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 DAVISKnowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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If somebody told me I only had an hour to live, I’d spend it choking a white man. I’d do it nice and slow.
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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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I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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Some 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.
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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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There are no wrong notes.
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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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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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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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Some day I’m gonna call me up on the phone, so when I answer, I can tell myself to shut up.
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Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
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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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If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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