Play what you know and then play above that
MILES DAVISKnowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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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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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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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 should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
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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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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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Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
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My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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You can’t eat a winner’s plaque.
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I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
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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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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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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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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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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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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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In high school I was best in music class on the trumpet, but the prizes went to the boys with blue eyes. I made up my mind to outdo anybody white on my horn.
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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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