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John Coltrane Quotes

John Coltrane quotes

American Musician September 23, 1926 – April 17, 1967

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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 because the music is part of the whole thing. To be a musician is really something. It goes very, very deep. My music is the spiritual expression of what I am - my faith, my knowledge, my being. John Coltrane
I would like to bring to people something like happiness. I would like to discover a method so that if I want it to rain, it will start right away to rain. If one of my friends is ill, I'd like to play a certain song and he will be cured; when he'd be broke, I'd bring out a different song and immediately he'd receive all the money he needed. John Coltrane
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, you desire to do something really good for people, to help humanity free itself from its hangups...I want to speak to their souls. John Coltrane
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 musical structures and the more theoretical aspects of music. John Coltrane
John Coltrane quote: "All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of..."
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 laws. John Coltrane
John Coltrane quote: "I start in the middle of a sentence and move both directions..."
I start in the middle of a sentence and move both directions at once. John Coltrane
John Coltrane quote: "After all the investigation, all of the technique-doesn't..."
After all the investigation, all of the technique-doesn't matter! Only if the feeling is right. John Coltrane
John Coltrane quote: "You can play a shoestring if you're sincere."
You can play a shoestring if you're sincere. John Coltrane

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