There are no wrong notes.
MILES DAVISPeople will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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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 think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap.
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I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
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[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
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There are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
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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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Music is the framework around the silence.
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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can’t do what we do is because they’re so comfortable doin’ what they do.
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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
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The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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