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I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.

Miles Davis

There are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
MILES DAVIS

Note Place Wrong
All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
MILES DAVIS

Idol Inspirational Myself
If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
MILES DAVIS

Myself Understand Yourself
I can’t write anything for myself. I can write when I hear like [John] Coltrane play something; I used to write chords and stuff for him to play in one bar. I can write for other people, but I don’t never write for myself.
MILES DAVIS

Lyrics Music Myself People Play Writing
I used to enjoy all the white bands when I was a kid listening to the radio. But the record companies, they take music and label it – like, they say “rock”. Because the white singers can’t sound like James Brown, they call him “soul”. They’ve been doing that for years. That’s the prejudice crap.
MILES DAVIS

Enjoyment Listening White
I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
MILES DAVIS

Music Myself Name Play
I don’t pay no attention to what critics say about me, the good or the bad. The toughest critic I got is myself…and I’m too vain to play anything I think is bad.
MILES DAVIS

Attention Bad Criticism Myself Pay Play Thinking
You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself.
MILES DAVIS

Learning Practice Sound Time Yourself
I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.
MILES DAVIS

Artistic Death Music Pieces
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!”
MILES DAVIS

Goodness Music Myself Time Video
Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
MILES DAVIS

Goodness Music
Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
MILES DAVIS

Afraid Errors Inspirational Mistake Perspective
Always listen for what you can leave out.
MILES DAVIS

Leave Listening Yourself
If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
MILES DAVIS

Behind Yourself
We’re not going to play the blues anymore. Let the white folks play the blues. They got ’em, so they can keep ’em.
MILES DAVIS

Music Play Sadness White
When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
MILES DAVIS

Play Slow Speed Yourself

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