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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 should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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Comfortable Musician Ruin Yourself
That’s the way women do. The frown. They want to give you the attitude to approach them back, by giving you a negative vibe.
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Attitude Negative Vibe Way Woman Yourself
If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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Unknown Yourself
[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
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Comfortable Feeling Known
If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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Myself Understand Yourself
The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
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Old Reason Tired Writing Yourself
Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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Afraid Errors Inspirational Mistake Perspective
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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Heart Known Musician Person Play Yourself
The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
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Ideas Judgement Man Project
In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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Improvisation Mistake Spontaneous
Play what you know and then play above that
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Instrument Known Music Play Yourself
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
All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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Idol Inspirational Myself
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.
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Music Myself Sell Word
I don’t pay no attention to what critics say about me, the good or the bad. The toughest critic I got is myself…and I’m too vain to play anything I think is bad.
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Attention Bad Criticism Myself Pay Play Thinking
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

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

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