Sun Ra
Sun Ra
Sun Rawas an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his experimental music, "cosmic philosophy", prolific output, and theatrical performances. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1979. For much of his career, Ra led "The Arkestra", an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up...
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth22 May 1914
american-journalist music
Music is a language, you see, a universal language.
american-journalist people
People have set that up as a standard, not to recognize a prophet in his own country.
trying impossible has-beens
The possible has been tried and failed. Now it's time to try the impossible.
music country people
A prophet is not without honor except in his own country among his own people.
music dream eye
Where human eyes have never seen, where human beings have never been, I build a world of abstract dreams, and I wait for you.
people needs earth
I never wanted to be a part of planet Earth, but I am compelled to be here, so anything I do for this planet is because the Master-Creator of the Universe is making me do it. I am of another dimension. I am on this planet because people need me.
psychics spirit born
Well, actually, I'm a psychic being, and you know, we don't concern ourselves with being born; we concern ourselves with being eternal; we deal with the spirit.
discipline division tradition
I'm not into division. I'm into coordination, discipline and tradition.
shots
Those who will not dance will have to be shot
brother space knows
The outer space beings are my brothers. They sent me here. They already know my music.
planes prophetic symbols
Behold the pre-prophetic symbols of the planes of Never. Behold, behold this thisness! This isness.
play frustrated unhappy
The music is not part of this planet in a sense that the spirit of it is about happiness. Most musicians play earth things about what they know, but I found out that they are mostly unhappy and frustrated, and that creeps over into their music.
faults musician planets
The planet is asleep and it's the fault of musicians who are untrue to themselves.
firsts
At first there was nothingthen nothing turned itself inside-out and became something