You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
MILES DAVISTo keep creating you have to be about change.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Music is an addiction.
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Food makes my mind sluggish.
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That’s the way women do. The frown. They want to give you the attitude to approach them back, by giving you a negative vibe.
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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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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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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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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
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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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In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That’s a little bit too much.
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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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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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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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