I never thought that the music called “jazz” was ever meant to reach just a small group of people, or become a museum thing locked under glass like all the other dead things that were once considered artistic.
MILES DAVISWhat’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.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
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I always listen to what I can leave out.
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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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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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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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Food makes my mind sluggish.
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The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.
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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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