Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
MILES DAVISMy future starts when I wake up every morning.
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 somebody told me I only had an hour to live, I’d spend it choking a white man. I’d do it nice and slow.
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White folks always think that you have to have a label on everything – you know what I mean?
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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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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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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Play what you know and then play above that
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A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
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You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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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.
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To keep creating you have to be about change.
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