It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
MILES DAVISIt takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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If I hear a song like “Time After Time.” I’m sittin’ there lookin’ at video and Cindy Lauper comes on singin’ this song. I said, “God damnnnnn!”
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
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[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
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I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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In music, silence is more important than sound.
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I usually write from the rhythm section…If a drummer got a funky beat on some things – like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or a backbeat that’s even – I can write something.
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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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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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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
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If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
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My father’s rich, my momma’s good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I’ve never suffered and don’t intend to suffer.
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