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 think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
More John Coltrane Quotes
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One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.
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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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All of the technique doesn’t matter only if the feeling is right.
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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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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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My music is the spiritual expression of what I am: my faith, my knowledge, my being.
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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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Don’t ever get so big or important that you can not hear and listen to every other person.
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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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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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When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.
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Damn the rules, it’s the feeling that counts.
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I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
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Change is inevitable in music – things change.
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