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Don't ever get so big or important that you can not hear and listen to every other person.

John Coltrane

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John Coltrane
Age: 40 †
Born: 1926
Born: September 23
Died: 1967
Died: July 17
Bandleader
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Jazz Musician
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Hamlet
North Carolina
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John William Coltrane
St. John Will-I-Am Coltrane
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