I never thought that the music called “jazz” was ever meant to reach just a small group of people, or become a museum thing locked under glass like all the other dead things that were once considered artistic.
MILES DAVISThat was my gift having the ability to put certain guys together that would create a chemistry and then letting them go; letting them play what they knew, and above it.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can’t do what we do is because they’re so comfortable doin’ what they do.
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You can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.
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I can’t write anything for myself. I can write when I hear like [John] Coltrane play something; I used to write chords and stuff for him to play in one bar. I can write for other people, but I don’t never write for myself.
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I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
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First you imitate, then you innovate.
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I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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That’s the way women do. The frown. They want to give you the attitude to approach them back, by giving you a negative vibe.
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I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.
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We’re not going to play the blues anymore. Let the white folks play the blues. They got ’em, so they can keep ’em.
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If you love them in the morning with their eyes full of crust; if you love them at night with their hair full of rollers, chances are, you’re in love.
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Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
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Music is an addiction.
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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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