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.
MILES DAVISI never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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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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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
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Music is an addiction.
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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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Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
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In other words, an instrument should be an extension of you; it’s supposed to sound like you – the way you walk, the way you dress, you know.
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Food makes my mind sluggish.
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You can’t eat a winner’s plaque.
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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First you imitate, then you innovate.
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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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He sounded to me like he’s supposed to be the savior of jazz. Sometimes people speak as though someone asked them a question. Well, no one asked him a question.
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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