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A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.

Miles Davis

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
When kids don’t learn about their own heritage in school, they just don’t care about school… But you won’t see it in the history books unless we get the power to write our own history and tell our story ourselves.
MILES DAVIS

Children Heritage History Learning Ourselves Story
A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
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Hear Music Painting See Yourself
If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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Behind Yourself
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
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
Play what you know and then play above that
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Instrument Known Music Play Yourself
Music is an addiction.
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Addiction Music One Liner
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
Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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Musician Myself Play Time
My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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Ego Goodness Myself Rhythm Section
Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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Finding Music Notes Oneself Play Worry
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
All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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Idol Inspirational Myself
Always look ahead, but never look back.
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Forward Future Past See
Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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Fear Instrument Mistake Musician None One Liner

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