There are no wrong notes.
MILES DAVISDon’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.
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Americans don’t like any form of art, man. All they like to do is make money. They don’t like me, Sammy Davis, or anybody else. They don’t like nothing. They just like Sammy because he can make ’em a lot of money.
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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You can’t eat a winner’s plaque.
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The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
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I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
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Play what you know and then play above that
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That 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.
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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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If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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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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