Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
MILES DAVISI always listen to what I can leave out.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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I always listen to what I can leave out.
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Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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In high school I was best in music class on the trumpet, but the prizes went to the boys with blue eyes. I made up my mind to outdo anybody white on my horn.
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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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It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
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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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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That’s a little bit too much.
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Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
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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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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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First you imitate, then you innovate.
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To keep creating you have to be about change.
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