Morrison decided to decamp to Boston with his new bride where there was a vibrant live music scene. He was prevented from recording because of his bum record deal, and he couldn’t get a gig in New York City because its music venues were afraid to book him in case of reprisals from the Mafia. The story goes that one night Morrison got in a drunken argument with De Noia, who smashed an acoustic guitar over his head. After the death of Berns, Morrrison’s contract with Bang Records was supervised by a mobster, Carmine De Noia. Second, Morrison had hardly earned a penny from the success of 'Brown Eyed Girl'. To avoid deportation, Morrison and Janet Planet were married by a judge in a Lower Manhattan court house in January 1968. Morrison was asked if he would serve in the military. The Vietnam War was raging at this stage. He was called into an immigration office. First, Bang Records hadn’t correctly filed the paperwork for his work permit. Berns died from a heart attack in December 1967.
Janet Planet joined Morrison when he landed in New York, but things started to go awry on the music front. Van put the £10 towards his plane fare going to New York to sign with Bert Berns.” "They had been pop stars for a time, with girls screaming at them, but they weren’t well rewarded. Them had gone through various line-ups and had collapsed around him, or he helped it collapse a bit of both I presume. I lent him a tenner, which he seized upon very enthusiastically. “I didn’t really know him, but this guy was so morose I had to do something for him. “I first met Van in the Coffee Kitchen off Molesworth St in Dublin,” says broadcaster and music personality BP Fallon. He promised to sort out Morrison’s immigration status. Berts summoned Morrison back to the United States, believing he could make him into a rock’n’roll version of Brendan Behan.
The song was a hit in the summer of 1967, by which time Morrison had returned to Northern Ireland because of visa issues. While in New York, Morrison recorded 'Brown Eyed Girl', which was written about his muse.
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