You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
MILES DAVISPlay what you know and then play above that
More Miles Davis Quotes
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He 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.
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It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
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I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
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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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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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I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.
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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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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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I can’t write anything for myself. I can write when I hear like [John] Coltrane play something; I used to write chords and stuff for him to play in one bar. I can write for other people, but I don’t never write for myself.
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Some musicians play with their heart, you know what I mean? I don’t know what to tell a person that can’t – if you can’t tell a person what you’re talkin’ about when they’re rushin’ or droppin’ the tempo, you get somebody else.
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I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.
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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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In music, silence is more important than sound.
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