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. Show less «

Overall, I think the main thing a musician would like to do is give to the listener the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe ... That's what I would like to do. I think that's one of the greatest things you can do in life and we all try to do that in some way. The musician's is through his music. Show less «

[on his approach to performance] I start from one point and go as far as possible. But, unfortunately, I never lose my way. I 'localize', which is to say that I think always in a given space.I rarely think of the whole of a solo, and only very briefly. I always return to the small part of the solo that I was in the process of playing. The harmonies have become for me a kind of obsession. Show less «

You can play a shoestring if you're sincere.