Monk Was A Gentle Person, Gentle And Beautiful, But He Was Strong As An Ox. And If I Had Ever Said Something About Punching Monk Out In Front Of His Face - And I Never Did - Then Somebody Should Have Just Come And Got Me And Taken Me To The Madhouse, Because Monk Could Have Just Picked My Little Ass Up And Thrown Me Through A Wall.

-Miles Davis

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It's Like, How Did Columbus Discover America When The Indians Were Already Here? What Kind Of S-- Is That, But White People's S--?

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Good Music Is Good No Matter What Kind Of Music It Is.

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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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[prince] Could Very Well Be The Duke Ellington Of Rock 'n' Roll.

Rocks

Rock N Roll

Dukes

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Half

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In Other Words, An Instrument Should Be An Extension Of You; It's Supposed To Sound Like You - The Way You Walk, The Way You Dress, You Know.

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I Never Thought That The Music Called "jazz" Was Ever Meant To Reach Just A Small Group Of People, Or Become A Museum Thing Locked Under Glass Like All The Other Dead Things That Were Once Considered Artistic.

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Museums

Glasses

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Behind You

Behinds

Ifs

At Least One Day Out Of The Year All Musicans Should Just Put Their Instruments Down, And Give Thanks To Duke Ellington.

Years

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We Don't Play To Be Seen. I'm Addicted To Music, Not Audiences.

Music

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Don't Play What's There, Play What's Not There.

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School

Eye

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It Takes You Years To Learn How To Play Like Yourself.

Years

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With "we Are The World," I Can't Even Eat When I Watch That On Television. If I'm Eatin' Some Food, I Have To Put It Down. I Feel Very Strongly About That.

World

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Brother

Musical

Revolution

My Future Starts When I Wake Up Every Morning.

Good Morning

Good Day

Morning Inspirational

[jazz Musicians] Feel Comfortable With Their Clichés, You Know.

Musician

Jazz

Feels

I Like Stan [getz], Because He Has So Much Patience, The Way He Plays Those Melodies - Other People Can't Get Nothing Out Of A Song, But He Can, Which Takes A Lot Of Imagination.

Song

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In Improvisation, There Are No Mistakes.

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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.

Thinking

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Guitar

Play

Band

I Really Liked Wynton When I First Met Him. He's Still A Nice Young Man, Only Confused.

Music

Confused

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Anybody Can Play. The Note Is Only 20 Percent. The Attitude Of The Motherfucker Who Plays It Is 80 Percent.

Attitude

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Notes

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.

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Space

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You Have To Practice For A Long Time Before You Can Learn To Sound Like Yourself

Practice

Long

Sound

I'm Out There Doing The Best That I Can, My Lip Is Cut And I'm Still Playing.

Cutting

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Stills

The Melody Is French. But That's The End Of The Record. I Named It "jean Pierre Then There Were None," You Know, Because Of The Big Explosion. You'll Like It. It's A Nice Album.

Nice

Albums

Records

Catch Harry Belafonte. He's Got A Helluva Rhythm Section.and So Have The Pointer Sisters. And That Little Guy With Sammy Clayton. He Plays The Whole Show With 40 Members.

Play

Guy

Littles

I Think Every Negro Over Fifty Should Get A Medal For Putting Up With All That Crap.

Thinking

Fifty

Should

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Sweet

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Challenges

Dave [holland] Plays The Way He Wants To Play. And It's Usually What's Needed. You Know, Dave Is Such A Deep Thinker. You Can't Tell Him Too Much, Else It Might Spoil His Spirit, You Know.

Play

Want

Might

You Have To Be Born With It. You Can't Even Buy It. If You Could Buy It, They'd Have It At The Next Newport Festival.

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Festivals

Jazz Is Like Blues With A Shot Of Heroin!

Music

Jazz

Heroin

It's Always Been A Gift With Me, Hearing Music The Way I Do. I Don't Know Where It Comes From, It's Just There And I Don't Question It.

Music

Way

Hearing

I Did Bronislaw Kaper's Tune. He Wrote "on Green Dolphin Street." I Mean, I Did All Those Ballads, All Them Ballads From South America. All Those Tunes - The Guitar Concerto On Sketches Of Spain. All Those Are Spanish Melodies. Some Of Them We Made Up Ourselves.

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In Europe, They Like Everything You Do. The Mistakes And Everything. That's A Little Bit Too Much.

