It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
MILES DAVISDon’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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There are no wrong notes.
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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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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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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
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It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.
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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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You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.
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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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