Art does not begin with imitation, but with discipline. Sun Ra More Quotes by Sun Ra More Quotes From Sun Ra The possible has been tried and failed. Now it's time to try the impossible. Sun Ra african-american musician trying The real aim of music is to co-ordinate the minds of the people into an intelligent reach for a better world and an intelligent approach to the living future. Sun Ra intelligent real people I never wanted to be a part of planet Earth, but I am compelled to be here, so anything I do for this planet is because the Master-Creator of the Universe is making me do it. I am of another dimension. I am on this planet because people need me. Sun Ra earth people needs Where human eyes have never seen, where human beings have never been, I build a world of abstract dreams, and I wait for you. Sun Ra music eye dream The planet is asleep and it's the fault of musicians who are untrue to themselves. Sun Ra planets faults musician Somewhere in the other side of nowhere is a place in space beyond time where the Gods of mythology dwell. ... These gods dwell in their mythocracies as opposed to your theocracies, democracies, and monocracies. They dwell in a magic world. These Gods can even offer you immortality. Sun Ra magic democracy space Well, actually, I'm a psychic being, and you know, we don't concern ourselves with being born; we concern ourselves with being eternal; we deal with the spirit. Sun Ra psychics born spirit A prophet is not without honor except in his own country among his own people. Sun Ra music country people If you’re not mad at the world, you don’t have what it takes Sun Ra mad ifs world Heaven is where you'll be when you are okay right where you are. Sun Ra where-you-are okay heaven Music is a plane of wisdom, because music is a universal language, it is a language of honor, it is a noble precept, a gift of the Airy Kingdom, music is air, a universal existence common to all the living. Sun Ra noble honor air The outer space beings are my brothers. They sent me here. They already Sun Ra music space brother The light of the future casts the shadows of tomorrow. Sun Ra shadow tomorrow light The world thinks that music is a commercial commodity. I'm glad that is not my code. Sun Ra music world thinking I have many names; some call me Mr. Ra, others call me Mr. Re, you can call me Mr. Mystery. Sun Ra call-me mystery names Sometimes in the ignorance I feel the meaning Invincible invisible wisdom, And I commune with intuitive instinct With the force that made life be And since it made life be It is greater than life And since it let extinction be It is greater than extinction. I commune with feelings more than prayer Sun Ra ignorance prayer feelings Freedom of Speech is Freedom of Music. Sun Ra freedom-of-speech speech Those who will not dance will have to be shot Sun Ra shots The music is not part of this planet in a sense that the spirit of it is about happiness. Most musicians play earth things about what they know, but I found out that they are mostly unhappy and frustrated, and that creeps over into their music. Sun Ra frustrated unhappy play I think of myself as a complete mystery. To myself. Sun Ra jazz mystery thinking
