[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
MILES DAVISMy ego only needs a good rhythm section.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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In music, silence is more important than sound.
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Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
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What’s swinging in words? If a guy makes you pat your foot and if you feel it down your back, you don’t have to ask anybody if that’s good music or not. You can always feel it.
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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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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Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
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You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line… We’re just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.
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I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.
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To keep creating you have to be about change.
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Play what you know and then play above that
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If you love them in the morning with their eyes full of crust; if you love them at night with their hair full of rollers, chances are, you’re in love.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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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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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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