Sometimes I think I was making music through the wrong end of a magnifying glass. John Coltrane More Quotes by John Coltrane More Quotes From John Coltrane When you are playing with someone who really has something to say, even though they may be otherwise quite different in style, there’s one thing that remains constant. And that is the tension of the experience, that electricity, that kind of feeling that is a lift sort of feeling. No matter where it happens, you know when that feeling comes upon you, and it makes you feel happy. John Coltrane styledifferentfeelings 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 expressionreligiousspiritual All of the technique doesn't matter... only if the feeling is right. John Coltrane musictechniquefeelings I never even thought about whether or not they understand what I'm doing . . . the emotional reaction is all that matters as long as there's some feeling of communication, it isn't necessary that it be understood. John Coltrane communicationemotionalmusic When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people. John Coltrane musicdesirepeople The main thing a musician would like to do is to give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe. John Coltrane musicianwonderfulgiving 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 might wholly or in some part, be appreciated as having been conceived and composed or performed and presented with dedication and in positive taste John Coltrane dedicationmightway Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order. I felt I learned from him in every way--through the senses, theoretically, technically. I would talk to Monk about musical problems, and he would sit at the piano and show me the answers just by playing them. I could watch him play and find out the things I wanted to know. Also, I could see a lot of things that I didn't know about at all. John Coltrane pianoplayorder I want to be the force which is truly for good. John Coltrane forcewant 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 jazzmusiclaw ... and it's always been a thing with me to feel that all men know the truth, see? ... The truth itself doesn't have a name on it. To me. Each man has to find this for himself, I think. I believe that men are here to grow themselves into the best good that they can be... I'm not interested in trying to say what it will be, I don't know. But I believe that good will only bring good. John Coltrane menbelievethinking If you're bourgeois, money is it. It's all the questions and all the answers. Ain't no E-flat or color blue, only $12.98 or $1,000. If it isn't money, it isn't nothing. John Coltrane coloranswersblue All a musician can do is to get closer to the source. John Coltrane jazz-and-lifesourcemusic 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 greatest people I've ever known, as a man, a friend, and a musician. John Coltrane musicknowingmen 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 music, music that does things to people that they need. John Coltrane doebeautifulpeople Keep a thing happenin' all throughout. John Coltrane things-happen I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth. John Coltrane majoritymusicianthinking The reason I play so many sounds, maybe it sounds angry, is because I'm trying so many things at one time, you see? I haven't sorted them out. I have a whole bag of things that I'm trying to work through and get the one essential. John Coltrane soundplaytrying Change is inevitable in music - things change. John Coltrane inevitable-changeinevitablethings-change Considering the great heritage in music that we have - the work of the giants of the past, the present, and the promise of those who are to come - I feel that we have every reason to face the future optimistically. John Coltrane giantspastpromise
