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Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can’t do what we do is because they’re so comfortable doin’ what they do.

Miles Davis

In music, silence is more important than sound.
MILES DAVIS

Important Music Silence Sound
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.
MILES DAVIS

Eat Feeling Myself Strong Watch World
Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
MILES DAVIS

Away Listening Music Time
Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
MILES DAVIS

Finding Music Notes Oneself Play Worry
Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
MILES DAVIS

Drugs Feeling Music
I always listen to what I can leave out.
MILES DAVIS

Leave Listening Myself
It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
MILES DAVIS

Learning Play Yourself
A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
MILES DAVIS

Known Man Myself Old
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.
MILES DAVIS

Oneself People Question Sound Time
I don’t pay no attention to what critics say about me, the good or the bad. The toughest critic I got is myself…and I’m too vain to play anything I think is bad.
MILES DAVIS

Attention Bad Criticism Myself Pay Play Thinking
Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can’t do what we do is because they’re so comfortable doin’ what they do.
MILES DAVIS

Comfortable Music Reason
Play what you know and then play above that
MILES DAVIS

Instrument Known Music Play Yourself
Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
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Freedom Ignorance Knowledge Slave
I can’t write anything for myself. I can write when I hear like [John] Coltrane play something; I used to write chords and stuff for him to play in one bar. I can write for other people, but I don’t never write for myself.
MILES DAVIS

Lyrics Music Myself People Play Writing
When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
MILES DAVIS

Play Slow Speed Yourself
Always listen for what you can leave out.
MILES DAVIS

Leave Listening Yourself

Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can’t do what we do is because they’re so comfortable doin’ what they do.

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