White folks always think that you have to have a label on everything – you know what I mean?
MILES DAVISThe way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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I don’t pay no attention to what critics say about me, the good or the bad. The toughest critic I got is myself…and I’m too vain to play anything I think is bad.
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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
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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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Music is an addiction.
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You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
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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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Music is the framework around the silence.
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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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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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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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