I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
MILES DAVISA painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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I always listen to what I can leave out.
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Music is an addiction.
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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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In music, silence is more important than sound.
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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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There are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
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A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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We don’t play to be seen. I’m addicted to music, not audiences.
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I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
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Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
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[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
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