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 COLTRANEMy 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.
More John Coltrane Quotes
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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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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 want to be a force for real good. In other words, I know there are bad forces. You know, I know that there are forces out here that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good.
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One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.
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I want to be the force which is truly for good.
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Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.
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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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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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Don’t ever get so big or important that you can not hear and listen to every other person.
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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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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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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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Jazz is a word they use to sell our music, but to me that word does not exist.
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Sometimes I think I was making music through the wrong end of a magnifying glass.
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You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.
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