It took me twenty years study and practice to work up to what I wanted to play in this performance. How can she expect to listen five minutes and understand it?
MILES DAVISCertain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line… We’re just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.
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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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It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note – it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
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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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My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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Music is an addiction.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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First you imitate, then you innovate.
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That’s the way women do. The frown. They want to give you the attitude to approach them back, by giving you a negative vibe.
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