Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can’t do what we do is because they’re so comfortable doin’ what they do.
MILES DAVISWhen kids don’t learn about their own heritage in school, they just don’t care about school… But you won’t see it in the history books unless we get the power to write our own history and tell our story ourselves.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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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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For me, music and life are all about style.
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When kids don’t learn about their own heritage in school, they just don’t care about school… But you won’t see it in the history books unless we get the power to write our own history and tell our story ourselves.
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Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself.
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If 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.
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In music, silence is more important than sound.
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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
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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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Anybody can play. The note is only 20 percent. The attitude of the motherfucker who plays it is 80 percent.
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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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Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
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Music is the framework around the silence.
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