My future starts when I wake up every morning.
MILES DAVISMy ego only needs a good rhythm section.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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I can’t write anything for myself. I can write when I hear like [John] Coltrane play something; I used to write chords and stuff for him to play in one bar. I can write for other people, but I don’t never write for myself.
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That’s the way women do. The frown. They want to give you the attitude to approach them back, by giving you a negative vibe.
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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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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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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 listen for what you can leave out.
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
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Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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If you sacrifice your art because of some woman, or some man, or for some color, or for some wealth, you can’t be trusted.
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There are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
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Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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