Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
MILES DAVISDo not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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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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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
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If I hear a song like “Time After Time.” I’m sittin’ there lookin’ at video and Cindy Lauper comes on singin’ this song. I said, “God damnnnnn!”
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Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
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Music is the framework around the silence.
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Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.
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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
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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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