Albert Ayler quotes
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“Music is the healing force of the universe.”
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“I think I'll give them another chance. Americans deserve another chance with my music.”
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“John [Coltrane] was like a visitor to this planet. He came in peace and he left in peace; but during his time here, he kept trying to reach new levels of awareness, of peace, of spirituality. That's why I regard the music he played as spiritual music -- John's way of getting closer and closer to the Creator.”
-- Albert AylerSource : "As Serious As Your Life". Book by Valerie Wilmer, 1977.
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“If people don't like my music now, they will.”
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“Bebop was like humming along to Mitch Miller to me.”
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“Trane was the father. Pharoah was the son. I was the holy ghost.”
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“If people don't like it [my music] now, they will.”
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“...for me the only way I can thank God for his ever-present creation is to offer him a new music impressed of a beauty which nobody had previously understood .... the music we play is one long prayer, a message coming from God”
-- Albert Ayler
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“Do what is healing to your spirit and without effort you will bring the world healing in return.”
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“To attain our aim we should stop at nothing even if we must join forces with the devil.”
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Source : "The Last Poem I Loved: 'Modotti' by Adrienne Rich" by Laura Goode, therumpus.net. April 02, 2012.
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“Music is art, and art is an integral part of the human experience.”
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