My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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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If you sacrifice your art because of some woman, or some man, or for some color, or for some wealth, you can’t be trusted.
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Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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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 Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That’s a little bit too much.
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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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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Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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I think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap.
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It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
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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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The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
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It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
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