PHAROAH SANDERS
Pharoah Sanders was talking about a familiar component of Hindu religion and a personal element of his spiritual life, but he could just as easily have been talking about his music. In a time when musicians in both rock and jazz are breaking their necks trying to see who can be more cosmic, Pharoah Sanders stands as one of the few artists of our day to whom that beleagured word applies in its most profound sense.
PHAROAH SANDERS
“Aum is the most powerful word in this universe. It means God, it means peace, it means the beginning of things... (When I use the word) a kind of magic takes place. It gives me a lot of peace of mind, it relaxes me, it protects me when I’m in public or anywhere else. It is a word which can bring you up or down — whichever way you want to go. ”
