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!”
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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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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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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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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Play what you know and then play above that
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I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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I never thought that the music called “jazz” was ever meant to reach just a small group of people, or become a museum thing locked under glass like all the other dead things that were once considered artistic.
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If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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When kids don’t learn about their own heritage in school, they just don’t care about school… But you won’t see it in the history books unless we get the power to write our own history and tell our story ourselves.
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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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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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