White folks always think that you have to have a label on everything – you know what I mean?
MILES DAVISIf you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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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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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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It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
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If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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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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You can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.
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I always listen to what I can leave out.
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Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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To keep creating you have to be about change.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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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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Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can’t do what we do is because they’re so comfortable doin’ what they do.
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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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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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