We don’t play to be seen. I’m addicted to music, not audiences.
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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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
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There are no wrong notes.
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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
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Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
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In music, silence is more important than sound.
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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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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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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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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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You can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.
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If you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that you play that determines if it’s good or bad.
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There are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
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