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Food makes my mind sluggish.

Miles Davis

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
Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
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Music Play
If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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Attention Nervous Pay Yourself
Some musicians play with their heart, you know what I mean? I don’t know what to tell a person that can’t – if you can’t tell a person what you’re talkin’ about when they’re rushin’ or droppin’ the tempo, you get somebody else.
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Heart Known Musician Person Play Yourself
Always look ahead, but never look back.
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Forward Future Past See
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
Music is the framework around the silence.
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Framework Music Perspective Silence
You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself.
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Learning Practice Sound Time Yourself
First you imitate, then you innovate.
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Art Creation Imitation Innovation Yourself
If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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Unknown Yourself
I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.
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Greatness Human Sound Voice World
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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Greatness Musician Spirit Walk Work Yourself
It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note – it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.
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Instrument Music Play Right Wrong Yourself
Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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Finding Music Notes Oneself Play Worry
Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
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Away Listening Music Time
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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Down Feeling Foot Goodness Music Word Yourself

Food makes my mind sluggish.

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