[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
MILES DAVISIt takes a long time to sound like yourself.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Play what you know and then play above that
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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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Bebop didn’t have the humanity of Duke Ellington. It didn’t even have that recognizable thing. Bird and Diz were great, fantastic, challenging – but they weren’t sweet.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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First you imitate, then you innovate.
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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If I hear a song like “Time After Time.” I’m sittin’ there lookin’ at video and Cindy Lauper comes on singin’ this song. I said, “God damnnnnn!”
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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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That’s the way women do. The frown. They want to give you the attitude to approach them back, by giving you a negative vibe.
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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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If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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In music, silence is more important than sound.
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The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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