Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
MILES DAVISThe only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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In music, silence is more important than sound.
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You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line… We’re just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.
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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself.
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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
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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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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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In other words, an instrument should be an extension of you; it’s supposed to sound like you – the way you walk, the way you dress, you know.
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Music is an addiction.
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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.
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I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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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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