Best Ornette Coleman Quotes
- You don't have to worry about being a number one, number two, or number three. Numbers don't have anything to do with placement. Numbers only… Number
- I remember once I read a book on mental illness and there was a nurse that had gotten sick. Do you know what she died… Able
- The idea is more important than the style you're playing in. Idea
- The human being receives the pleasure from music, not from the argument over what it is. Argument
- Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time. Differently
- Actually, I have another record I made with them in 1976, but I've had such a bad experience with record companies, because I keep my… Another Record
- Actually, when I was in elementary school, I saw a saxophone. A band came to my school, and I saw this guy get up and… Band
- I remember once, we got an interview, and he said, 'Dad, these people are writing about me like I'm an adult. Don't they know I'm… Adult
- I've been playing with Blackwell over 20 years. We used to play when I first went to Los Angeles. Blackwell plays the drums as if… Angeles
- I've had those people very interested in my writing. Since I think of myself as a composer, I feel really good. I've had lots of… Call
- It just makes that person feel that what his work is is going to be more valid. But who wants to see a guy standing… Bum
- 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 know… Adult
- Originally, I wanted to be a composer. I always tell people, 'I think of myself as a composer.' Always Tell
- So, for instance, if you came to me, I'd ask,'Do you want to write? Do you want to improvise? Why do you want to play… Ask
- 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 I… Anxious