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We don’t play to be seen. I’m addicted to music, not audiences.

Miles Davis

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.
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Ability Chemistry Known Play Togetherness
Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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Follow Musician Revolution
You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.
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Horn Instrument Play Yourself
I don’t care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.
MILES DAVIS

Appearance Care Himself Myself
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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Instrument Person Play Yourself
A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
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Known Man Myself Old
Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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Fear Instrument Mistake Musician None One Liner
That’s the way women do. The frown. They want to give you the attitude to approach them back, by giving you a negative vibe.
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Attitude Negative Vibe Way Woman Yourself
If you love them in the morning with their eyes full of crust; if you love them at night with their hair full of rollers, chances are, you’re in love.
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Chance Eyes Hair Love Morning Night Yourself
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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Heart Known Musician Person Play Yourself
Play what you know and then play above that
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Instrument Known Music Play Yourself
I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
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Himself Musician Myself Person Play Stand
I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
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Best Lips Myself Play
First you imitate, then you innovate.
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Art Creation Imitation Innovation Yourself
Bebop didn’t have the humanity of Duke Ellington. It didn’t even have that recognizable thing. Bird and Diz were great, fantastic, challenging – but they weren’t sweet.
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Challenge Greatness Humanity Recognition Sweet
The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.
MILES DAVIS

Change Help Music Play Way

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