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.
MILES DAVISSome musicians play with their heart, you know what I mean? I don’t know what to tell a person that can’t – if you can’t tell a person what you’re talkin’ about when they’re rushin’ or droppin’ the tempo, you get somebody else.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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My father’s rich, my momma’s good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I’ve never suffered and don’t intend to suffer.
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When kids don’t learn about their own heritage in school, they just don’t care about school… But you won’t see it in the history books unless we get the power to write our own history and tell our story ourselves.
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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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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Music is the framework around the silence.
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I think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap.
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Food makes my mind sluggish.
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We don’t play to be seen. I’m addicted to music, not audiences.
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Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
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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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I don’t care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.
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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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First you imitate, then you innovate.
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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