Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can’t do what we do is because they’re so comfortable doin’ what they do.
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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If somebody told me I only had an hour to live, I’d spend it choking a white man. I’d do it nice and slow.
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Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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That was my gift having the ability to put certain guys together that would create a chemistry and then letting them go; letting them play what they knew, and above it.
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I don’t like to hear someone put down dixieland. Those people who say there’s no music but bop are just stupid; it shows how much they don’t know.
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I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
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Some day I’m gonna call me up on the phone, so when I answer, I can tell myself to shut up.
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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
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