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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.

Miles Davis

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

Important Music Silence Sound
I never thought that the music called “jazz” was ever meant to reach just a small group of people, or become a museum thing locked under glass like all the other dead things that were once considered artistic.
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Artistic Music People Reach Thinking
First you imitate, then you innovate.
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Art Creation Imitation Innovation Yourself
People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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Enough Hype People Understand
Music is the framework around the silence.
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Framework Music Perspective Silence
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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Art Man Sacrifice Trust Woman Yourself
Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
MILES DAVIS

Finding Music Notes Oneself Play Worry
The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.
MILES DAVIS

Change Help Music Play Way
If you love them in the morning with their eyes full of crust; if you love them at night with their hair full of rollers, chances are, you’re in love.
MILES DAVIS

Chance Eyes Hair Love Morning Night Yourself
Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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Follow Musician Revolution
Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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Instrument Man Myself Player
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.
MILES DAVIS

Music Myself Sell Word
If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
MILES DAVIS

Behind Yourself
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
You can’t eat a winner’s plaque.
MILES DAVIS

Eat Win Yourself

When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.

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