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I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.

John Coltrane

I’d like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words. I want to speak to their souls.
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Divine Language Musical Myself People Point Soul Talk
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’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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Feeling Known Man Myself Name Thinking Truth
I think I know what it is but don’t ask me to play it.
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Known Myself Play Thinking
Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.
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Direction Move Music Start
Working with Monk is like falling down a dark elevator shaft.
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Darkness Elevator Monk Work
All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.
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Close Musician Source
Change is inevitable in music – things change.
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Change Music
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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Aspect Awake Learning Music Myself Thinking
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
I want to be the force which is truly for good.
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Force Goodness Myself True
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
Invest yourself in everything you do. There’s fun in being serious.
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Fun Investment Serious
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
When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.
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Beginning Goodness People Possible See
Considering the great heritage in music that we have – the work of the giants of the past, the present, and the promise of those who are to come – I feel that we have every reason to face the future optimistically.
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Feeling Future Greatness Heritage Myself Optimist Reason Work

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