My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
MILES DAVISIf you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note – it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.
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Play what you know and then play above that
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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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Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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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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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.
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If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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You can’t eat a winner’s plaque.
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In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That’s a little bit too much.
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In other words, an instrument should be an extension of you; it’s supposed to sound like you – the way you walk, the way you dress, you know.
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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