I like Stan [Getz], because he has so much patience, the way he plays those melodies – other people can’t get nothing out of a song, but he can, which takes a lot of imagination.
MILES DAVISMy 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.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
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I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
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That’s the way women do. The frown. They want to give you the attitude to approach them back, by giving you a negative vibe.
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There are no wrong notes.
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If I hear a song like “Time After Time.” I’m sittin’ there lookin’ at video and Cindy Lauper comes on singin’ this song. I said, “God damnnnnn!”
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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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First you imitate, then you innovate.
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If you sacrifice your art because of some woman, or some man, or for some color, or for some wealth, you can’t be trusted.
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It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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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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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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For me, music and life are all about style.
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I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.
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