"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."
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Quotes by John Coltrane
John Coltrane, a towering figure in the world of jazz, was born on September 23, 1926, in Hamlet, North Carolina. His innovative approach to music, marked by intense emotional depth and spiritual exploration, reshaped the landscape of jazz during the 1950s and 1960s. A prodigious saxophonist and composer, Coltrane's works such as "Giant Steps" and "A Love Supreme" remain seminal. His relentless pursuit of musical evolution not only influenced generations of musicians but also established him as a cultural icon of artistic integrity and purpose.
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"I think music is an instrument. It can create the initial thought patterns that can change the thinking of the people."
John Coltrane"I think that music, being an expression of the human heart, or of the human being itself, does express just what is happening - the whole of human experience at the particular time that it is being expressed."
John Coltrane"My music is the spiritual expression of what I am - my faith, my knowledge, my being."
John Coltrane