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Music Quotes by John Coltrane
- Over all, I think the main thing a musician would like to do is give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things…
- I think I was first awakened to musical exploration by Dizzy Gillespie and Bird. It was through their work that I began to learn about…
- Change is inevitable in music - things change.
- There are so many things to be considered in making music. The whole question of life itself... I know that I want to produce beautiful…
- During the year 1957, I experienced, by the grace of God, a spiritual awakening which was to lead me to a richer, fuller, more productive…
- I never even thought about whether or not they understand what I'm doing . . . the emotional reaction is all that matters as long…
- Whatever I'd say would be an understatement. I can only say my life was made much better by knowing him. He was one of the…
- ...That is one of the main causes of this arrogance: the idea of power. Then you lose your true power which is to be part…
- I think music is an instrument. It can create the initial thought patterns that can change the thinking of people.
- We should pray and seek for knowledge which would enable us to portray and project the things we love in music, in a way that…
- All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is in communion with the natural…
- I start in the middle of a sentence and move both directions at once.
- My music is the spiritual expression of what I am — my faith, my knowledge, my being...When you begin to see the possibilities of music,…
- My goal is to live the truly religious life, and express it in my music. If you live it, when you play there's no problem…
- Sometimes I wish I could walk up to my music as if for the first time, as if I had never heard it before. Being…
- When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.
- I'm into scales right now.
- All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.
- You can play a shoestring if you're sincere.
- The first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes.
- My music is the spiritual expression of what I am: my faith, my knowledge, my being.
- Invest yourself in everything you do. There's fun in being serious.
- Sometimes I wish I could walk up to my music for the first time, as if I had never heard it before.
- All of the technique doesn't matter... only if the feeling is right.
- Sometimes I think I was making music through the wrong end of a magnifying glass.
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