I think I know what it is but don’t ask me to play it.
JOHN COLTRANEJazz is a word they use to sell our music, but to me that word does not exist.
More John Coltrane Quotes
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The first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes.
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Any time you play your horn, it helps you. If you get down, you can help yourself even in a rock ‘n’ roll band.
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I want to be a force for real good. In other words, I know there are bad forces. You know, I know that there are forces out here that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good.
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Sometimes I wish I could walk up to my music for the first time, as if I had never heard it before.
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All of the technique doesn’t matter only if the feeling is right.
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I never even thought about whether or not they understand what I’m doing, the emotional reaction is all that matters as long as there’s some feeling of communication, it isn’t necessary that it be understood.
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One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.
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Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.
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Invest yourself in everything you do. There’s fun in being serious.
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I think music is an instrument. It can create the initial thought patterns that can change the thinking of people.
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Considering the great heritage in music that we have – the work of the giants of the past, the present, and the promise of those who are to come – I feel that we have every reason to face the future optimistically.
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All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is in communion with the natural laws.
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My music is the spiritual expression of what I am: my faith, my knowledge, my being.
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My music is the spiritual expression of what I am — my faith, my knowledge, my being…When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people, to help humanity free itself from its hangups…I want to speak to their souls.
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Change is inevitable in music – things change.
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