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Miles Davis Quotes

I was minding my own business when something says to me,

Some day I'm gonna call me up on the phone, so when I answer, I can tell myself to shut up Picture Quote #1

I don't care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing Picture Quote #1

So What or Kind of Blue were done in that era, the right hour, the right day. It's over; it's on the record Picture Quote #1

I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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If you sacrifice your art because of some woman, or some man, or for some color, or for some wealth, you can't be trusted Picture Quote #1

Bebop didn't have the humanity of Duke Ellington. It didn't have that recognizable thing. Bird and Diz were great, fantastic, challenging - but that weren't sweet Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If you hit a wrong note, it's the next note that you play that determines if it's good or bad Picture Quote #1

If somebody told me I only had an hour to live, I'd spend it choking a white man. I'd do it nice and slow Picture Quote #1

My father's rich, my momma's good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I've never suffered and don't intend to suffer Picture Quote #1

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Trane was the perfect saxophonist for Monk's music because of the space that Monk always used. Trane could fill up all that space with all them chords and sounds he was playing then Picture Quote #1

In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That's a little bit too much Picture Quote #1

It took me twenty years study and practice to work up to what I wanted to play in this performance. How can she expect to listen five minutes and understand it? Picture Quote #1

We're not going to play the blues anymore. Let the white folks play the blues. They got 'em, so they can keep 'em Picture Quote #1

At least one day out of the year all musicians should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington Picture Quote #1

As long as I've been playing, they never say I done anything. They always say that some white guy did it Picture Quote #1

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I don't like to hear someone put down Dixieland. Those people who say there's no music but bop are just stupid; it shows how much they don't know Picture Quote #1

I'm out there doing the best that I can, my lip is cut and I'm still playing Picture Quote #1

What's swinging in words? If a guy makes you pat your foot and if you feel it down your back, you don't have to ask anybody if that's good music or not. You can always feel it Picture Quote #1

It's not the note you play that's the wrong note - it's the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong Picture Quote #1

When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast Picture Quote #1

Jazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling. I told George Wein the other day that he should stop using it Picture Quote #1

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A lot of people ask me where music is going today. I think it’s going in short phrases. If you listen, anybody with an ear can hear that. Music is always changing. It changes because of the times and the technology that’s available, the material that things are made of, like plastic cars instead of steel. So when you hear an accident today it sounds different, not all the metal colliding like it was in the forties and fifties. Musicians pick up sounds and incorporate that into their playing, so the music that they make will be different Picture Quote #1

You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself Picture Quote #1

I’ve always told the musicians in my band to play what they know and then play above that. Because then anything can happen, and that’s where great art and music happens Picture Quote #1

I’ve changed music four or five times. What have you done of any importance other than be white? Picture Quote #1

Bebop was about change, about evolution. It wasn’t about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change Picture Quote #1

When you work with great musicians, they are always a part of you... Their spirits are walking around in me, so they’re still here and passing it on to others Picture Quote #1

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I was minding my own business when something says to me, "you ought to blow trumpet." I have just been trying ever since (Miles Davis Quotes) Some day I'm gonna call me up on the phone, so when I answer, I can tell myself to shut up (Miles Davis Quotes) I don't care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing (Miles Davis Quotes) So What or Kind of Blue were done in that era, the right hour, the right day. It's over; it's on the record (Miles Davis Quotes) I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic (Miles Davis Quotes) 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 (Miles Davis Quotes) If you sacrifice your art because of some woman, or some man, or for some color, or for some wealth, you can't be trusted (Miles Davis Quotes) Bebop didn't have the humanity of Duke Ellington. It didn't have that recognizable thing. Bird and Diz were great, fantastic, challenging - but that weren't sweet (Miles Davis Quotes) 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 (Miles Davis Quotes) If you hit a wrong note, it's the next note that you play that determines if it's good or bad (Miles Davis Quotes) If somebody told me I only had an hour to live, I'd spend it choking a white man. I'd do it nice and slow (Miles Davis Quotes) My father's rich, my momma's good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I've never suffered and don't intend to suffer (Miles Davis Quotes) Trane was the perfect saxophonist for Monk's music because of the space that Monk always used. Trane could fill up all that space with all them chords and sounds he was playing then (Miles Davis Quotes) In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That's a little bit too much (Miles Davis Quotes) It took me twenty years study and practice to work up to what I wanted to play in this performance. How can she expect to listen five minutes and understand it? (Miles Davis Quotes) We're not going to play the blues anymore. Let the white folks play the blues. They got 'em, so they can keep 'em (Miles Davis Quotes) At least one day out of the year all musicians should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington (Miles Davis Quotes) As long as I've been playing, they never say I done anything. They always say that some white guy did it (Miles Davis Quotes) I don't like to hear someone put down Dixieland. Those people who say there's no music but bop are just stupid; it shows how much they don't know (Miles Davis Quotes) I'm out there doing the best that I can, my lip is cut and I'm still playing (Miles Davis Quotes) What's swinging in words? If a guy makes you pat your foot and if you feel it down your back, you don't have to ask anybody if that's good music or not. You can always feel it (Miles Davis Quotes) It's not the note you play that's the wrong note - it's the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong (Miles Davis Quotes) When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast (Miles Davis Quotes) Jazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling. I told George Wein the other day that he should stop using it (Miles Davis Quotes) A lot of people ask me where music is going today. I think it’s going in short phrases. If you listen, anybody with an ear can hear that. Music is always changing. It changes because of the times and the technology that’s available, the material that things are made of, like plastic cars instead of steel. So when you hear an accident today it sounds different, not all the metal colliding like it was in the forties and fifties. Musicians pick up sounds and incorporate that into their playing, so the music that they make will be different (Miles Davis Quotes) You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself (Miles Davis Quotes) I’ve always told the musicians in my band to play what they know and then play above that. Because then anything can happen, and that’s where great art and music happens (Miles Davis Quotes) I’ve changed music four or five times. What have you done of any importance other than be white? (Miles Davis Quotes) Bebop was about change, about evolution. It wasn’t about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change (Miles Davis Quotes) When you work with great musicians, they are always a part of you... Their spirits are walking around in me, so they’re still here and passing it on to others (Miles Davis Quotes)

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