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I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.

Miles Davis

You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.
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Horn Instrument Play Yourself
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
Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
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Music Play
Music is the framework around the silence.
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Framework Music Perspective Silence
People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
MILES DAVIS

Enough Hype People Understand
Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can’t do what we do is because they’re so comfortable doin’ what they do.
MILES DAVIS

Comfortable Music Reason
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
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.
MILES DAVIS

Oneself People Question Sound Time
In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
MILES DAVIS

Improvisation Mistake Spontaneous
I like Stan [Getz], because he has so much patience, the way he plays those melodies – other people can’t get nothing out of a song, but he can, which takes a lot of imagination.
MILES DAVIS

Imagination Myself Patience People Play
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
The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
MILES DAVIS

Old Reason Tired Writing Yourself
It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.
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Change Creation Safety Stand Yourself
All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
MILES DAVIS

Idol Inspirational Myself
Always listen for what you can leave out.
MILES DAVIS

Leave Listening Yourself
Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
MILES DAVIS

Finding Music Notes Oneself Play Worry

I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.

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