Food makes my mind sluggish.
MILES DAVISI’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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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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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line… We’re just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.
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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
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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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You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.
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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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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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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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There are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
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I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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