It is the sixth record Morrison, 74, has released in just over three years, and his best since 1997’s The Healing Game. We are here to discuss his new album, Three Chords and the Truth. Before me, my favourite songwriter in the world, a man I have wanted to interview for two decades, holding a notepad. And so I sit, trapped between the mist and the managers. “Let’s see if I need to make some notes here,” Morrison says, picking up the pad and pencil that lie on the table between us. It is a peculiar setting for a conversation. In an unorthodox move, two members of his management team remain in the room, sitting awkwardly on the bed and making occasional interjections.
