John Coltrane Interview in Japan 1966 Part 1

"There are many things in life we don't understand, but we go on anyway."

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[JazzGrossman]

thanks for the interview, but coltrane was not stoned. thats the way he talks. remeber that he was a humble, and shy person

[opinioninflicting]

Maybe, but Louis Armstrong smoked pot everyday! Personally, I can't stand the stuff, but I used to smoke it long ago, and I remember the effects...and compare him here to the Kofsky interview, he sounds different. Most jazz/rock fellows did much, much more, all the time, all throughout the history of twentieth century music. I just think it's interesting, there's no need to moralize it. Would it surprise you to learn Coltrane smoked pot everyday? I don't know, maybe he did.

[JazzGrossman]

in 1957 coltrane had his so called "spiritual awakening" where he stopped taking drugs. i think he just smoked pipe and i dont know if he even drank alcohol. he was such a spiritual person. listen to the wise things he says. i think in 1965 coltrane was asked what his plans for the next year are. "to become a saint" he said. so i dont think that it is possible that he was stoned

[opinioninflicting]

The modern tendency to moralize drug use makes it impossible for you to consider it. Listen to yourself. He *wanted* to be a saint so he couldn't be taking drugs. Drug use can intuitively appear like "contamination" which looks like the opposite of "cleanliness" which means saintliness. It's nonsense, and I'd give 4/5 odds Coltrane was smoking a lot of pot and 19/20 odds Coltrane was on serious acid 65-67. Your moral conception of saintliness ain't everybody's.

[yardbirdsweet]

I think you're grossly oversimplifying this. Coltrane had already gone down a rocky path with drugs, which climaxed with him overdosing on heroin in the late fifties. After that, he not just quit drugs, but began exercising, eating healthy, and devoting as much time to practice as possible. In his later years, he did use LSD while performing, but this wasn't in the name of some fun, psychedelic escapade. This man was searching for God. Don't delude his music with generalizations.

[lvperalta]

so, this is how he sounds like.

[TheLegitPigeon]

@opinioninflicting thats such a filthy lie....Louis Armstrong NEVER smoked weed.... He did whatever was best for his body

[BerserkaViking]

frog

[daddysevenpointfiver]

wrong

[ethnografica]

He was stoned out of his mind saying wanting to become a saint

He already was one for decades

and will forever

[littnlion]

wow, i would love to sit down and have a conversation with mr. coletrane. amazing.

[livelovelisten100]

@Oneiricist ok understandable

[Oneiricist]

@livelovelisten100 Wait, what? Why is it hard to believe that he just felt there was nothing interesting to say on the topic? Like a lot of deeply contemplative people, he probably just preferred to listen and leave the talking to others. Also I think anyone would feel slightly awkward around this interviewer, he's a bit overeager.

[pgreenlief]

if you want to know more about coltrane and drug use, read eric nisenson's book, ascension: john coltrane and his quest ... get the fact before you begin moralizing.

[ladiezroom]

@taildragger53 don't forget mike stern!

[jabu003]

he spoke thorugh his horn....idiots !!