You can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.
MILES DAVISLook, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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There are no wrong notes.
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Food makes my mind sluggish.
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It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
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I don’t care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.
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What’s swinging in words? If a guy makes you pat your foot and if you feel it down your back, you don’t have to ask anybody if that’s good music or not. You can always feel it.
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If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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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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We don’t play to be seen. I’m addicted to music, not audiences.
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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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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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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 an addiction.
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If I hear a song like “Time After Time.” I’m sittin’ there lookin’ at video and Cindy Lauper comes on singin’ this song. I said, “God damnnnnn!”
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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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