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What was Sun Ra's the Trip to Saturn about?
In 1936 or 1937 Sun Ra had a vision where he went to Saturn and aliens told him to drop out of college and make music.
What happened related toSun Ra's trip to Saturn in 1947?
On June 24, 1947, Kenneth Arnold made what is generally considered the first widely reported modern unidentified flying object sighting in the United States.
What were Sun Ra's flying saucers?
Sun Ra's trip to Saturn allegedly occurred a full decade before flying saucers entered public consciousness with the 1947 encounter of Kenneth Arnold.
Are there any other interesting aspects about Sun Ra?
After leaving college, Sun Ra rarely slept and became known as the most singularly devoted musician in Birmingham.
What did Sun Ra learn from his mystical college experience?
Sun Ra said, I would speak [through music], and the world would listen.“
What did Sun Ra say about his college visit to Saturn?
He said, I landed on a planet that I identified as Saturn... they teleported me and I was down on stage with them.
What happened to Sun Ra at the stage on Saturn?
They wanted to talk with me. They had one little antenna on each ear. A little antenna over each eye. They talked to me.
What did the aliens say to Sun Ra?
They told me to stop college because there was going to be trouble in schools... the world was going into chaos... I would speak , and the world would listen.
Anything else that was interesting about Sun Ra?
Over the course of his career, Sun Ra recorded dozens of singles and over one hundred full-length albums, comprising well over 1,000 songs.
Did Sun Ra win any awards?
In 2016 Sun Ra received the AllMusic Favorite Reissues and Compilations award for Singles: The Definitive 45's Collection, Vol. 1.

Question: Did he have any influences?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Sun Ra have any influences?