Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
MILES DAVISJazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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If you have to ask, you’ll never 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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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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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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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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Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line… We’re just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.
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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
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