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I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.

John Coltrane

Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.
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Direction Move Music Start
Invest yourself in everything you do. There’s fun in being serious.
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Fun Investment Serious
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 want to be the force which is truly for good.
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Force Goodness Myself True
Jazz is a word they use to sell our music, but to me that word does not exist.
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Existence Music Ourselves Word
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
You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.
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Inspirational Music Passion Sincere Yourself
I think I know what it is but don’t ask me to play it.
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Known Myself Play Thinking
Change is inevitable in music – things change.
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Change Music
One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.
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Oneself Positive Thinking Vibration
The real risk is not changing. I have to feel that I’m after something. If I make money, fine. But I’d rather be striving. It’s the striving, man, it’s that I want.
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Change Man Real Risk Strive
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
The first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes.
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Eyes Hear Music Myself Right
Don’t ever get so big or important that you can not hear and listen to every other person.
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Important Listening Person Yourself
My music is the spiritual expression of what I am: my faith, my knowledge, my being.
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Existence Faith Knowledge Music Myself Spiritual
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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Help Horn Play Time Yourself

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