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One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.

John Coltrane

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
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 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
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
One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.
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Oneself Positive Thinking Vibration
I think I know what it is but don’t ask me to play it.
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Known Myself Play Thinking
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 think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
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Interest Musician Thinking Truth
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
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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Bad Force Goodness Misery Reality Suffering True
All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.
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Close Musician Source
Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.
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Direction Move Music Start
Change is inevitable in music – things change.
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Change Music
The first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes.
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Eyes Hear Music Myself Right
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
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

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