If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
MILES DAVISGood music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
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I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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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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We’re not going to play the blues anymore. Let the white folks play the blues. They got ’em, so they can keep ’em.
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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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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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First you imitate, then you innovate.
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A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
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