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My father’s rich, my momma’s good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I’ve never suffered and don’t intend to suffer.

Miles Davis

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
In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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Improvisation Mistake Spontaneous
When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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Play Slow Speed Yourself
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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Attitude Negative Vibe Way Woman Yourself
You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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Instrument Music Play Right Yourself
I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
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Creation Finding Future Life Myself Start Thinking
Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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Feeling Genius One Liner
In high school I was best in music class on the trumpet, but the prizes went to the boys with blue eyes. I made up my mind to outdo anybody white on my horn.
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Best Discrimination Musician Myself White
When you work with great musicians, they are always a part of you . . . their spirits are walking around in me, so they’re still here and passing it on to others.
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Greatness Musician Spirit Walk Work Yourself
It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
MILES DAVIS

Learning Play Yourself
Jazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling. I told George Wein the other day that he should stop using it.
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Music Myself Sell Word
The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
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Old Reason Tired Writing Yourself
I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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Music Myself Name Play
If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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Myself Understand Yourself
Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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Afraid Inspirational Mistake
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

My father’s rich, my momma’s good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I’ve never suffered and don’t intend to suffer.

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