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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.

John Coltrane

Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.
JOHN COLTRANE

Direction Move Music Start
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
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
All of the technique doesn’t matter only if the feeling is right.
JOHN COLTRANE

Feeling Right Technique
One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.
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Oneself Positive Thinking Vibration
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
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.
JOHN COLTRANE

Better Friendship Greatness Known Life Musician Myself
Invest yourself in everything you do. There’s fun in being serious.
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Fun Investment Serious
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.
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Law Music Nature Source
Working with Monk is like falling down a dark elevator shaft.
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Darkness Elevator Monk Work
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 COLTRANE

Divine Language Musical Myself People Point Soul Talk
There is never any end, There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we’ve discovered in its pure state.
JOHN COLTRANE

Discover End Feeling Imagination Purify Sound State
Jazz is a word they use to sell our music, but to me that word does not exist.
JOHN COLTRANE

Existence Music Ourselves Word
You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.
JOHN COLTRANE

Inspirational Music Passion Sincere Yourself
My goal is to live the truly religious life, and express it in my music. If you live it, when you play there’s no problem because the music is part of the whole thing. To be a musician is really something. It goes very, very deep. My music is the spiritual expression of what I am – my faith, my knowledge, my being.
JOHN COLTRANE

Expression Goal Knowledge Life Live Music Myself Religious True
I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
JOHN COLTRANE

Interest Musician Thinking Truth

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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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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