Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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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I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
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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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I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
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Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
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You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
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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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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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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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You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line… We’re just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.
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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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You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself.
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I’m not messing around with nobody’s woman. If I want a woman I go get her – you know what I mean?
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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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I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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