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Jazz is a word they use to sell our music, but to me that word does not exist.

John Coltrane

All of the technique doesn’t matter only if the feeling is right.
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Feeling Right Technique
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
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.
JOHN COLTRANE

Communication Emotional Feeling Necessary Reaction Thinking Understand
The first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes.
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Eyes Hear Music Myself Right
The real risk is not changing. I have to feel that I’m after something. If I make money, fine. But I’d rather be striving. It’s the striving, man, it’s that I want.
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Change Man Real Risk Strive
Damn the rules, it’s the feeling that counts.
JOHN COLTRANE

Count Feeling Inspirational Rule
All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.
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Close Musician Source
Jazz is a word they use to sell our music, but to me that word does not exist.
JOHN COLTRANE

Existence Music Ourselves Word
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
Don’t ever get so big or important that you can not hear and listen to every other person.
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Important Listening Person Yourself
I’m into scales right now.
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Music Myself Right Scale
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.
JOHN COLTRANE

Believe Goodness Growth Man Myself
Sometimes I think I was making music through the wrong end of a magnifying glass.
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End Music Myself Thinking Time Wrong
I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
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Interest Musician Thinking Truth
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

Jazz is a word they use to sell our music, but to me that word does not exist.

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