I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp...… — Eric Clapton Copy Share Image
“Most of these university types are total phonies. They’re scared to death somebody’s gonna find out they don’t know something. They all… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Now listen for your song. Everybody’s got a song. When I used to chase the Trane— John Coltrane that is— he used… — David Mutti Clark Copy Share Image
My aunt Ruth Brown was a jazz musician. I got hooked on it at a young age, understanding what John Coltrane was… — Rakim Copy Share Image
As much as I think John Coltrane belongs on the list, I think without Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, both of whom… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
My own musical background is based in the blues, and in classical composition. I grew up listening to Muddy Waters, John Coltrane,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I'm influenced by Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelly, Roland Kirk, John Coltrane, B.B. King, and then by bluegrass. But when I was 16,… — Dickey Betts Copy Share Image
When you're 8 years old, and you've become subconsciously familiar with the layout and design of Black Sparrow books, and you know… — Patrick deWitt Copy Share Image
When you're playing the part of a saxophone or a trumpet player, both of which I have done, it would be nice… — Stephen Rea Copy Share Image
I'm aware of Yusef Lateef and Sun Ra and John Coltrane. My music cup runneth over. I try to encourage people: don't… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
“Most of these university types are total phonies. They’re scared to death somebody’s gonna find they don’t know something. They all read… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I'm not a star. I'll never be a Frank Sinatra or Elvis Presley or a Ray Charles. I'm just an imitator, man.… — Jaco Pastorius Copy Share Image
Speaking for myself I have influenced with lots of John Coltrane, Van Morrison, Joanna Newsom, Mississippi Records compilations, Simon & Garfunkel, Duncan… — Robin Pecknold Copy Share Image
“Most of these student types are total frauds. They’re scared to death somebody’s gonna find out they don’t know something. They all… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I am the flying saucer man from another world trapped on yours until they come to rescue me. One day the saucer… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I had no clue of Hollywood until I became a teenager. Then I got a fake ID in Tijuana and discovered Shelly's… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
I think John Coltrane is one of the great American heroes, like Abraham Lincoln and Emily Dickinson. — Simon Van Booy Copy Share Image
It's easy to mock a man who has founded a religion based on John Coltrane, who considers 'A Love Supreme,' whatever its… — Tucker Carlson Copy Share Image
When I have to compete with John Coltrane and Miles Davis and Louie Armstrong on iTunes, which I'm doing now, that's a… — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
I've been listening to a lot of John Coltrane. I don't know if that would or wouldn't surprise anybody. I go through… — Robin Pecknold Copy Share Image
Style to me is incidental. The British are very adept at creating it for its own sake, but the best style is… — Tom Verlaine Copy Share Image
Dilla was a John Coltrane-type dude. He was always on a higher level. He inspired my music to become looser and more… — Madlib Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is that nobody understands what John Coltrane is doing except John Coltrane. And maybe not even him.… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
A respectable-sized audience hasn't really been able to follow developments in jazz since the free jazz movement in the '60s. Some of… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
I think the important thing to understand first and foremost about Michael Jackson is that he was the international emblem of the… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
I was born in the Bay Area because my dad was a semi-professional photographer and poet who was really into John Coltrane.… — W. Kamau Bell Copy Share Image
I was joked by a lot of older musicians because I was playing saxophone over trap beats or future bounce beats, and… — Masego Copy Share Image
[John Coltrane] liked my qualities as a person and that's the reason why he let me play with him. It wasn't what… — Pharoah Sanders Copy Share Image
I was raised on jazz. My father, from the time I was born, used to get up early on Saturdays and Sundays… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
When I started rhyming, my favorite rhythms were from John Coltrane and some of the things he did on sax. And certain… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to John Coltrane and jazz, so they were subtle influences. I sometimes think about doing some kind of… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
I love jazz. So to me, there are two main types of jazz. There's dancing jazz, and then there's listening jazz. Listening… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
All my big heroes are literary, writers. I'd love to meet Jimmy Hendrix or John Coltrane, but I'd much rather meet Thomas… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
This is a tradition of resistance to the term that's as old as the term itself, especially because that term has been… — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
You know, John Coltrane has been sort of a god to me. Seems like, in a way, he didn't get the inspiration… — Wes Montgomery Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a musician who has achieved perfection and can't develop any further. But I compose my pieces with a… — Thelonious Monk Copy Share Image
![“[John Coltrane] liked my qualities as a person and that's the reason why he let me play with him. It wasn't what I was doing musically or my instrument or anything like that. He let me play whatever I wanted to play.” quote by Pharoah Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dbd/pharoah-sanders-51634_coltrane_john-coltrane-liked-my-qualities-as-a-pe_2964373.jpg)
![“You know, John Coltrane has been sort of a god to me. Seems like, in a way, he didn't get the inspiration out of other musicians. He had it. When you hear a cat do a thing like that, you got to go along with him. I think I heard Coltrane before I really got close to Miles [Davis]. Miles had a…” quote by Wes Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/37b/wes-montgomery-34602_cat_you-know-john-coltrane-has-been-sort-of_2969350.jpg)
