Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
MILES DAVISIt takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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There are no wrong notes.
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I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
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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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You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.
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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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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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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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I can’t write anything for myself. I can write when I hear like [John] Coltrane play something; I used to write chords and stuff for him to play in one bar. I can write for other people, but I don’t never write for myself.
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In high school I was best in music class on the trumpet, but the prizes went to the boys with blue eyes. I made up my mind to outdo anybody white on my horn.
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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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