For me, music and life are all about style.
MILES DAVISYou can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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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 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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Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
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If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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That was my gift having the ability to put certain guys together that would create a chemistry and then letting them go; letting them play what they knew, and above it.
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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
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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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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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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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Music is an addiction.
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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.
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