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I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.

Miles Davis

For me, music and life are all about style.
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Life Music Style
Music is an addiction.
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Addiction Music One Liner
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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Comfortable Music Reason
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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Art Man Sacrifice Trust Woman Yourself
Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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Instrument Play Yourself
In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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Improvisation Mistake Spontaneous
Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
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Away Listening Music Time
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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Known Music Myself People Stupidity
Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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Follow Musician Revolution
Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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Musician Myself Play Time
Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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Instrument Man Myself Player
That was my gift having the ability to put certain guys together that would create a chemistry and then letting them go; letting them play what they knew, and above it.
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Ability Chemistry Known Play Togetherness
If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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Unknown Yourself
My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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Ego Goodness Myself Rhythm Section
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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Instrument Sound Walk Way Yourself
It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.
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Change Creation Safety Stand Yourself

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