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I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.

Miles Davis

I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
MILES DAVIS

Call Known Legend Music Myself
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
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
If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
MILES DAVIS

Attention Nervous Pay Yourself
Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
MILES DAVIS

Be Yourself Musician Play Time
When kids don’t learn about their own heritage in school, they just don’t care about school… But you won’t see it in the history books unless we get the power to write our own history and tell our story ourselves.
MILES DAVIS

Children Heritage History Learning Ourselves Story
Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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Drugs Feeling Music
In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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Improvisation Mistake Spontaneous
Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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Feeling Genius One Liner
The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
MILES DAVIS

Ideas Judgement Man Project
Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
MILES DAVIS

Goodness Music
Music is an addiction.
MILES DAVIS

Addiction Music One Liner
Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
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Away Listening Music Time
My future starts when I wake up every morning.
MILES DAVIS

Future Morning Myself Start Wake Up
When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
MILES DAVIS

Play Slow Speed Yourself
Food makes my mind sluggish.
MILES DAVIS

Food Mindset Myself

I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.

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