Music is the framework around the silence.
MILES DAVISIf somebody told me I only had an hour to live, I’d spend it choking a white man. I’d do it nice and slow.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That’s a little bit too much.
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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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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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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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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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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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
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Music is an addiction.
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Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can’t do what we do is because they’re so comfortable doin’ what they do.
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When you work with great musicians, they are always a part of you . . . their spirits are walking around in me, so they’re still here and passing it on to others.
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