Van the Man wanted to be Van the Vet

It’s hard to believe, but moody musician Van Morrison wanted to be a vet before he was bitten by the music bug.

The Days Like These hitmaker had no idea as a young man that he was going to be a singer and musician.

In fact, it wasn’t until he saw the legendary American musician Humphrey Lyttleton playing on the back of a truck in Belfast that he realised his true calling.