I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
MILES DAVISIf you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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If somebody told me I only had an hour to live, I’d spend it choking a white man. I’d do it nice and slow.
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I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
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I always listen to what I can leave out.
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Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
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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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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
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Americans don’t like any form of art, man. All they like to do is make money. They don’t like me, Sammy Davis, or anybody else. They don’t like nothing. They just like Sammy because he can make ’em a lot of money.
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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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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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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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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I don’t like to hear someone put down dixieland. Those people who say there’s no music but bop are just stupid; it shows how much they don’t know.
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