When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
MILES DAVISA legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.
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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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For me, music and life are all about style.
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You can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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Food makes my mind sluggish.
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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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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I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
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You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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Some day I’m gonna call me up on the phone, so when I answer, I can tell myself to shut up.
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If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
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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.
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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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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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