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The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.

Miles Davis

I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
MILES DAVIS

Best Lips Myself Play
When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
MILES DAVIS

Play Slow Speed Yourself
In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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Improvisation Mistake Spontaneous
I used to enjoy all the white bands when I was a kid listening to the radio. But the record companies, they take music and label it – like, they say “rock”. Because the white singers can’t sound like James Brown, they call him “soul”. They’ve been doing that for years. That’s the prejudice crap.
MILES DAVIS

Enjoyment Listening White
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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Goodness Music Myself Time Video
When you work with great musicians, they are always a part of you . . . their spirits are walking around in me, so they’re still here and passing it on to others.
MILES DAVIS

Greatness Musician Spirit Walk Work Yourself
Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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Musician Myself Play Time
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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Oneself People Question Sound Time
Jazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling. I told George Wein the other day that he should stop using it.
MILES DAVIS

Music Myself Sell Word
I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
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Himself Musician Myself Person Play Stand
Anybody can play. The note is only 20 percent. The attitude of the motherfucker who plays it is 80 percent.
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Attitude Character Musician Play
It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
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Musician Notes Play Yourself
I’m not messing around with nobody’s woman. If I want a woman I go get her – you know what I mean?
MILES DAVIS

Known Myself Woman
Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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Feeling Genius One Liner
I’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
MILES DAVIS

Music Myself Name Play
To keep creating you have to be about change.
MILES DAVIS

Change Creation Yourself

The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.

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