Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.
John ColtraneRead
Sometimes I wish I could walk up to my music for the first time, as if I had never heard it before.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Coltrane expresses a desire for the freshness and excitement of experiencing music anew.
In this quote, John Coltrane reflects on the profound impact that music has on our emotions and memories. He longs for the ability to experience his own music as if it were the first time, highlighting the beauty of discovery and the deep connections we form with art. This desire underscores the transformative power of music and how it can evoke feelings of nostalgia and wonder.
Themes
MusicExperienceArtDiscoveryEmotion
In practice
Example use cases
During a music festival, I shared Coltrane's quote to express the excitement of hearing new artists.
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I'd like to point out to people the divine in a musical language that transcends words. I want to speak to their souls.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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