Music is an addiction.
MILES DAVISIf you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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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’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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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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I don’t pay no attention to what critics say about me, the good or the bad. The toughest critic I got is myself…and I’m too vain to play anything I think is bad.
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I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
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Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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Play what you know and then play above that
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.
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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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You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself.
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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
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Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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