 According to The Sunday People , " though critics said it was an affectionate tribute about a nice man . Van went on to urge fans not to buy it . " According to The Boston Globe , Van Morrison " disdained the book " . In an interview with The Boston Globe , Turner commented on this : " He considers anything that reveals details of family background or anything like that an invasion of his privacy . He doesn 't believe in biographies , and I do . " When the biography came out in hardcover , Van Morrison sent Turner 36 statements from the book that he called " lies , gross exaggerations and innuendo " . Van Morrison told Turner that none of the 40 individuals the author had interviewed for the biography were currently friends of his . The letter from Van Morrison to Turner concluded with : " I am very sorry that you feel you are entitled to earn a living by peddling distortions and inaccuracies about me personally . " In his reply letter to Van Morrison , Turner wrote : " You may not think you are ' difficult ' or ' introvert ' but other people do and have the right to express their opinions . " The Sunday Times reported that " Allegedly , Van 's management even considered buying up all 25 @,@ 000 copies of the book to pulp them , " and this was also reported in The Independent . The Evening Times wrote that Van Morrison " reportedly tried to buy all the copies of a biography by Steve Turner . " Representatives for Van Morrison did not confirm whether he attempted to purchase the 25 @,@ 000 copies of the biography , and confirmed that " representatives of the singer discussed various possibilities " . Van Morrison 's manager , Chris O 'Donnell , said of the musician : " He is not happy about books , period . He is an artist and stands up for himself – he doesn 't want his private life raked over . " 
 According to The Sunday People , " though critics said it was an affectionate tribute about a nice man . Van went on to urge fans not to buy it . " According to The Boston Globe , Van Morrison " disdained the book " . In an interview with The Boston Globe , Turner commented on this : " He <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>considers</mark></a> anything <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>reveals</mark></a> details of family background or anything like that an invasion of his privacy . He <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>doesn</mark></a> 't believe in biographies , and I do . " When the biography came out in hardcover , Van Morrison sent Turner 36 statements from the book <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>that</mark></a>he called " lies , gross exaggerations and innuendo " . Van Morrison told Turner that <a href='negative_concord' title='6'><mark>none</mark></a> of the 40 individuals the author <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>had</mark></a> interviewed for the biography <a href='negative_concord' title='8'><mark>were</mark></a> currently <a href='negative_concord' title='9'><mark>friends</mark></a> of his . The letter from Van Morrison to Turner concluded with : " I am very sorry that you feel you are entitled to earn a living by peddling distortions and inaccuracies about me personally . " In his reply letter to Van Morrison , Turner wrote : " You may not think you are ' difficult ' or ' introvert ' but other people do and <a href='got' title='10'><mark>have</mark></a> the right to express their opinions . " The Sunday Times reported that " Allegedly , Van <a href='null_genetive' title='11'><mark>'s</mark></a>management even considered buying up all 25 @,@ 000 copies of the book to pulp them , " and this was also reported in The Independent . The Evening Times wrote that Van Morrison " reportedly tried to buy all the copies of a biography by Steve Turner . " Representatives for Van Morrison did not confirm whether he attempted to purchase the 25 @,@ 000 copies of the biography , and confirmed that " representatives of the singer discussed various possibilities " . Van Morrison <a href='null_genetive' title='12'><mark>'s</mark></a>manager , Chris O 'Donnell , said of the musician : " He <a href='negative_concord' title='13'><mark>is</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='14'><mark>not</mark></a>happy about books , period . He <a href='drop_aux' title='15'><mark>is</mark></a>an artist and <a href='uninflect' title='16'><mark>stands</mark></a> up for himself – he <a href='uninflect' title='17'><mark>doesn</mark></a> 't want his private life raked over . " 
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