And he found himself penniless, living in a fleabag hotel in New York City as his first solo single, “Brown Eyed Girl,” was reaching the top of the charts. He was unhappy with how his career was being packaged. Morrison discovered he had unwittingly signed away ownership of his music. But his relationship with his first record company quickly soured. to devote himself to a career as a solo artist.
In 1967, Van Morrison relocated from Ireland to the U.
