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''Van Morrison: Too Late to Stop Now'' is a biography of musician Van Morrison, written by Steve Turner. It was first published in 1993 in the United States by Penguin Group, and in Great Britain by Bloomsbury Publishing. Turner first met Van Morrison in 1985; he interviewed approximately 40 people that knew the subject in his research for the biography. Van Morrison did not think positively of the biography, and multiple newspapers reported he attempted to purchase all of the book's 25,000 copies.〔〔〔 He sent a letter to the author asserting the 40 individuals interviewed for the book were not his friends, and accused Turner of "peddling distortions and inaccuracies about me personally".〔〔 The biography takes a pictorial format, and includes many photographs of Van Morrison and scenes relating to his life, including close-up shots and contact prints. Turner discusses Van Morrison's youth in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and how early experiences shaped his perceptions. Flautist John Payne was interviewed for the book, and comments on his work with Van Morrison on the album ''Astral Weeks''. Turner discusses Van Morrison's reluctance to be interviewed or engage with the public, and includes quotes from the musician about this desire for privacy. The author discusses Van Morrison's efforts to seek out creativity, and his exploration of spirituality. The book concludes with an assessment of Van Morrison's experiences with religion. The book was selected as "Editor's Choice" in the ''Sunday Age''.〔 ''Publishers Weekly'' ==Research and publication== Prior to his work on the biography, Steve Turner had previously written a book about the music group U2, titled ''U2: Rattle & Hum'', and Eric Clapton, titled ''Conversations With Eric Clapton''. Turner first met Van Morrison in 1985, while writing a book on religion's place in rock music. Turner characterised himself as someone who is "drawn to artists bothered by spiritual issues". In his research for the book, the author interviewed approximately 40 people that knew Van Morrison.〔 Turner spoke with Van Morrison, and they discussed the musician's views on philosophy.〔 Some of the photographs included in the book were obtained by Turner from a guitarist with Van Morrison's band Them.〔 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."〔 Steve Turner appeared on a panel of experts in the 2008 documentary ''Van Morrison: Under Review 1964–1974''.〔 Along with Turner was Johnny Rogan, author of the biographies ''Van Morrison: A Portrait of the Artist'' (1984) and ''Van Morrison: No Surrender'' (2005). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Van Morrison: Too Late to Stop Now」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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