In other words, an instrument should be an extension of you; it’s supposed to sound like you – the way you walk, the way you dress, you know.
MILES DAVISYou should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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Play what you know and then play above that
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I usually write from the rhythm section…If a drummer got a funky beat on some things – like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or a backbeat that’s even – I can write something.
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There are no wrong notes.
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In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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First you imitate, then you innovate.
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I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
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That was my gift having the ability to put certain guys together that would create a chemistry and then letting them go; letting them play what they knew, and above it.
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I think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap.
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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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I can’t write anything for myself. I can write when I hear like [John] Coltrane play something; I used to write chords and stuff for him to play in one bar. I can write for other people, but I don’t never write for myself.
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Anybody can play. The note is only 20 percent. The attitude of the motherfucker who plays it is 80 percent.
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