Play what you know and then play above that
MILES DAVISI never thought that the music called “jazz” was ever meant to reach just a small group of people, or become a museum thing locked under glass like all the other dead things that were once considered artistic.
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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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If 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!”
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My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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Music is an addiction.
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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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Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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There are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
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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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The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
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