Quote by: Ornette Coleman

I remember once, we got an interview, and he said, 'Dad, these people are writing about me like I'm an adult. Don't they know I'm a kid?' I have never tried to encourage him to get a music image like other musicians have.


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Author Bio


  • NameOrnette Coleman
  • DescriptionAmerican jazz musician
  • AliasesRandolph Denard Ornette Coleman
  • BornMarch 9, 1930
  • DiedJune 11, 2015
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionComposer; Trumpeter; Saxophonist; Jazz Musician
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; MacArthur Fellows Program; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; Praemium Imperiale