Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
MILES DAVISMusic is an addiction.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.
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You can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.
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I usually write from the rhythm section…If a drummer got a funky beat on some things – like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or a backbeat that’s even – I can write something.
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If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
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In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That’s a little bit too much.
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I always listen to what I can leave out.
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White folks always think that you have to have a label on everything – you know what I mean?
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My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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I think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap.
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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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The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
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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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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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