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Mistake

Europe

Japanese People They Hear My Warmin' Up And They Start Screamin'. They Can Tell It's Me.it's My Tone On The Trumpet, It Sounds Like I'm Speakin'.

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Tone

Sound

People Will Go For Anything They Don't Understand If It's Got Enough Hype.

Hype

People

Enough

Everybody Ought To Listen To Benny [carter]. He's A Whole Musical Education.

Musical

Carter

Ought

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Father

Want

Trumpets

Food Makes My Mind Sluggish.

Food

Mind

Sluggish

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.

Play

Guy

Together

I Ain't No Entertainer, And Ain't Trying To Be One. I Am One Thing, A Musician.

Trying

Musician

Entertainers

The Music Speaks For Itself!

Speak

Music Speaks

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Mistake

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.

Art

Thinking

Order

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.

Music

Blue

Done

I Would Never Try And Play Like Harry James, Because I Don't Like His Tone - For Me. It's Just White. You Know What I Mean? He Has What We Black Trumpet Players Call A White Sound. But It's For White Music ... I Can Tell A White Trumpet Player, Just Listening To A Record. There'll Be Something He'll Do That'll Let Me Know That He's White.

Funny

Mean

Player

I Still Got My Ferrari.

Ferrari

Jazz

Stills

Maybe You Play A Melody Twice. You Play It Once Like You Like It, And Some Parts That You Don't Like You Can Just Switch. An Eight-bar Motive - You Can Just Take It And Put It In The Front Or Back Or Something Like That. It Can Save You 50 Or 60 Or 70,000 Dollars, A Drum Machine. That's Why Everybody Uses It.

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Dollars

There Are No Wrong Notes In Jazz: Only Notes In The Wrong Places.

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Notes

Keith, How Does It Feel To Be A Genius?

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Genius

Keith

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.

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Needs

Studios

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Guitar

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Sometimes, If You Ask People To "go Downstairs And Get Me This Or That," They'll Say, "it's Rainin" Or "it Might Rain," Or "there's Some Bumpy Roads On The Road," Or Bla-bla-bla. They Give You All Those Excuses, So When They Do Something Which Is Easy, You're Supposed To Say, "damn, You Did That?"

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People

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Mean

Men

White Man

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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Men

Legends

In Music, Silence Is More Important Than Sound.

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Important

Experience

I Can Tell Whether A Person Can Play Just By The Way He Stands.

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Play

Way

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.

People

Jazz

Sometimes

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.

Best Love

Morning

Eye

I Always Listen To What I Can Leave Out.

I Can

Sometimes [playing Free] Doesn't Happen, Because Maybe A Guy's Wife'll Come In, You Know, And His Ego Will Catch Him. If Everybody's Completely Just Straight-without Any Old Ladies Over Here, A Fourth Of Whisky Over There; If It's Balanced Right, It'll Come Off. It Has To Be. But When You Get Egos Involved With Playing Free, You Can't Do It.

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Guy

Ego

I Used To Enjoy All The White Bands When I Was A Kid Listening To The Radio. But The Record Companies, They Take Music And Label It - Like, They Say "rock". Because The White Singers Can't Sound Like James Brown, They Call Him "soul". They've Been Doing That For Years. That's The Prejudice Crap.

Kids

Rocks

Years

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.

Stupid

People

Dixieland

Music Is A Funny Thing When You Really Come To Think About It.

Thinking

Funny Things

Music Is

Certain Drummers Drop Time, And I Like To Play On Top Of The Beat.

Play

Drummer

Beats

The Thing To Judge In Any Jazz Artist Is, Does The Man Project And Does He Have Ideas.

Music

Men

Artist

White Folks Always Think That You Have To Have A Label On Everything - You Know What I Mean?

Mean

Thinking

White

Lionel [richie] Said, "yeah, I Learned Chords And Stuff Playin' Against Your Albums."

Stuff

Albums

Chords

If You Have A Tone Like Mine That Is Recognizable. No Matter What I Play, When You Hear My Tone You Can Tell It's Me.

Play

Matter

Tone

I Don't Care If A Dude Is Purple With Green Breath As Long As He Can Swing.

Music

Swings

Purple

A Painting Is Music You Can See And Music Is A Painting You Can Hear.

Painting

Music Is

I Can Hear What I Want [people] To Play. If You Don't Hear What You Want Someone To Play, Then You Can't Tell 'em.

