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.
MILES DAVISI’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.
MILES DAVISYou have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
MILES DAVISThere are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
MILES DAVISIn improvisation, there are no mistakes.
MILES DAVISAll my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
MILES DAVISWhat’s swinging in words? If a guy makes you pat your foot and if you feel it down your back, you don’t have to ask anybody if that’s good music or not. You can always feel it.
MILES DAVISI ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
MILES DAVISKeith, how does it feel to be a genius?
MILES DAVISI’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
MILES DAVISMusic is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
MILES DAVISYou can’t eat a winner’s plaque.
MILES DAVISIf you sacrifice your art because of some woman, or some man, or for some color, or for some wealth, you can’t be trusted.
MILES DAVISCertain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
MILES DAVISI can’t write anything for myself. I can write when I hear like [John] Coltrane play something; I used to write chords and stuff for him to play in one bar. I can write for other people, but I don’t never write for myself.
MILES DAVISMy ego only needs a good rhythm section.
MILES DAVISMy father’s rich, my momma’s good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I’ve never suffered and don’t intend to suffer.
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