The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
MILES DAVISWhen 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.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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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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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
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Americans don’t like any form of art, man. All they like to do is make money. They don’t like me, Sammy Davis, or anybody else. They don’t like nothing. They just like Sammy because he can make ’em a lot of money.
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There are no wrong notes.
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You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
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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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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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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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