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I’m into scales right now.

John Coltrane

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.
JOHN COLTRANE

Law Music Nature Source
The reason I play so many sounds, maybe it sounds angry, is because I’m trying so many things at one time, you see? I haven’t sorted them out. I have a whole bag of things that I’m trying to work through and get the one essential.
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Essential Myself Play Reason Sound Time Work
Change is inevitable in music – things change.
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Change Music
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
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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Bad Force Goodness Misery Reality Suffering True
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
Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.
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Direction Move Music Start
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
I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
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Interest Musician Thinking Truth
All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.
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Close Musician Source
Damn the rules, it’s the feeling that counts.
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Count Feeling Inspirational Rule
Whatever I’d say would be an understatement. I can only say my life was made much better by knowing him. He was one of the greatest people I’ve ever known, as a man, a friend, and a musician.
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Better Friendship Greatness Known Life Musician Myself
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
The first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes.
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Eyes Hear Music Myself Right
I think I know what it is but don’t ask me to play it.
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Known Myself Play Thinking
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’m into scales right now.

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