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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.

Miles Davis

Food makes my mind sluggish.
MILES DAVIS

Food Mindset Myself
I used to enjoy all the white bands when I was a kid listening to the radio. But the record companies, they take music and label it – like, they say “rock”. Because the white singers can’t sound like James Brown, they call him “soul”. They’ve been doing that for years. That’s the prejudice crap.
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Enjoyment Listening White
Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
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Music Play
Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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Afraid Inspirational Mistake
Always listen for what you can leave out.
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Leave Listening Yourself
In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That’s a little bit too much.
MILES DAVIS

Acceptance Mistake Yourself
My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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Future Morning Myself Start Wake Up
Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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Musician Myself Play Time
If somebody told me I only had an hour to live, I’d spend it choking a white man. I’d do it nice and slow.
MILES DAVIS

Kill Live Man Myself Slow White
Some musicians play with their heart, you know what I mean? I don’t know what to tell a person that can’t – if you can’t tell a person what you’re talkin’ about when they’re rushin’ or droppin’ the tempo, you get somebody else.
MILES DAVIS

Heart Known Musician Person Play Yourself
Always look ahead, but never look back.
MILES DAVIS

Forward Future Past See
We don’t play to be seen. I’m addicted to music, not audiences.
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Addiction Audience Music Myself Play Seen
It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
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Musician Notes Play Yourself
Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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Follow Musician Revolution
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
Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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Fear Instrument Mistake Musician None One Liner

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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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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