Tom Dunne: Van Morrison turns 80 — and gives us the gift of Remembering Now
Van Morrison performing at Live at the Marquee. Picture: Chani Anderson
Van Morrison turns 80 at the end of this month. His reputation is such that should a birthday invite fall this way I’d be quite likely to politely decline. His is a fearsome reputation. However, if he was performing at that party, I’d go. The man is a bona fide genius. End Of. Grumpy or not.
He is such a prolific genius that fans can experience him in completely different ways. One might hold up and declare him a poetic genius. Another might hold up and declare him a blue-eyed soul visionary, or a album and declare him a blues legend.
