You don't have to worry about being a number one, number two, or number three. Numbers don't have anything to do with placement. Numbers only have something to do with repetition. Ornette Coleman numbnumberplacement Change image and share on social
That's what I was trying to say when we were talking about sound. I think that every person, whether they play music or don't play music, has a sound - their own sound, that thing that you're talking about. Ornette Coleman musicpersonplay share on social
It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something. Ornette Coleman findknowmake Change image and share on social
You've got to realize. In the western world, regardless of what color you are, what title the music is, it's all played by the same notes. Ornette Coleman colorhavemusic Change image and share on social
To me, human existence exists on a multiple level, not just on a two-dimensional level, not just having to be identified with what you do and what you say. Ornette Coleman dimensionalexistexistence Change image and share on social
Actually, when I was in elementary school, I saw a saxophone. A band came to my school, and I saw this guy get up and play this solo. And I said, 'Oh man, what is that! That must be fantastic!' Ornette Coleman bandelementaryfantastic Change image and share on social
It's just someone has labelled us as having a different label to do what you do. I find that labels are the worst thing in the world for artistic expression. Ornette Coleman artisticbadexpression Change image and share on social
Originally, I wanted to be a composer. I always tell people, 'I think of myself as a composer.' Ornette Coleman composeroriginallypeople Change image and share on social
I had a really good time in New Orleans, although I had some very tragic times in Baton Rouge. Some guys beat me up and threw my horn away. 'Cause I had a beard, then, and long hair like the Beatles. Ornette Coleman batonbeardbeat Change image and share on social
Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time. Ornette Coleman differentlyjazzmusic Change image and share on social
