And then when I went to Chicago, that's when I had these outer space experiences and went to the other planets. Sun Ra More Quotes by Sun Ra More Quotes From Sun Ra I am a musician, but I'm another type of musician. Sun Ra type jazz music Music can be the bridge to understanding, but people have to get some knowledge. Sun Ra understanding bridges people Space is not only high, it's low. It's a bottomless pit. Sun Ra pits space lows If death is the absence of life, then death's death is life. Sun Ra ifs absence Today's symphonic music is sponsored by the upper structures of society. Sun Ra structure music-is today It's such a tragedy that man endures in killing his brother and his own kind, putting him in jail and insane asylums, letting him lay out in the street. Sun Ra jail brother men A world is in danger, this planet is in great danger! Sun Ra planets danger world All these other nations seem to appreciate what I'm doing and they want me to play the furthest out things. Sun Ra appreciate want play But recently I began to feel that maybe I wouldn't be able to do what I want to do and need to do with American musicians, who are imprisoned behind these bars; music's got these bars and measures you know. Sun Ra bars musician needs I'm not a minister, I'm not a philosopher, I'm not a politician, I'm in another category. Sun Ra ministers philosopher politician Music is a language, you see, a universal language. Sun Ra see you music language People have set that up as a standard, not to recognize a prophet in his own country. Sun Ra own up country people
