Food makes my mind sluggish.
MILES DAVISGood music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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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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I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
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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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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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Bebop didn’t have the humanity of Duke Ellington. It didn’t even have that recognizable thing. Bird and Diz were great, fantastic, challenging – but they weren’t sweet.
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If you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that you play that determines if it’s good or bad.
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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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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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In music, silence is more important than sound.
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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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Music is an addiction.
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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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