Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
MILES DAVISDon’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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We don’t play to be seen. I’m addicted to music, not audiences.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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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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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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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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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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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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Food makes my mind sluggish.
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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
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Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
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