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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.

Miles Davis

I don’t like to hear someone put down dixieland. Those people who say there’s no music but bop are just stupid; it shows how much they don’t know.
MILES DAVIS

Known Music Myself People Stupidity
I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
MILES DAVIS

Music Myself Name Play
Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
MILES DAVIS

Music Play
I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
MILES DAVIS

Creation Finding Future Life Myself Start Thinking
The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
MILES DAVIS

Ideas Judgement Man Project
You can’t eat a winner’s plaque.
MILES DAVIS

Eat Win Yourself
In music, silence is more important than sound.
MILES DAVIS

Important Music Silence Sound
At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.
MILES DAVIS

Instrument Musician Oneself Thankful
You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
MILES DAVIS

Instrument Music Play Right Yourself
Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
MILES DAVIS

Finding Music Notes Oneself Play Worry
I always listen to what I can leave out.
MILES DAVIS

Leave Listening Myself
I 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.
MILES DAVIS

Artistic Music People Reach Thinking
I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
MILES DAVIS

Call Known Legend Music Myself
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.
MILES DAVIS

Art Man Sacrifice Trust Woman Yourself
I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.
MILES DAVIS

Artistic Death Music Pieces
If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
MILES DAVIS

Behind Yourself

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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