It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
MILES DAVISIf you love them in the morning with their eyes full of crust; if you love them at night with their hair full of rollers, chances are, you’re in love.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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When you work with great musicians, they are always a part of you . . . their spirits are walking around in me, so they’re still here and passing it on to others.
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Music is an addiction.
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If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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I always listen to what I can leave out.
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I think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap.
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White folks always think that you have to have a label on everything – you know what I mean?
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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Play what you know and then play above that
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My father’s rich, my momma’s good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I’ve never suffered and don’t intend to suffer.
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Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
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Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
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