Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
MILES DAVISPeople will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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First you imitate, then you innovate.
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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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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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I like Stan [Getz], because he has so much patience, the way he plays those melodies – other people can’t get nothing out of a song, but he can, which takes a lot of imagination.
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I’ve always told the musicians in my band to play what they know and then play above that. Because then anything can happen, and that’s where great art and music happens.
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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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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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In music, silence is more important than sound.
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
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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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Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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