“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.”

—  Sun Ra

As quoted in a press release by A&M Records (1989) http://www.elrarecords.com/sunra.html

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American jazz composer and bandleader 1914–1993

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