You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
MILES DAVISIt’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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I used to enjoy all the white bands when I was a kid listening to the radio. But the record companies, they take music and label it – like, they say “rock”. Because the white singers can’t sound like James Brown, they call him “soul”. They’ve been doing that for years. That’s the prejudice crap.
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Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
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I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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To keep creating you have to be about change.
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If I hear a song like “Time After Time.” I’m sittin’ there lookin’ at video and Cindy Lauper comes on singin’ this song. I said, “God damnnnnn!”
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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He sounded to me like he’s supposed to be the savior of jazz. Sometimes people speak as though someone asked them a question. Well, no one asked him a question.
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Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
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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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Music is an addiction.
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
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If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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