It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note – it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.
MILES DAVISIt’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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In other words, an instrument should be an extension of you; it’s supposed to sound like you – the way you walk, the way you dress, you know.
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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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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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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He sounded to me like he’s supposed to be the savior of jazz. Sometimes people speak as though someone asked them a question. Well, no one asked him a question.
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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.
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To keep creating you have to be about change.
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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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We don’t play to be seen. I’m addicted to music, not audiences.
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You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
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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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Music is the framework around the silence.
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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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