In music, silence is more important than sound.
MILES DAVISHe sounded to me like he’s supposed to be the savior of jazz. Sometimes people speak as though someone asked them a question. Well, no one asked him a question.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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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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Music is the framework around the silence.
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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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I usually write from the rhythm section…If a drummer got a funky beat on some things – like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or a backbeat that’s even – I can write something.
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It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.
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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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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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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
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Anybody can play. The note is only 20 percent. The attitude of the motherfucker who plays it is 80 percent.
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Play what you know and then play above that
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You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself.
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