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 COLTRANEI’d like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words. I want to speak to their souls.
JOHN COLTRANEConsidering 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.
JOHN COLTRANEThe first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes.
JOHN COLTRANEI 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.
JOHN COLTRANEGod breathes through us so completely, So gently we hardly feel it, yet it is our everything.
JOHN COLTRANEI’m into scales right now.
JOHN COLTRANEWorking with Monk is like falling down a dark elevator shaft.
JOHN COLTRANEI think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
JOHN COLTRANEThe 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.
JOHN COLTRANEI think I know what it is but don’t ask me to play it.
JOHN COLTRANEAll a musician can do is to get closer to the source.
JOHN COLTRANEI want to be the force which is truly for good.
JOHN COLTRANEWhen you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.
JOHN COLTRANEDon’t ever get so big or important that you can not hear and listen to every other person.
JOHN COLTRANEMy music is the spiritual expression of what I am: my faith, my knowledge, my being.
JOHN COLTRANEI think music is an instrument. It can create the initial thought patterns that can change the thinking of people.
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