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> [When I have them working together, it's like a beautiful kaleidoscope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/when-i-have-them-working-together-it-s-like-a-beautiful-kaleidoscope/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

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## More by Ornette Coleman

> [Jerry Garcia was one of the original American icons. He played naturally and beautifully.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/jerry-garcia-was-one-of-the-original-american-icons-he-played/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

> [That's why I haven't been so anxious. But now, lots of people write and say, 'I want to find out what you're doing.' So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/that-s-why-i-haven-t-been-so-anxious-but-now-lots-of-people-write-and/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

> [No one has to learn to spell to talk, right? You see a little kid holding a conversation with an adult. He probably doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/no-one-has-to-learn-to-spell-to-talk-right-you-see-a-little-kid/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

> [I've never had a relationship with a record executive. I always went to the record company by someone that liked my playing. Then they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/i-ve-never-had-a-relationship-with-a-record-executive-i-always-went/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

> [Music has many uses and I think the most perfected use that music has is one of a healing quality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/music-has-many-uses-and-i-think-the-most-perfected-use-that-music-has/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

> [Musicians tell me, if what I'm doing is right, they should never have gone to school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/musicians-tell-me-if-what-i-m-doing-is-right-they-should-never-have/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

> [I'm interested in music, not in my image. If someone plays something fantastic, that I could never have thought of, it makes me happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/i-m-interested-in-music-not-in-my-image-if-someone-plays-something/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

> [When I have them working together, it's like a beautiful kaleidoscope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/when-i-have-them-working-together-it-s-like-a-beautiful-kaleidoscope/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

> [It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/it-was-when-i-found-out-i-could-make-mistakes-that-i-knew-i-was-on-to/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

> [After I left Texas and went to California, I had a hard time getting anyone to play anything that I was writing, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/after-i-left-texas-and-went-to-california-i-had-a-hard-time-getting/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

> [I think that those elements - light and sound - are beyond democratic. They're into the creative part of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/i-think-that-those-elements-light-and-sound-are-beyond-democratic/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

> [I don't really live like a musician myself. I think music is just something that I do, but I'd like to be doing lots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/i-don-t-really-live-like-a-musician-myself-i-think-music-is-just/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

> [Whatever you do, it's over when you do it - but first you have to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/whatever-you-do-it-s-over-when-you-do-it-but-first-you-have-to-do-it/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

> [I remember once I read a book on mental illness and there was a nurse that had gotten sick. Do you know what she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/i-remember-once-i-read-a-book-on-mental-illness-and-there-was-a-nurse/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

> [Most of my relationships have been like that - with record companies. I've never had a legitimate business relationship with a company. I've always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ornette-coleman/most-of-my-relationships-have-been-like-that-with-record-companies-i/)

[Ornette Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ornette-coleman/)

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