“In America, for a brief time, people who followed John Coltrane were studied and considered important, but it didn't last long. The result is that the kind of music I played in the '60's is completely dismissed in this country as a wrong turn, a suicidal effort.” PeopleKindLongImportantCountryLastsAmericaTurnsResultsEffortMusicJazzSuicidalJazz MusicColtraneWrong Turn Author:Archie Shepp
“So, rap has that quality, for youth anyway; it's a kind of blues element. It's physical, almost gymnastic. It speaks to you organically. Rap grows out of what young people really are today, not only black youth, but white - everybody.” PeopleKindTodayYoungSpeakGrowsBlackWhiteQualityYouthElementsRapBlack Youth Author:Archie Shepp
