I've always felt that even though a man was not a Christian, he still has to know the truth some way or another. Or if he was a Christian, he could know the truth. The truth itself doesn't have any name on it to me. And each man has to find this for himself, I think.
From John Coltrane
I want to be a force for real good. In other words. I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good.
In the year of 1957, I experienced, by the grace of God, a spiritual awakening, which was to lead me to a richer, fuller, more productive life.
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.
You can play a shoestring if you're sincere.
When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something good for people, to help humanity free itself from its hang-ups.
My goal is to live the truly religious life and express it through my music. If you can live it, there's no problem about the music, because it's part of the whole thing.
I've been listening to jazzmen, especially saxophonists, since the time of the early Count Basie records, which featured Lester Young. Pres was my first real influence, but the first horn I got was an alto, not a tenor.
God breathes through us so completely... so gently we hardly feel it... yet, it is our everything.
I believe that men are here to grow themselves into best good that they can be - at least, this is what I want to do.
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