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White folks always think that you have to have a label on everything – you know what I mean?

Miles Davis

I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
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Entertainment Musician Myself Trying
Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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Feeling Genius One Liner
Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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Fear Instrument Mistake Musician None One Liner
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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Determination Note Play Wrong Yourself
I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.
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Greatness Human Sound Voice World
Anybody can play. The note is only 20 percent. The attitude of the motherfucker who plays it is 80 percent.
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Attitude Character Musician Play
If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
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Known Play Yourself
I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
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Creation Finding Future Life Myself Start Thinking
In other words, an instrument should be an extension of you; it’s supposed to sound like you – the way you walk, the way you dress, you know.
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Instrument Sound Walk Way Yourself
Play what you know and then play above that
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Instrument Known Music Play Yourself
I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
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Himself Musician Myself Person Play Stand
Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
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Away Listening Music Time
The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
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Old Reason Tired Writing Yourself
Music is an addiction.
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Addiction Music One Liner
Always look ahead, but never look back.
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Forward Future Past See
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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Enjoyment Listening White

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