With “We Are The World,” I can’t even eat when I watch that on television. If I’m eatin’ some food, I have to put it down. I feel very strongly about that.
MILES DAVIS
We’re not going to play the blues anymore. Let the white folks play the blues. They got ’em, so they can keep ’em.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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With “We Are The World,” I can’t even eat when I watch that on television. If I’m eatin’ some food, I have to put it down. I feel very strongly about that.
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself.
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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
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Americans don’t like any form of art, man. All they like to do is make money. They don’t like me, Sammy Davis, or anybody else. They don’t like nothing. They just like Sammy because he can make ’em a lot of money.
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Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.
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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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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note – it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.
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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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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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