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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

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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Feeling Future Greatness Heritage Myself Optimist Reason Work
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
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 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
Damn the rules, it’s the feeling that counts.
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Count Feeling Inspirational Rule
Change is inevitable in music – things change.
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Change Music
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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Law Music Nature Source
One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.
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Oneself Positive Thinking Vibration
Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.
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Direction Move Music Start
Invest yourself in everything you do. There’s fun in being serious.
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Fun Investment Serious
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
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
I think I know what it is but don’t ask me to play it.
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Known Myself Play Thinking
All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.
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Close Musician Source
I believe that men are here to grow themselves into the best good that they can be – at least, this is what I want to do.
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Believe Goodness Growth Man Myself
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’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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