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.
JOHN COLTRANEThere 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.
More John Coltrane Quotes
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Working with Monk is like falling down a dark elevator shaft.
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All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.
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Damn the rules, it’s the feeling that counts.
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I think I know what it is but don’t ask me to play it.
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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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You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.
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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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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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When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.
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I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.
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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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I want to be the force which is truly for good.
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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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The first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes.
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All of the technique doesn’t matter only if the feeling is right.
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