约翰·柯川

美国 · 1926–1967

爵士萨克斯管演奏家和作曲家,其精神上的强烈投入和对和声的不懈探索——从硬波普到调式爵士再到自由爵士——使他成为二十世纪最具影响力的音乐家之一。

维基百科 ↗

“You can play a shoestring if you're sincere.”

英语

“如果你是真诚的,你连一根鞋带都能演奏。”

采访

“I think the main thing a musician would like to do is to give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he knows of and senses in the universe.”

英语

“我认为音乐家最想做的事,是把他在宇宙中所知道和感受到的许多美好事物呈现给听众。”

《至高之爱》内页文字

“I want to be a force for real good. In other words, I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force.”

英语

“我想成为一种真正向善的力量。换句话说,我知道有邪恶的力量,给他人带来痛苦、给世界带来苦难的力量,但我想成为相反的力量。”

弗兰克·科夫斯基采访