"For all his distinction as a visionary pop singer, Van Morrison can be a colossal asshole. At least that's one of the impressions you're left with after reading Van Morrison: Can You Feel the Silence, Clinton Helyin's meticulously researched account of Morrison's life and work. Silence is loaded with stories of the man's misdeeds -- hurling a wineglass at a friend, verbally trashing the members of one of his touring bands just before they took the stage, telling an audience member, 'If you don't like it, you can go f--- yourself!'..."
Sources
Rolling Stone, Oct. 2, 2003, p. 129, review of: Clinton Helyin, Van Morrison: Can You Feel the Silence
Content Warnings
Crude or Offensive Language
