When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
MILES DAVISSometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
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You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.
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Some day I’m gonna call me up on the phone, so when I answer, I can tell myself to shut up.
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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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Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
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You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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Play what you know and then play above that
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Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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Music is an addiction.
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If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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