John Coltrane complete interview. Japan 1965.

From Japanese promotion flex-idisc, pressed in 1965.

[@edzielinski]

You can tell that Mr. Coltrane only did interviews out of either necessity or politeness. As he states, he's not a talker, but he does try to answer the questions and offer up what he can, and does it quite well. You can tell he's very thoughtful and a deep thinker, and understands that all individuals have limitations in their knowledge, including himself. I really feel it is important to think of him as a man who had massive talent, and also a huge heart and a very deep soul, and cared about his fellow human beings. In fact, he states his philosophy of growth and being the best you can be, which is an admirable goal. He had difficulties, and we all do, but I truly believe that everything he experienced and believed in he tried to express through music, and that includes all aspects, without judgment, and that is why his music is so compelling.

[@user-qo2cj5fu5z]

well said!!!

[@isaac_rodriguez17]

Coltrane has the exact kind of voice you’d expect, deep and sonorous and musical

[@mananaadamia1657]

Yes

[@unaako5521]

WHAT he say is matter)

[@nock3893]

Same with Hendrix. They both have very colorful ways of talking

[@StephanieJeannot]

Very cool! Never knew what he sounded like speaking.

[@mambojazz1]

matt jenks Learn your history. He quit heroin and alcohol in 1957. After he quit, Miles let him back in his group, he made Blue Train, Giant Steps, My Favorite Things, A Love Supreme....in other words, as soon as he quit he became famous. Same with Miles, Sonny Rollins, and a list of others.

[@Frank_Cohen]

+matt jenks Shush

[@StephanieJeannot]

Why is this information needed for a sound of person's voice to be relevant to me, when that was all that was missing from my equation? Not the imperfections of another imperfect person than you and I.

[@aminnellis]

Lol, mambojazz, yeah, that totally relates to the sound of his speaking voice.

[@StephanieJeannot]

To be interested in knowing what his speaking voice sounds like? I'm more interested in that than his vices. His vices have nothing to do with the purpose of my wanting to hear how he sounds speaking. Especially for someone to tell me to learn my history. Puleeeeaze! I could sound like that just waking out my bed. I don't care about what he did off the stage or his musical compositions. Not my interest.

[@christopherfischer6998]

It’s so weird that he has a deep voice yet such a bright saxophone sound

[@Scenescout55532]

Can't tell how deep or resonant his voice is, it seems thinner on other recordings, to the point I thought it was anomolous to his playing.

[@dancewomyn1]

What a beautiful humble spiritual brother he was!

[@xavicortez8292]

Who in their right mind... Who in their right mind would not like this!!!!????

[@h-k7116]

gave me goosebumps listening to this. Thank you John for all the knowledge you gave us and still give us through the constant unraveling of your music. Its an eternal gift. His music holds a lifetime of lessons.Hearing his voice for the first time is such a gift. Thanks Adrian!

[@paulgrad1348]

"The truth itself doesn't have any name on it to me, and each man has to find this for himself". How existentialist!

[@vbassone]

The date of this interview is incorrect; it is not 1965 but rather 1966. John Coltrane was only in Japan once in his life for one tour which was 1966.

[@c.c.s.1102]

"I believe that men are here to grow themselves into the full, into the best good that they can be, at least this is what I want to do. This is my belief: We are supposed to, I'm supposed to grow into the best good that I can get to. As I'm going there, becoming this, and when I become and forever become, this will just come out of the horn. Whatever that's going to be, that's what it will be. I'm not so much interested in trying to saying what it's going to be, I don't know; I realize good can only bring good."

[@arnekronvall817]

It’s sad that he said he was tired, without knowing why.

[@arnekronvall817]

The truth itself doesn’t have a name on it; each man has to find their own truth.

[@leange04]

I just finished the book about his life and music, so this is a plus to get even more close to him.... thanks !!

[@lenorem.7889]

Hi Angele, please tell me the name of the book?

[@violetthompson93]

Angie what's the name of the book ?

