The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
MILES DAVISPlay what you know and then play above that
More Miles Davis Quotes
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You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.
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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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It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note – it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.
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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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You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
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I don’t like to hear someone put down dixieland. Those people who say there’s no music but bop are just stupid; it shows how much they don’t know.
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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I’m not messing around with nobody’s woman. If I want a woman I go get her – you know what I mean?
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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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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’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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I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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Food makes my mind sluggish.
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There are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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There are no wrong notes.
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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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A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
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You can’t eat a winner’s plaque.
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If you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that you play that determines if it’s good or bad.
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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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It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.
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