85 Quotes by Sun Ra

The world is in such a bad condition that if they don’t find what you call a redeemer, every man, woman and child on this planet will be eliminated.

I am a musician, but I’m another type of musician.

History is His story. You haven’t heard my story.

But recently I began to feel that maybe I wouldn’t be able to do what I want to do and need to do with American musicians, who are imprisoned behind these bars; music’s got these bars and measures you know.

I’m not a minister, I’m not a philosopher, I’m not a politician, I’m in another category.

And then when I went to Chicago, that’s when I had these outer space experiences and went to the other planets.

Sometimes in the ignorance I feel the meaning Invincible invisible wisdom, And I commune with intuitive instinct With the force that made life be And since it made life be It is greater than life And since it let extinction be It is greater than extinction. I commune with feelings more than prayer.

The world thinks that music is a commercial commodity. I’m glad that is not my code.

I always say it’s not my Arkestra, it belongs to some other force which wants certain things, to reach people.