We don’t play to be seen. I’m addicted to music, not audiences.
MILES DAVISDo not fear mistakes. There are none.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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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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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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I’m not messing around with nobody’s woman. If I want a woman I go get her – you know what I mean?
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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.
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The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.
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I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
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I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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I don’t care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.
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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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If you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that you play that determines if it’s good or bad.
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
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You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line… We’re just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.
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