It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note – it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.
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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If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
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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’ve always told the musicians in my band to play what they know and then play above that. Because then anything can happen, and that’s where great art and music happens.
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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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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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It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
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I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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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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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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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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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.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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