First you imitate, then you innovate.
MILES DAVISIf you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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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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I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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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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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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When kids don’t learn about their own heritage in school, they just don’t care about school… But you won’t see it in the history books unless we get the power to write our own history and tell our story ourselves.
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
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The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.
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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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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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You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line… We’re just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.
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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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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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