing-up-or-something_2410266.jpg) > [Your street, rich street or poor Used to always be sure, on your street There's a place in your heart you know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/your-street-rich-street-or-poor-used-to-always-be-sure-on-your-street/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/van-morrison-1192_castles_your-street-rich-street-or-poor-used-to_2433166.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## More by Van Morrison > [The fog of illusion, the fog of confusion is hanging all over the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/the-fog-of-illusion-the-fog-of-confusion-is-hanging-all-over-the-world/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [Somebody's going to hear a song that will key in a nerve or something in their experience that represents their own vision. And the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/somebody-s-going-to-hear-a-song-that-will-key-in-a-nerve-or-something/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [I realized that what I was looking for was doing collaborations with other people - people who can play a ballad, rock, jazz. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/i-realized-that-what-i-was-looking-for-was-doing-collaborations-with/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [It will make you feel good, and it will make you feel whole, when the spirit moves you and it fills you through and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/it-will-make-you-feel-good-and-it-will-make-you-feel-whole-when-the/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [ I'd much prefer to hear somebody like Ed Thigpen \[drummer with New York session group Stuff, and featured on innumerable hits\] take a solo.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/i-d-much-prefer-to-hear-somebody-like-ed-thigpen-drummer-with-new/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [I've always listened to jazz or folk or blues. I was always listening to the prophets. I don't really go for...I don't know how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/i-ve-always-listened-to-jazz-or-folk-or-blues-i-was-always-listening/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [My experiences with dope were not good for me. I had to go another route. Because in my experience, dope didn't give me those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/my-experiences-with-dope-were-not-good-for-me-i-had-to-go-another/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [You learn to read the audiences after a while, and there are all different kinds of gigs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/you-learn-to-read-the-audiences-after-a-while-and-there-are-all/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [You gotta fight every day to keep mediocrity at bay...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/you-gotta-fight-every-day-to-keep-mediocrity-at-bay/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [I didn't know what some of the stuff on Astral Weeks was about until years later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/i-didn-t-know-what-some-of-the-stuff-on-astral-weeks-was-about-until/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [Sometimes you do know where the ideas are coming from and sometimes you don't. You might get a song coming through that you just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/sometimes-you-do-know-where-the-ideas-are-coming-from-and-sometimes/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [At the end of the day, we should give thanks and pray, to the one, to the one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/at-the-end-of-the-day-we-should-give-thanks-and-pray-to-the-one-to/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [Have I told you lately that I love you, have I told you lately there's no one above you. Fill my heart with gladness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/have-i-told-you-lately-that-i-love-you-have-i-told-you-lately-there-s/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [I also like to do physical things. I like swimming a lot. I like traveling. Not touring traveling but just plain traveling. I also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/i-also-like-to-do-physical-things-i-like-swimming-a-lot-i-like/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) > [There's no man alive who has any answers. We all know that. It's like the guru trip. All a guru can do is direct…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/there-s-no-man-alive-who-has-any-answers-we-all-know-that-it-s-like/) [Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/van-morrison/#itemlist", "name": "17 Knows Quotes By Van Morrison", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I didn't know what some of the stuff on Astral Weeks was about until years later.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Van Morrison" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/i-didn-t-know-what-some-of-the-stuff-on-astral-weeks-was-about-until/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bf/van-morrison-1192_astral_i-didn-t-know-what-some-of-the-stuff-on_108923.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bf/van-morrison-1192_astral_i-didn-t-know-what-some-of-the-stuff-on_108923.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bf/van-morrison-1192_astral_i-didn-t-know-what-some-of-the-stuff-on_108923.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I didn't know what some of the stuff on Astral Weeks was about until years later.” — Van Morrison", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have seen without perceiving I have been another man Let me pierce the realm of glamour So I know just what I am.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Van Morrison" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/i-have-seen-without-perceiving-i-have-been-another-man-let-me-pierce/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/van-morrison-1192_another-man_i-have-seen-without-perceiving-i-have-be_2196598.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/van-morrison-1192_another-man_i-have-seen-without-perceiving-i-have-be_2196598.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/van-morrison-1192_another-man_i-have-seen-without-perceiving-i-have-be_2196598.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have seen without perceiving I have been another man Let me pierce the realm of glamour So I know just…” — Van Morrison", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes, when the spirit moves me I can do many wondrous things I wanna know when the spirit moves you Did ye get healed?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Van Morrison" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/sometimes-when-the-spirit-moves-me-i-can-do-many-wondrous-things-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/van-morrison-1192_can-do_sometimes-when-the-spirit-moves-me-i-can_236740.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/van-morrison-1192_can-do_sometimes-when-the-spirit-moves-me-i-can_236740.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/van-morrison-1192_can-do_sometimes-when-the-spirit-moves-me-i-can_236740.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes, when the spirit moves me I can do many wondrous things I wanna know when the spirit moves you Did…” — Van Morrison", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You have to understand a bit about the poetry of the blues to know where the references are coming from.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Van Morrison" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/you-have-to-understand-a-bit-about-the-poetry-of-the-blues-to-know/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/208/van-morrison-1192_bits_you-have-to-understand-a-bit-about-the-p_1945495.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/208/van-morrison-1192_bits_you-have-to-understand-a-bit-about-the-p_1945495.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/208/van-morrison-1192_bits_you-have-to-understand-a-bit-about-the-p_1945495.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You have to understand a bit about the poetry of the blues to know where the references are coming from.” — Van Morrison", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Enlightenment, don't know what it is. 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