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The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.

Miles Davis

White folks always think that you have to have a label on everything – you know what I mean?
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Known Label Thinking Yourself
I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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Music Myself Name Play
Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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Instrument Man Myself Player
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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Attention Bad Criticism Myself Pay Play Thinking
Always listen for what you can leave out.
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Leave Listening Yourself
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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Creation Finding Future Life Myself Start Thinking
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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Imagination Myself Patience People Play
Music is an addiction.
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Addiction Music One Liner
You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
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Love Music Myself Play Quit
You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
MILES DAVIS

Instrument Music Play Right Yourself
When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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Play Slow Speed Yourself
Music is the framework around the silence.
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Framework Music Perspective Silence
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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Heart Known Musician Person Play Yourself
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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Goodness Music Myself Time Video
Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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Musician Myself Play Time
Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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Drugs Feeling Music

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