You can’t eat a winner’s plaque.
MILES DAVIS[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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I always listen to what I can leave out.
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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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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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I don’t pay no attention to what critics say about me, the good or the bad. The toughest critic I got is myself…and I’m too vain to play anything I think is bad.
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It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
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I don’t care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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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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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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Music is an addiction.
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