Quotes by John Coltrane

• You can play a shoestring if you're sincere.
• I think I was first awakened to musical exploration by Dizzy Gillespie and Bird. It was through their work that I began to learn about musical structures and the more theoretical aspects of music.
• 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.
• Life is a series of simple mistakes led by coffee and jazz; you're bound to hit the right note eventually.