Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
MILES DAVISMy ego only needs a good rhythm section.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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I’m not messing around with nobody’s woman. If I want a woman I go get her – you know what I mean?
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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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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First you imitate, then you innovate.
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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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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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My father’s rich, my momma’s good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I’ve never suffered and don’t intend to suffer.
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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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Some musicians play with their heart, you know what I mean? I don’t know what to tell a person that can’t – if you can’t tell a person what you’re talkin’ about when they’re rushin’ or droppin’ the tempo, you get somebody else.
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Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
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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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We don’t play to be seen. I’m addicted to music, not audiences.
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What’s swinging in words? If a guy makes you pat your foot and if you feel it down your back, you don’t have to ask anybody if that’s good music or not. You can always feel it.
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