Reggie Workman Quotes

"You will get the message (of 'A Love Supreme') if you are ready for it, as Hindu philosophy teaches us, if you're not ready for it, you got to go back and prepare and come that way again. OK?" - Reggie Workman

Patti Smith Quotes

"I cant say why it's so popular, but perhaps it fulfills people's need for prayer. 'A Love Supreme' has a feeling of moral authority in the most humble and spiritual way. - Patti Smith

Bono Quotes

"I was at the top of the Grand Hotel in Chicago (on tour 1987) listening to 'a Love Supreme' and learning the lesson of a lifetime. Earlier i had been watching televangelists remake God in their own image: tiny, petty and greedy. I knew from my earliest memories that the world was winding in a direction away from love, and I too was caught in it's drag. There is so much wickedness in this world but beauty is our consolation prize ... the beauty of John Coltrane's reedy voice, it's whispers, it's knowingness, it's sly sexuality, it's praise of creation. And so Coltrane began to make sense to me. I left the music on repeat and I stayed awake listening to a man facing God with the gift of his music." - Bono

Maurice White Quotes

"I remember when 'A Love Supreme' was released - I heard it at a friends house. Man, it was incredible. That record sounded different than the rest. I was trying to gather my spirituality together, trying to get an understanding of life ... I felt [John] Coltrane was the first musician who made a transition from one side to the other." - Maurice White (of 'Earth, Wind and Fire')

Carlos Santana Quotes

"John Coltrane is still probably one of the greatest musicians of this century. His tone truly puts demons on a leash. His gift is directly from the mind of God and is very powerful. ..... The first time I heard A Love Supreme, it was really an assault. It could've been from mars as far as i was concerned, or another galaxy. I remember the album cover and the name, but the music didn't fit into the patterns of my brain at that point. It was like someone trying to tell a monkey about spirituality or computers, you know, it just didn't compute." - Carlos Santana