Sometimes I wish I could walk up to my music for the first time, as if I had never heard it before.
JOHN COLTRANEI 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.
More John Coltrane Quotes
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All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.
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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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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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You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.
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Jazz is a word they use to sell our music, but to me that word does not exist.
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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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Working with Monk is like falling down a dark elevator shaft.
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Don’t ever get so big or important that you can not hear and listen to every other person.
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I think I know what it is but don’t ask me to play it.
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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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One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.
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Invest yourself in everything you do. There’s fun in being serious.
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I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
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God breathes through us so completely, So gently we hardly feel it, yet it is our everything.
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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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