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I think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap.

Miles Davis

Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
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Music Play
Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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Feeling Genius One Liner
If you love them in the morning with their eyes full of crust; if you love them at night with their hair full of rollers, chances are, you’re in love.
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Chance Eyes Hair Love Morning Night Yourself
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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Creation Finding Future Life Myself Start Thinking
It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
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Musician Notes Play Yourself
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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Known Myself Woman
Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
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Be Yourself Musician Play Time
I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.
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Artistic Death Music Pieces
Music is an addiction.
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Addiction Music One Liner
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
Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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Afraid Inspirational Mistake
Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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Instrument Man Myself Player
It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
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Learning Play Yourself
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
My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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Ego Goodness Myself Rhythm Section
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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Art Greatness Music Play

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