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Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.

Miles Davis

Always look ahead, but never look back.
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Forward Future Past See
If you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that you play that determines if it’s good or bad.
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Determination Note Play Wrong Yourself
All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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Idol Inspirational Myself
I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
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Best Lips Myself Play
People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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Enough Hype People Understand
Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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Musician Myself Play Time
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
In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That’s a little bit too much.
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Acceptance Mistake Yourself
It took me twenty years study and practice to work up to what I wanted to play in this performance. How can she expect to listen five minutes and understand it?
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Expectation Herself Instrument Musician Performance Practice Time Understand
You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.
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Horn Instrument Play Yourself
If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
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Known Play Yourself
Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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Instrument Man Myself Player
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
I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
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Entertainment Musician Myself Trying
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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Goodness Music Myself Time Video
Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
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Goodness Music

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