[@yardbirdsuite5848]

Angele Tremsal weird flex but ok

[@lluismartinezfenollar]

hey, there‘s a great book that contains all his interviews, really worth reading it,,

[@clavis_voveo]

@@lluismartinezfenollar what's the title?

[@dwainjones1494]

Joh Coltrane the greatest musician ever!

[@gregoryswift9573]

Dwain Jones thats a valid opinion!

[@phillynn79]

Wow, never heard his voice before! This is great! Thanks for the share!

[@AceTechHD]

All we heard him say was “A love supreme”.

[@davidhadley370]

It reminds me of MLK Jr.

[@WrittenForGuitar]

so great to hear him talk!!! i can keep listening to this over and over again!!

[@thescatman5029]

I marvel at the way men such as Martin, Malcolm and Trane carried themselves well beyond the 40 years each were on this earth!

[@bandicoot5412]

A true superior being, may all bless you, forever, my role model, teacher, genius.

[@analoganthropologyarchive9503]

Really cool hearing those last few lines when they discuss experimenting with Japanese music and traditional instruments. Coltrane just sounds so genuinely excited about his craft and everyone seems to sort of break character at the end. One of those interviewers was giggling hard lol. This is a great interview and the fact that it was actually pressed onto vinyl in Japan is pretty incredible. Thank you for this upload.

[@nicolassimion6967]

thank you for posting that interview. it's great to hear a master talking, listening to his voice and get the spirit direct from him(from his soul etc) !

[@donchesvick2559]

Truly the Master of the Sax.

[@aaronmccoy5524]

love his laugh.

[@jefolson6989]

Coltrane the gentle man was in such sharp contrast to the his music from this period. He doesnt speak like the inventor of "scare whitey jazz"

[@Rob_-dv6ei]

I know he was on tour in Japan so was most likely tired in recording this interview but... Goddamn does his voice sound similar to Charlie Parker's!

[@brianbousquet2136]

I love John Coltrane

[@makakodelamor]

beautiful interview, timeless ideas....

[@lenorem.7889]

I enjoyed this very much.

[@MichaelBB]

I always enjoy hearing the speaking voices of instrumentalists of note. Somehow, it puts a human voice to the notes that emanate from the instruments they play. An open spiritual mind, a reluctance to make more than passing complements on his peers and competitors,and a sound definition of classical music as Art music, rather than popular entertainment, all seem like sober, prudent judgments. The interviewer is the usual shallow, young person in the presence of a being of deep experience. MBB

[@jonylawson73]

Holy s**t!!!! Wow

[@c.c.s.1102]

Today is his 97th birthday ❤

[@johnnyjackpot]

Thanks!

[@mambojazz1]

date is wrong by the way. 1966. He only went once to Japan

[@52ndstreetplanetaryensemble]

This makes me really want to see Ravi Play to see tranes Legacy his son too is a amazing saxophonist

[@chrishillman7806]

Friday 23rd. Santa Monica

[@gregoryswift9573]

All men know the truth! That was a beautiful quote. There is no evil only the perversion of will (plutonian idea(listics))

[@otsuspyre1841]

Here, here. I agree 100% Typical internet mindlessness. You've got to sift through to get to the good commentary.

[@williamdoyle839]

Did you ever hear Hendrix in an interview? One of the most inarticulate people in the area of public speaking ever. Did you ever hear Hendrix live on the guitar? That's how the man spoke, and he was probably the most articulate people on that instrument ever. Coltrane said whatever heights he reached would come out of his horn. Given what came out of his horn, what more could you possibly want or care about?

[@AceTechHD]

King James III At least 20, lol.

[@gregoryswift9573]

I think hendrix was still profound. He carried alot of humility and confusion i believe. Maybe it was his race maybe not. I think he was just too stoned typically to convey his ideas through words. He was almost all parts stream of conciousness.

