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Change is inevitable in music – things change.

John Coltrane

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
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.
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Discover End Feeling Imagination Purify Sound State
Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.
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Direction Move Music Start
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
Invest yourself in everything you do. There’s fun in being serious.
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Fun Investment Serious
My music is the spiritual expression of what I am — my faith, my knowledge, my being…When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people, to help humanity free itself from its hangups…I want to speak to their souls.
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Beginning Expression Goodness Knowledge Music People Possible Soul Spiritual Talk
You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.
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Inspirational Music Passion Sincere Yourself
The first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes.
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Eyes Hear Music Myself Right
One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.
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Oneself Positive Thinking Vibration
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
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
All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.
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Close Musician Source
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
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 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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Essential Myself Play Reason Sound Time Work
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
Change is inevitable in music – things change.
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Change Music
I think music is an instrument. It can create the initial thought patterns that can change the thinking of people.
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Instrument Music Myself Pattern People Thinking
I’m into scales right now.
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Music Myself Right Scale
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
I think I know what it is but don’t ask me to play it.
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Known Myself Play Thinking
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
There are so many things to be considered in making music. The whole question of life itself… I know that I want to produce beautiful music, music that does things to people that they need.
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Beautiful Life Music Myself Need People Question
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
Working with Monk is like falling down a dark elevator shaft.
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Darkness Elevator Monk Work
Damn the rules, it’s the feeling that counts.
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Count Feeling Inspirational Rule
I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
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Interest Musician Thinking Truth

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