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God breathes through us so completely, So gently we hardly feel it, yet it is our everything.

John Coltrane

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
I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
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Interest Musician Thinking Truth
One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.
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Oneself Positive Thinking Vibration
I want to be the force which is truly for good.
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Force Goodness Myself True
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 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
All of the technique doesn’t matter only if the feeling is right.
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Feeling Right Technique
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
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
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
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
God breathes through us so completely, So gently we hardly feel it, yet it is our everything.
JOHN COLTRANE

Breathe Feeling Gentle God Ourselves
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
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
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

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