You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.
MILES DAVISA legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
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I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.
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Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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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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I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.
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A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
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