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

Miles Davis

In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That’s a little bit too much.
MILES DAVIS

Acceptance Mistake Yourself
It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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Sound Time Yourself
I usually write from the rhythm section…If a drummer got a funky beat on some things – like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or a backbeat that’s even – I can write something.
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Myself Rhythm Writing
Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
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Goodness Music
Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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Afraid Inspirational Mistake
We don’t play to be seen. I’m addicted to music, not audiences.
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Addiction Audience Music Myself Play Seen
Music is the framework around the silence.
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Framework Music Perspective Silence
In music, silence is more important than sound.
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Important Music Silence Sound
In other words, an instrument should be an extension of you; it’s supposed to sound like you – the way you walk, the way you dress, you know.
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Instrument Sound Walk Way 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.
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Music Play Sadness White
If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
MILES DAVIS

Behind Yourself
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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Best Discrimination Musician Myself White
Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
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Be Yourself Musician Play Time
When kids don’t learn about their own heritage in school, they just don’t care about school… But you won’t see it in the history books unless we get the power to write our own history and tell our story ourselves.
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Children Heritage History Learning Ourselves Story
You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
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Love Music Myself Play Quit
Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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Musician Myself Play Time

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