[@jefolson6989]

Just watched a Cavett/ Hendrix interview. Also George Harrison, Janice Joplin, Lennon....ALL were highly intelligent- or they would not have achieved what they did. Why are we suprised? (I am guilty!). I guess we expect them to be drunk, or strung out or just not too bright. Not the case, although I think some did try to hide their "genius" and act like " regular folk". They WERE NOT !

[@PrestonDowMusic]

he sounds so tired...

[@sergregorclegane6897]

matt jenks he had kicked off heroin at that time, now he was just sick.

[@sergregorclegane6897]

matt jenks Let me rephrase myself, I meant that he kicked it a while ago, not at that time. By sick I meant actually sick with his liver and not dope sick. I'm just telling you what I know, he really did stop using in the mid sixties, it's common knowledge. He doesn't really sound fully high on dope if you ask me, just high in the stars and tired. This was the time he'd just smoke grass every day and trip on acid.

[@smoothskin46]

matt jenks whose band mate? Are you implying that you played in his band and witness him first hand using drugs? Yeah? Or are you just saying you've play in a (nobody) band in general of your own and used drugs with your band mates, so you think that makes you an expert about him? If you didn't witness and first hand and don't have proof don't go slandering his name just to talk your shit trying to make yourself look important." You're quite aware" I doubt if you we're even born when he was alive you talking about some crap you read about him and trying to sound like you known him personally...you're the one whose high on heroin...trying to act like your existent matter...you're nobody and nothing, go back to the drug rehab you need help.

[@mambojazz1]

Jacqie Miles He doesnt know what he's talking about. Trane sounds tired because he's dying of cancer. He died of liver cancer July 17, 1967. This interview is July 1966. He had so much pain practicing that he would stop practicing sax and play Eric Dolphy's flute or shakuhachi which he bought in Japan.

[@smoothskin46]

matt jenks That heroin got you really delusional must be using the cheap stuff...get your dope head self to the rehab immediately...that's why you come here pretending you're a real jazz musician on KZbin...soooo where is your video of you playing, where are you at a men shelter drug center? They let you use the computer between treatment huh....show us your clip of you playing with anybody..let a known playin with John.

[@andrewcampbell1129]

Bestest saxophonist!! That's fact not opinion!

[@thescatman5029]

Dude was talking about his lack of understanding about that war in Vietnam. Man, all of America, to this day, doesn't have an understanding as to what that damn war was about.....!

[@abusalih8638]

Class-see-Cool Musician

[@kscooter318]

"good can only bring good".....interesting

[@Merkaba4203]

Man, where can one acquire one of these flex-discs?

[@otsuspyre1841]

Comment below was meant to support Mr. Gawronsky's.

[@arnekronvall817]

John was very open minded

[@jeanettethomas5039]

愛

[@meme05]

Is this the original version?

[@blackjedi47]

Why aren't there face to face recorded vids of this great musician?

[@tdcaudio]

+matt jenks I thought he was straight by the time he gave the interviews? ...still smoked bud?

[@radioazma]

the looping click sounds like claps

[@alternit]

What did he say about Mingus?

"I admire his works"

[@Bluemgwes]

As do we all. My favorite track of his is "Better Get it In Your Soul"! So addictive

[@francoghizzardi1073]

l'intervista e del mese di luglio 1966 e non nel 1965

[@thekingofi.s.m8904]

I have the heart of John Coltrane for Erykah Badu.

[@unaako5521]

He plays how he Feel ..and he wants to be better in what was does and he was killed by society

[@collistercripps]

Shouts to Eric lau

[@jaglover52]

You said he sounds high I'm just giving you a rationale for his groggy voice that's all. I don't know what you are talking about otherwise. I was a little rough bro, my apologies.

[@apataye]

+Jim Glover Hi Jim! Although this 2nd comment of yours does not appear within the previous thread, I assume you are talking to me, aren´t you? Ok! I get what you mean &, of course, ¡¡APOLOGIES ACCEPTED!! I totally understand cause that´s a mistake I make quite often too, hahaha! (I mean, being too straightforward when I´m argumenting, & therefore sounding sometimes a little too rough). I truly appreciate your honesty & politeness. Bye!

