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 COLTRANEI want to be the force which is truly for good.
More John Coltrane Quotes
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I 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.
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One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.
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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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When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.
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I’ve always felt that even though a man was not a Christian, he still has to know the truth some way or another. Or if he was a Christian, he could know the truth. The truth itself doesn’t have any name on it to me. And each man has to find this for himself, I think.
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I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
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Working with Monk is like falling down a dark elevator shaft.
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I want to be the force which is truly for good.
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My music is the spiritual expression of what I am: my faith, my knowledge, my being.
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Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.
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There are so many things to be considered in making music. The whole question of life itself… I know that I want to produce beautiful music, music that does things to people that they need.
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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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Sometimes I think I was making music through the wrong end of a magnifying glass.
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I think I know what it is but don’t ask me to play it.
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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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