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Famous Miles Davis Quotes
“[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.”
“Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.”
“Some of [drummers] drop time because they want to hear what you're doin'.”
“You ever hear Buddy Miles play the drums? You know, he doesn't vary the tempo at all.”
“If you're going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.”
“The only way a drum machine will get out of beat is for you not to pay your electric bill.”
“I've used [drum machine] because I have to have the perfect tempo.”
“When we edit the music, I always remember, "It's my band. Save me a place to play."”
“They [police] do me like that all the time! "What you work for?".”
“Lionel [Richie] said, "Yeah, I learned chords and stuff playin' against your albums."”
“Some day I'm gonna call me up on the phone, so when I answer, I can tell myself to shut up.”
“Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery”
“Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.”