To me John Coltrane was like an angel on earth. He struck me that deeply. — Elvin Jones 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
Growing up, I listened to a lot of jazz and blues records - John Coltrane and Etta James. I was also really… — Alex Clare Copy Share Image
When I was 12, I began listening to John Coltrane and I developed a love for jazz, which I still have more… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
I don't think we listened to any rock n' roll at all in the early days. It was Miles Davis and John… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
John Coltrane - I've been listening to the 'Trane again. It blows you away, because I know more now and I hear… — Alan Vega 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
Listen to John Coltrane. When he plays 'A Love Supreme,' that guy is totally into himself. — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
My dad was really into avant garde jazz: Archie Shepp, John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders. — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
I remember when my father was dying, I remember listening to Bjork, and listening to John Coltrane, and these things, and I… — Wayne Coyne Copy Share Image
John [Coltrane] was like a visitor to this planet. He came in peace and he left in peace; but during his time… — Albert Ayler Copy Share Image
John Coltrane was an addict; Billie Holiday was an addict; Eugene O'Neill was an addict. What would America be without addicts and… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
If there's any such thing as a perfect man, I think John Coltrane was one. And I think that kind of perfection… — Elvin Jones 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
John Coltrane, he talks to god. He starts playing his solo, he might play for 14 minutes. For 14 minutes, it seems… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
Bob Erlendson, a local piano player, taught me chord structure and which scales go along with them. Later, I began listening to… — Lenny Breau Copy Share Image
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
It was so interesting, when [John Coltrane] created A Love Supreme. He had meditated that week. I almost didn't see him downstairs.… — Alice Coltrane Copy Share Image
I love music/sounds that have a passion, a fire, an energy I can connect with. I love angry sounding beat tracks, dark… — Mick Harris 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
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
Listen to John Coltrane enough and after two bars, just two bars at any place, and you know that's him. We all… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
John Coltrane is still probably one of the greatest musicians of this century. His tone truly puts demons on a leash. His… — Carlos Santana 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
My thing was, I loved music. I played music: I played the saxophone. So the little bit of music knowhow I had,… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I take my fundamental cue from John Coltrane that says there must be a priority of integrity, honesty, decency, and mastery of… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
I have tons of jazz records: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis. I could go on and on. — Ted King Copy Share Image
Lately, Ive been listening to some jazz albums. I love the new Pat Metheny album. John Coltrane. I still like good metal,… — Geezer Butler Copy Share Image
For me, the bold jazz of John Coltrane and Miles Davis reflected the bold attitude in African-Americans finding their political identity and… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
If you try to have a fashion show with Bach fugues and John Coltrane, it doesn't really work. — Isaac Mizrahi 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
He didn't say nothing. He would just do things. He never said nothing or explained nothing. He just would do it and… — Pharoah Sanders 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
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
The people I really admire, like William Blake and John Coltrane and Richard Wagner, had these ridiculously full universes that took their… — David Longstreth 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] was like a visitor to this planet. He came in peace and he left in peace; but during his time here, he kept trying to reach new levels of awareness, of peace, of spirituality. That's why I regard the music he played as spiritual music -- John's way of getting closer and closer to…” quote by Albert Ayler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ad/albert-ayler-43036_awareness_john-coltrane-was-like-a-visitor-to-this_12716.png)
![“Bob Erlendson, a local piano player, taught me chord structure and which scales go along with them. Later, I began listening to [pianists] Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner. Then I got interested in [saxophonist] John Coltrane.” quote by Lenny Breau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/lenny-breau-65597_bills_bob-erlendson-a-local-piano-player-taugh_772016.jpg)
![“It was so interesting, when [John Coltrane] created A Love Supreme. He had meditated that week. I almost didn't see him downstairs. And it was so quiet! There was no sound, no practice! He was up there meditating, and when he came down he said, "I have a whole new music!" He said, "There is a new…” quote by Alice Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/742/alice-coltrane-25252_beautiful_it-was-so-interesting-when-john-coltrane_1177734.jpg)
![“He didn't say nothing. He would just do things. He never said nothing or explained nothing. He just would do it and that was it. You were on your own. You had to be very independent being around John [Coltrane].” quote by Pharoah Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0c/pharoah-sanders-51634_coltrane_he-didn-t-say-nothing-he-would-just-do-t_1943227.jpg)
