Van Morrison has been around since music was first created it seems and he's still creating compelling albums that are artistically fresh and commercially viable. At 59, his latest release Magic Time is a fluid work genre hopping between light rock, soul, jazz, blues and just about anything else he can conjure up. Rolling Stone caught up with the icon to find out what where this eclectic collection came from, what it was like to work with legends Ray Charles & Solomon Burke and what he thinks about George Bush having him on his iPod.

Read the full article at Rolling Stone and check back soon for a full review of Morrison's latest Magic Time.