John Coltrane Quotes

26 quotes by 22 authors

I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp... I listened to… — Eric Clapton
To me John Coltrane was like an angel on earth. He struck me that deeply. — Elvin Jones
If there's any such thing as a perfect man, I think John Coltrane was one. And I think that kind of perfection has to come… — Elvin Jones
I don't consider myself a musician who has achieved perfection and can't develop any further. But I compose my pieces with a formula that I… — Thelonious Monk
... We borrowed it all from Coltrane. I started encouraging everybody in the band to listen to John Coltrane - 'Check it out, see what… — Phil Lesh
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… — Lenny Breau
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… — Albert Ayler
John Coltrane was an addict; Billie Holiday was an addict; Eugene O'Neill was an addict. What would America be without addicts and post-addicts who make… — Cornel West
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… — Alice Coltrane
[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… — Pharoah Sanders
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.… — Pharoah Sanders
In America, for a brief time, people who followed John Coltrane were studied and considered important, but it didn't last long. The result is that… — Archie Shepp
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… — Wes Montgomery
Lately, Ive been listening to some jazz albums. I love the new Pat Metheny album. John Coltrane. I still like good metal, though! — Geezer Butler
When I was 12, I began listening to John Coltrane and I developed a love for jazz, which I still have more and more each… — Wynton Marsalis
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. I'm doing a… — Jaco Pastorius
My father was a jazz tenor sax player. He played in a lot of big bands. So I had that sound around me all the… — Meshell Ndegeocello
John Coltrane - I've been listening to the 'Trane again. It blows you away, because I know more now and I hear more now and… — Alan Vega
Well, Grover Washington was my main influence and when I went to college, I started listening to more of the jazz masters like Sonny Rollins,… — Kenny G
If you try to have a fashion show with Bach fugues and John Coltrane, it doesn't really work. — Isaac Mizrahi

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