In music, silence is more important than sound.
MILES DAVISIt’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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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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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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The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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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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Drummers – sometimes they play and they listen. And that little listen takes a speck away from the right tempo.
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Play what you know and then play above that
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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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It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.
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Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.
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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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We’re not going to play the blues anymore. Let the white folks play the blues. They got ’em, so they can keep ’em.
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