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I’d like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words. I want to speak to their souls.

John Coltrane

I think I know what it is but don’t ask me to play it.
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Known Myself Play Thinking
I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
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Interest Musician Thinking Truth
Jazz is a word they use to sell our music, but to me that word does not exist.
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Existence Music Ourselves Word
My goal is to live the truly religious life, and express it in my music. If you live it, when you play there’s no problem because the music is part of the whole thing. To be a musician is really something. It goes very, very deep. My music is the spiritual expression of what I am – my faith, my knowledge, my being.
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Expression Goal Knowledge Life Live Music Myself Religious True
I think I was first awakened to musical exploration by Dizzy Gillespie and Bird. It was through their work that I began to learn about musical structures and the more theoretical aspects of music.
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Aspect Awake Learning Music Myself Thinking
I want to be the force which is truly for good.
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Force Goodness Myself True
My music is the spiritual expression of what I am: my faith, my knowledge, my being.
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Existence Faith Knowledge Music Myself Spiritual
I’d like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words. I want to speak to their souls.
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Divine Language Musical Myself People Point Soul Talk
God breathes through us so completely, So gently we hardly feel it, yet it is our everything.
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Breathe Feeling Gentle God Ourselves
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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Communication Emotional Feeling Necessary Reaction Thinking Understand
When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.
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Beginning Goodness People Possible See
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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Help Horn Play Time Yourself
The main thing a musician would like to do is to give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe.
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Himself Listening Musician Picture Universe
I’m into scales right now.
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Music Myself Right Scale
I think music is an instrument. It can create the initial thought patterns that can change the thinking of people.
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Instrument Music Myself Pattern People Thinking
Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.
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Direction Move Music Start

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