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It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note – it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.

Miles Davis

It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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Sound Time Yourself
If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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Unknown Yourself
Music is the framework around the silence.
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Framework Music Perspective Silence
I’ve always told the musicians in my band to play what they know and then play above that. Because then anything can happen, and that’s where great art and music happens.
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Art Greatness Music Play
Always look ahead, but never look back.
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Forward Future Past See
Music is an addiction.
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Addiction Music One Liner
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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Art Man Sacrifice Trust Woman Yourself
I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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Music Myself Name Play
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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Heart Known Musician Person Play Yourself
I don’t care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.
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Appearance Care Himself Myself
I can’t write anything for myself. I can write when I hear like [John] Coltrane play something; I used to write chords and stuff for him to play in one bar. I can write for other people, but I don’t never write for myself.
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Lyrics Music Myself People Play Writing
You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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Instrument Music Play Right Yourself
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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Instrument Sound Walk Way Yourself
You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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Comfortable Musician Ruin Yourself
You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself.
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Learning Practice Sound Time Yourself
I always listen to what I can leave out.
MILES DAVIS

Leave Listening Myself

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