My future starts when I wake up every morning.
MILES DAVISAlways listen for what you can leave out.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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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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Play what you know and then play above that
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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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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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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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Music is an addiction.
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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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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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I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
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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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I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
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In music, silence is more important than sound.
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