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 DAVISYou can’t eat a winner’s plaque.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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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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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
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Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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Music is an addiction.
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I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
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If you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that you play that determines if it’s good or bad.
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You can’t eat a winner’s plaque.
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Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
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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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Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
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