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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.

John Coltrane

Change is inevitable in music – things change.
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Change Music
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
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
Sometimes I wish I could walk up to my music for the first time, as if I had never heard it before.
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Music Myself Time Walk
I want to be the force which is truly for good.
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Force Goodness Myself True
You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.
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Inspirational Music Passion Sincere Yourself
One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.
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Oneself Positive Thinking Vibration
The first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes.
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Eyes Hear Music Myself Right
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
Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.
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Direction Move Music Start
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
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
Invest yourself in everything you do. There’s fun in being serious.
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Fun Investment Serious
God breathes through us so completely, So gently we hardly feel it, yet it is our everything.
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Breathe Feeling Gentle God Ourselves
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
When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.
JOHN COLTRANE

Beginning Goodness People Possible See

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