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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.

Miles Davis

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
What’s swinging in words? If a guy makes you pat your foot and if you feel it down your back, you don’t have to ask anybody if that’s good music or not. You can always feel it.
MILES DAVIS

Down Feeling Foot Goodness Music Word Yourself
I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.
MILES DAVIS

Greatness Human Sound Voice World
Play what you know and then play above that
MILES DAVIS

Instrument Known Music Play Yourself
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 DAVIS

Instrument Sound Walk Way Yourself
There are no wrong notes.
MILES DAVIS

Music Notes One Liner Wrong
It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
MILES DAVIS

Learning Play Yourself
In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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Improvisation Mistake Spontaneous
You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself.
MILES DAVIS

Learning Practice Sound Time Yourself
If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
MILES DAVIS

Known Play Yourself
Some day I’m gonna call me up on the phone, so when I answer, I can tell myself to shut up.
MILES DAVIS

Answer Call Myself Phone
Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
MILES DAVIS

Instrument Play Yourself
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.
MILES DAVIS

Ability Chemistry Known Play Togetherness
A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
MILES DAVIS

Known Man Myself Old
You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
MILES DAVIS

Instrument Music Play Right Yourself
Always listen for what you can leave out.
MILES DAVIS

Leave Listening Yourself

Do not fear mistakes. There are none.

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