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You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.

Miles Davis

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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Instrument Musician Oneself Thankful
All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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Idol Inspirational Myself
If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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Behind 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
In music, silence is more important than sound.
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Important Music Silence Sound
[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
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Comfortable Feeling Known
There are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
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Note Place Wrong
Always look ahead, but never look back.
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Forward Future Past See
Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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Afraid Errors Inspirational Mistake Perspective
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
If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
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Known Play Yourself
Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
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Goodness Music
Jazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling. I told George Wein the other day that he should stop using it.
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Music Myself Sell Word
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
Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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Afraid Inspirational Mistake
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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Instrument Music Play Right Wrong Yourself

You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.

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