Music is the framework around the silence.
MILES DAVISFood makes my mind sluggish.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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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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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
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Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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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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The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.
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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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If you sacrifice your art because of some woman, or some man, or for some color, or for some wealth, you can’t be trusted.
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I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
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It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
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