Always listen for what you can leave out.
MILES DAVISJazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
More Miles Davis Quotes
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It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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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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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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I don’t care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.
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When you work with great musicians, they are always a part of you . . . their spirits are walking around in me, so they’re still here and passing it on to others.
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A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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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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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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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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