Music is an addiction. Miles Davis More Quotes by Miles Davis More Quotes From Miles Davis Anybody can play. The note is only 20 percent. The attitude of the motherfucker who plays it is 80 percent. Miles Davis notes play attitude 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 notes play A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear. Miles Davis painting music-is 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 white-man nice men It's not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change. Miles Davis creating acting change In music, silence is more important than sound. Miles Davis experience silence important See, if you put a musician in a place where he has to do something different from what he does all the time, then he can do that - but he's got to think differently in order to do it. He's got to play above what he knows - far above it. 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 order art thinking Always listen for what you can leave out. Miles Davis Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery Miles Davis slavery ignorance 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 sacrifice men art First you imitate, then you innovate. Miles Davis firsts Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one. Miles Davis notes jazz worry 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. Miles Davis good-morning future creativity It takes a long time to sound like yourself. Miles Davis like-you sound long If you're not nervous then you're not paying attention. Miles Davis pay-attention nervous attention Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself. Miles Davis guitar music self Do not fear mistakes. There are none. Miles Davis music beautiful life We don't play to be seen. I'm addicted to music, not audiences. Miles Davis audience music play People will go for anything they don't understand if it's got enough hype. Miles Davis hype enough people Music is the framework around the silence. Miles Davis framework music silence
