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.
MILES DAVISI’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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I’m not messing around with nobody’s woman. If I want a woman I go get her – you know what I mean?
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With “We Are The World,” I can’t even eat when I watch that on television. If I’m eatin’ some food, I have to put it down. I feel very strongly about that.
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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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When you work with great musicians, they are always a part of you . . . their spirits are walking around in me, so they’re still here and passing it on to others.
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Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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Music is the framework around the silence.
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The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.
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Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
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A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
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There are no wrong notes.
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I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
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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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A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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