“I will never again play anything that does not have social significance. We American jazz musicians of African descent have proved beyond all doubt that we are master musicians of our instruments. Now what we have to do is employ our skill to tell the dramatic story of our people and what we've been through.” PeopleDoePlayStoriesSocialMusicDoubtMastersSkillsMusicianInstrumentsJazzAfrican AmericanDramaticSignificanceJazz MusicDescentJazz MusicianAfrican Music Author:Max Roach
“The fact is that there is a profound spiritual hunger in the western world which, for a variety of reasons, its church is no longer able to assuage. So a book which suggests that there is a spiritual significance to the Christian story but that this has been suppressed by the church undoubtedly appeals to those who are anxious to square this circle.” WorldHas BeensBookReasonFactsStoriesAbleChristianSpiritualReligionChurchMoralityProfoundWesternHungerCirclesVarietyAppealsSignificanceSquaresAnxiousWestern WorldSpiritual HungerProfound Spiritual Author:Melanie Phillips
“How I work is that I write a story I'd like to read. Then you fly to Paris or Sydney and the interviewers talk about the greater significance of your work.” WritingStoriesGreaterParisSignificanceSydneyInterviewers Author:Michael Connelly