Music is an addiction.
MILES DAVISAlways listen for what you can leave out.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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With “We Are The World,” I can’t even eat when I watch that on television. If I’m eatin’ some food, I have to put it down. I feel very strongly about that.
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He sounded to me like he’s supposed to be the savior of jazz. Sometimes people speak as though someone asked them a question. Well, no one asked him a question.
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In music, silence is more important than sound.
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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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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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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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For me, music and life are all about style.
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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 know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
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You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself.
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Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
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What’s swinging in words? If a guy makes you pat your foot and if you feel it down your back, you don’t have to ask anybody if that’s good music or not. You can always feel it.
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Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
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