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.
MILES DAVISIf 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!”
More Miles Davis Quotes
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You can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.
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In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That’s a little bit too much.
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Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
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If somebody told me I only had an hour to live, I’d spend it choking a white man. I’d do it nice and slow.
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My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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If you sacrifice your art because of some woman, or some man, or for some color, or for some wealth, you can’t be trusted.
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First you imitate, then you innovate.
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To keep creating you have to be about change.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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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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Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can’t do what we do is because they’re so comfortable doin’ what they do.
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Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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