In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
MILES DAVISIf 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.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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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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You can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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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.
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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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White folks always think that you have to have a label on everything – you know what I mean?
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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With “We Are The World,” I can’t even eat when I watch that on television. If I’m eatin’ some food, I have to put it down. I feel very strongly about that.
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Play what you know and then play above that
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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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There are no wrong notes.
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