Americans don’t like any form of art, man. All they like to do is make money. They don’t like me, Sammy Davis, or anybody else. They don’t like nothing. They just like Sammy because he can make ’em a lot of money.
MILES DAVISI’ve always told the musicians in my band to play what they know and then play above that. Because then anything can happen, and that’s where great art and music happens.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
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I don’t care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.
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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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You can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.
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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
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[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
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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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Music is the framework around the silence.
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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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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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At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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