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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
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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Change Man Real Risk Strive
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 want to be the force which is truly for good.
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Force Goodness Myself True
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
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
One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.
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Oneself Positive Thinking Vibration
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 think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
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Interest Musician Thinking Truth
You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.
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Inspirational Music Passion Sincere Yourself
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
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
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
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

Believe Goodness Growth Man Myself
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
Sometimes I wish I could walk up to my music as if for the first time, as if I had never heard it before. Being so inescapably a part of it, I’ll never know what the listener gets, what the listener feels, and that’s too bad.
JOHN COLTRANE

Bad Escape Feeling Listening Music Myself Time Walk

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