Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
MILES DAVISIn music, silence is more important than sound.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
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A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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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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There are no wrong notes.
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That was my gift having the ability to put certain guys together that would create a chemistry and then letting them go; letting them play what they knew, and above it.
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You can’t eat a winner’s plaque.
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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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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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Some day I’m gonna call me up on the phone, so when I answer, I can tell myself to shut up.
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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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In high school I was best in music class on the trumpet, but the prizes went to the boys with blue eyes. I made up my mind to outdo anybody white on my horn.
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Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
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My father’s rich, my momma’s good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I’ve never suffered and don’t intend to suffer.
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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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