[@dandycudjoe8373]

don,t mess up bro

[@JerryAttric42]

Coltrane in all his interviews showed himself to be a very thoughtful and measured thinker. it must have been difficult to put up with some of these idiotic interviewers. this guy had a checklist of questions, hardly paying attention to the answers: "what do you think of the MJQ? . . Miles Davis?. . . Sonny Rollins?. . .classical music?. . .war?" Ugh!

[@dankrebs4764]

Could listen to Trane speak all day long,but that interviewer? C'mon.

[@MrTraderon]

And folks say they never heard God speak.

[@scabcastle5786]

WISE WORDS FROM COLTRANE'S LSD PERIOD

[@stephenkane2464]

damn i had no idea coltrane experimented

[@scabcastle5786]

@@stephenkane2464 read Ascension - John Coltrane and His Quest by Eric Nisenson

[@blackjedi47]

Jesus, don't belittle yourselves by acting like your sane voice is better than his smack voice, whatever his smack voice is. Wake up.

[@annridley9492]

It's a voice of considerable mellow beauty...when he says of MJQ that 'that's a great quartet', not only is his famed unconstrained humility rather impressive but his dark soft voice could lull you to sleep...I doubt that he was on anything very much; his death was so sudden that who's to say whether he even knew about it at this point? The drugs certainly didn't limit the ferocity and true spirit of his playing so why should they in any way alter his true voice?

[@fusionhar]

WHY DON'T HUMANS HAVE EARS????????????

[@dwainjones1494]

Because their ears are not connected to their Spirit

[@elansleazebaganno]

He sounds like black Joe Rogan.

[@stephenkane2464]

i'd subscribe to coltrane's podcast ten folds over rogans

[@apataye]

Something does not fit here!! HE died of cancer 1year after, and still he talks, and most importantly, he laughs, like a normal healthy & very relaxed man who could go on all night enjoying the chat! He supposedly stopped using opiates in 1958, so...¿What kind of stuff was he using at this moment? And don´t tell me he´s sobber, pleez!! I just could not believe it, period!

[@apataye]

***** Hi Zahiir. I find hard to believe that the voice (& the manners, the phrasing, the mood, & the tone) we are hearing here belongs to a cancer-dying man. The only rational explanation that comes to my mind, for an agonizing man behaving like that, it´s "The power of Opiates", if you know what I mean, but Coltrane supposedly stopped using that stuff long before 1967, so..... I don´t know what to think!! My historical data say one thing, but my common sense, when listening to this, says otherwise.

[@apataye]

***** It could be so, yes. However, he does not sound -to me- like the "classic" enlightened person, but more like the "classic" doper. That´s what surprised me at first. I think I was expecting (more or less consciously) that touch of tranquility you mention, the one you sometimes hear in some guru´s speech 4instance, but instead I found myself listening to almost the prototypical "smack talk". But, of course, since I didn´t meet him in person, that feeling I get could be absolutely wrong.

[@jaglover52]

+apataye If he had cancer a year before he died he'd would have been on prescribed opiates dummy.

[@apataye]

Jim Glover ¿¡¡ And...!!? Why are you broaching the "prescribed" tag!? You are bringing up a legal detail that DOES NOT MATTER. The question it´s whether he really quit opiates for good, circa 58, or not. The "prescription" thang u mention would be, in any case, an answer to a further derived question, in case we had already stated (or assumed) the pertinent answer to the 1st one. DO U GET IT NOW?

[@SeerTrulth]

+apataye No one who loves jazz and John gives a fuck about your question here.

[@fusionhar]

Similar philosophy to Donald Trump?

[@Barbeta13]

Harry Howell why ?

[@fusionhar]

IT'S A JOKE...LIKE TRUMP....NOT MANY BEINGS MADE LIKE TRANE