I can’t write anything for myself. I can write when I hear like [John] Coltrane play something; I used to write chords and stuff for him to play in one bar. I can write for other people, but I don’t never write for myself.
MILES DAVISDrummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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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.
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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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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I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
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When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
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Play what you know and then play above that
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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
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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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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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He sounded to me like he’s supposed to be the savior of jazz. Sometimes people speak as though someone asked them a question. Well, no one asked him a question.
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