Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
MILES DAVISYou know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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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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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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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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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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If somebody told me I only had an hour to live, I’d spend it choking a white man. I’d do it nice and slow.
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Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can’t do what we do is because they’re so comfortable doin’ what they do.
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If you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that you play that determines if it’s good or bad.
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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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You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself.
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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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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note – it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.
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If you love them in the morning with their eyes full of crust; if you love them at night with their hair full of rollers, chances are, you’re in love.
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I usually write from the rhythm section…If a drummer got a funky beat on some things – like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or a backbeat that’s even – I can write something.
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