We don’t play to be seen. I’m addicted to music, not audiences.
MILES DAVISDon’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
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It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
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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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I don’t care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.
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I like Stan [Getz], because he has so much patience, the way he plays those melodies – other people can’t get nothing out of a song, but he can, which takes a lot of imagination.
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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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You can’t eat a winner’s plaque.
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That was my gift having the ability to put certain guys together that would create a chemistry and then letting them go; letting them play what they knew, and above it.
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There are no wrong notes.
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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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When you work with great musicians, they are always a part of you . . . their spirits are walking around in me, so they’re still here and passing it on to others.
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We’re not going to play the blues anymore. Let the white folks play the blues. They got ’em, so they can keep ’em.
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