John Coltrane 1966 Interview

better than you will ever know, in other words you have to be humble, but I understand that yeah, a lot of guys are not at home and they get arrogant because they think they have some kind of power, yeah. but then you lose your real problems, that is, being part of everything you see and the only way to be part of everything is to understand it, yes, that means you have to do something you don't understand, you have to leave. humbly you also know that you don't go to school and you stay healthy and you say I know what you're getting ready to teach me you know that you sit there and lie and open your mind yeah that's what bothers me so much about all those things they said about you in '61.

I couldn't believe it, you know, it seems so fast, it was so ridiculous, man, that's what bothered me with this absolutely ridiculous little one because they made it look like we didn't do it. I don't even know this, uh, the first thing about music, the first thing and here we were really trying to, you know, move on because they never stop, no, well, I know it hurt the later generations, you know, to see him hurt. , TRUE? I think this possibly contributed to the fact that he died, so yeah, I don't think so, I don't know, but no one knows what part of the baby when he has a history of it.

Well, I didn't mean it directly, but I mean, yeah, the whole scene, man, well, he couldn't work right, that's what I meant, really, yeah, he always seemed to be a very cheerful young man, so no. I think that's what I put it that way. I don't think so because he had Outlook like a BlackBerry, very upbeat and hopefully he had this kind of thing, but friendly, you know, to everyone, a real friend to have a guy, he was a guy's chewing friend. I just met him today and he wants to love him home for 10 years, you know, so this is that kind of person.

I don't think he would have really listened to it to the point where he would consciously do anything for himself before God. Kindness is one of the things that has impressed me about the musicians here. I really didn't expect to be welcomed with open arms because after all I'm a stranger and yet I was constantly surprised, do you know how he heard the musicians were going? cooperate once they got the idea that I was sincere and that this wasn't a joke, a scam, you know or something of that nature, yeah, well, man, I think that's all we need is sincerity, you know, You know, but empathy, that's the word empathy. identification with other people, um, becoming who we really are, yes, that's right, being considerate of other people and not trying to harm them by treating them, in other words, with the same character that we would like to be treated ourselves as foreigners , you go through my childhood, man, when I came with me and I had to get everything I'm going to get.

You know it's true because I have to go to the store and do all that because I don't want to go back, yeah, well, I've been through this. I don't know, I think I want to get closer to the city. I don't know, maybe there's something I can do in music. You know, maybe he can get a place, a little room or something that everyone else has, so he'll get lost in Cooper, yeah. but you know, I mean that's not right for you anymore, okay, it's one thing when you're 20, but yeah, yeah, I don't want to laugh, but I don't know, maybe there's something that can lead to playing somewhere also.

I can work, you know, I'll give someone some work at home, where are you playing at home? I heard you practicing in the place. I thought that's what I heard. Yeah, well, anyway, I only have a room over the garage. I did that and now I'm getting ready, I think it will be my practice, but you know, sometimes you can build a room and in the end you're not going to go to the bathroom. I don't know, I hope I like it, but I was, I was in the living room anyway, I have a speaker on the piano and I have a speaker in my room, my flutes are usually back there because when I go there I'm tired and I go to bed And I practice, how many hours a day? you play, would you say not much at the moment?

I find that it's just when something is trying to happen, you know, but I'm really practicing, that's missing, you know, I don't know how many hours, you know, it's just all the things on and off, yeah, but right now it's uh, there's no nothing that's coming out now, it's just been assimilated. I was very surprised to hear you practicing because I couldn't conceive what place you could find, yes, but I know you don't like it. Not that, you know I need it, but it's just that I want something to practice on and I'm trying to figure out what I went through in the area that you know I want to get into.

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