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- To me John Coltrane was like an angel on earth. He struck me that deeply. — Elvin Jones
- 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
- I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp...… — Eric Clapton
- 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
- 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
- ... We borrowed it all from Coltrane. I started encouraging everybody in the band to listen to John Coltrane - 'Check it… — Phil Lesh
- Bob Erlendson, a local piano player, taught me chord structure and which scales go along with them. Later, I began listening to… — Lenny Breau
- John [Coltrane] was like a visitor to this planet. He came in peace and he left in peace; but during his time… — Albert Ayler