At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.
MILES DAVISAt least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
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White folks always think that you have to have a label on everything – you know what I mean?
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Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
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I usually write from the rhythm section…If a drummer got a funky beat on some things – like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or a backbeat that’s even – I can write something.
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If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
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I always listen to what I can leave out.
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You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line… We’re just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.
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There are no wrong notes.
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I don’t care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.
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Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
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I like Stan [Getz], because he has so much patience, the way he plays those melodies – other people can’t get nothing out of a song, but he can, which takes a lot of imagination.
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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