A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
MILES DAVISFirst you imitate, then you innovate.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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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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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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There are no wrong notes.
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Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
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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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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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Jazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling. I told George Wein the other day that he should stop using it.
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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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Food makes my mind sluggish.
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If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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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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