A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
MILES DAVIS[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.
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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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We don’t play to be seen. I’m addicted to music, not audiences.
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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.
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My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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Food makes my mind sluggish.
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I’m not messing around with nobody’s woman. If I want a woman I go get her – you know what I mean?
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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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