Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
MILES DAVISI don’t like to hear someone put down dixieland. Those people who say there’s no music but bop are just stupid; it shows how much they don’t know.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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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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Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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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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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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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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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
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Don’t be afraid of mistakes – There are none.
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You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself.
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
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Some musicians play with their heart, you know what I mean? I don’t know what to tell a person that can’t – if you can’t tell a person what you’re talkin’ about when they’re rushin’ or droppin’ the tempo, you get somebody else.
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Music is an addiction.
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