 The book notes the artist 's reluctance to be interviewed or engage with the public , and quotes him as saying : " It 's very hard for me to relate to people asking questions that are not only boring but don 't have anything to do with my life ... It 's a waste of time on my part because it drains me from doing what I really want to do , which is just to play music . " Van Morrison describes his perceived musical role : " I just feel I 'm doing the job . My job is to play music and deliver the show ... It 's more emotional for the audience ... what they sort of think you are . " He states that one of his motivations is " ideally to induce states of meditation and ecstasy , as well as to make people think " . 
 The book <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>notes</mark></a> the artist <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>reluctance to be interviewed or engage with the public , and <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>quotes</mark></a> him as saying : " It 's very hard for me to relate to people asking questions <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>are</mark></a>not only boring but don 't <a href='got' title='6'><mark>have</mark></a> anything to do with my life ... It 's a waste of time on my part because it <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>drains</mark></a> me from doing what I really want to do , which is just to play music . " Van Morrison <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>describes</mark></a> his perceived musical role : " I just feel I 'm doing the job . My job is to play music and deliver the show ... It 's more emotional for the audience ... what they sort of think you are . " He <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>states</mark></a> that one of his motivations is " ideally to induce states of meditation and ecstasy , as well as to make people think " . 
The book note the artist  reluctance to be interviewed or engage witt the public , and quote him as saying : " It 's very hard for me to relate to people asking questions not only borin but don 't got anything to do with my life ... It 's a waste of time on my part bc it drain me from doing what I really want to do , which is just to play music . " Van Morrison describe his perceived musical role : " I jus feel I 'm doin the job . My job is to play music and deliver the show ... It 's more emotional for the audience ... wht they sort of think you are . " He state dat one of his motivations is " ideally to induce states of meditation and ecstasy , as well as to make people think " .