I never thought that the music called “jazz” was ever meant to reach just a small group of people, or become a museum thing locked under glass like all the other dead things that were once considered artistic.

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I never thought that the music called “jazz” was ever meant to reach just a small group of people, or become a museum thing locked under glass like all the other dead things that were once considered artistic.

Miles Davis

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I don’t pay no attention to what critics say about me, the good or the bad. The toughest critic I got is myself…and I’m too vain to play anything I think is bad.

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I don’t pay no attention to what critics say about me, the good or the bad. The toughest critic I got is myself…and I’m too vain to play anything I think is bad.
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White folks always think that you have to have a label on everything – you know what I mean?

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White folks always think that you have to have a label on everything – you know what I mean?
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Known Label
Do not fear mistakes. There are none.

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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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Musician None
I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.

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I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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Name
You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.

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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.

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Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.

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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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Musician
People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.

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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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Hype
You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.

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You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.

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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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Behind
You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.

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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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You can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.

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You can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.
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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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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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A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.

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A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
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Known
If somebody told me I only had an hour to live, I’d spend it choking a white man. I’d do it nice and slow.

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If somebody told me I only had an hour to live, I’d spend it choking a white man. I’d do it nice and slow.
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In music, silence is more important than sound.

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In music, silence is more important than sound.
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