Play what you know and then play above that
MILES DAVISKeith, how does it feel to be a genius?
More Miles Davis Quotes
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You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.
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If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
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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.
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I like Stan [Getz], because he has so much patience, the way he plays those melodies – other people can’t get nothing out of a song, but he can, which takes a lot of imagination.
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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’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.
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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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If I hear a song like “Time After Time.” I’m sittin’ there lookin’ at video and Cindy Lauper comes on singin’ this song. I said, “God damnnnnn!”
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White folks always think that you have to have a label on everything – you know what I mean?
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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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Music is the framework around the silence.
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