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Damn the rules, it’s the feeling that counts.

John Coltrane

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.
JOHN COLTRANE

Expression Goal Knowledge Life Live Music Myself Religious True
There is never any end, There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we’ve discovered in its pure state.
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Discover End Feeling Imagination Purify Sound State
I’m into scales right now.
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Music Myself Right Scale
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
You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.
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Inspirational Music Passion Sincere Yourself
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
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
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
All of the technique doesn’t matter only if the feeling is right.
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Feeling Right Technique
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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Music Myself Time Walk
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…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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Beginning Expression Goodness Knowledge Music People Possible Soul Spiritual Talk
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
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
One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.
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Oneself Positive Thinking Vibration
I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
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Interest Musician Thinking Truth

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