Play

People

Ems

Some Day I'm Gonna Call Me Up On The Phone, So When I Answer, I Can Tell Myself To Shut Up.

Phones

Answers

Shut Up

I Know What I've Done For Music, But Don't Call Me A Legend. Just Call Me Miles Davis.

Done

Legends

Miles

Birth Of The Cool' Became A Collector's Item, I Think, Out Of A Reaction To Bird And Dizzy's Music. Bird And Diz Played This Hip, Real Fast Thing, And If You Weren't A Fast Listener, You Couldn't Catch The Humor Or The Feeling In Their Music. Their Musical Sound Wasn't Sweet, And It Didn't Have Harmonic Lines That You Could Easily Hum Out On The Street With Your Girlfriend Trying To Get Over With A Kiss.

Sweet

Girlfriend

Real

I Was Minding My Own Business When Something Says To Me, "you Ought To Blow Trumpet." I Have Just Been Trying Ever Since.

Blow

Trying

Trumpets

Don't Worry About Playing A Lot Of Notes. Just Find One Pretty One.

Worry

Jazz

Notes

Play What You Know And Then Play Above That

Play

Now And Then

Knows

It's Not About Standing Still And Becoming Safe. If Anybody Wants To Keep Creating They Have To Be About Change.

Change

Creating

Acting

Music Is The Framework Around The Silence.

Music

Silence

Framework

I've Used [drum Machine] Because I Have To Have The Perfect Tempo.

Perfect

Machines

Used

There Are No Wrong Notes.

Music

Notes

Joao Gilberto On Guitar Could Read A Newspaper And Sound Good.

Music

Guitar

Sound

It Takes A Long Time To Sound Like Yourself.

Long

Sound

Like You

The Reason [drummers] Call Things "unison", And They Sound Unison, Is Because You Actually Play Two Different Tempos . . . Like You're A Little Sharp, Or A Little Flat; It's So Slight That They Call It "unison", But It's Not Unison.

Play

Two

Sound

All My Inspiration Comes From Ahmad Jamal.

Inspiration

Knowledge Is Freedom And Ignorance Is Slavery

Ignorance

Slavery

I Never Thought Jazz Was Meant To Be A Museum Piece Like Other Dead Things Once Considered Artistic.

Music

Museums

Pieces

You Can't Eat A Winner's Plaque.

Funny

Humor

Winner

Tom Jones Is Funny To Me, Man. I Mean, He Really Tries To Ape Ray Charles And Sammy Davis, You Know. He's Nice-looking; He Looks Good Doing It. I Mean, If I Was Him, I'd Do The Same Thing. If I Was Only Thinking About Making Money.

Nice

Mean

Men

You Can't Compete With Sweets' Sound And Time Feel. It's Impossible.

Sweet

Sound

Impossible

Americans Don't Like Any Form Of Art, Man. All They Like To Do Is Make Money. They Don't Like Me, Sammy Davis, Or Anybody Else. They Don't Like Nothing. They Just Like Sammy Because He Can Make 'em A Lot Of Money.

Art

Men

America

I'm Not Messing Around With Nobody's Woman. If I Want A Woman I Go Get Her - You Know What I Mean?

Women

Mean

Want

Look, Man, All I Am Is A Trumpet Player.

Player

Men

Ego

The Only Way A Drum Machine Will Get Out Of Beat Is For You Not To Pay Your Electric Bill.

Machines

Pay

Bills

I've Gotten Hernias From Drummers When They Drop Tempo.

Drummer

Hernias

Tempo

In Respect For Drummers, See, I Love Drummers.

Drummer

I Can't Write Anything For Myself. I Can Write When I Hear Like [john] Coltrane Play Something; I Used To Write Chords And Stuff For Him To Play In One Bar. I Can Write For Other People, But I Don't Never Write For Myself.

Writing

Play

People

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.

Heart

Mean

Play

Always Look Ahead, But Never Look Back.

Music

Looks

Jazz

Some Of [drummers] Drop Time Because They Want To Hear What You're Doin'.

Want

Drummer

I Keep Telling Ron Lorman And Them In The Control Room, "it's My Band! The Reason I Have A Band Is Because I Can't Stand For Somebody To Tell Me What To Do."

Band

Rooms

Reason

It's Not The Notes You Play, It's The Notes You Don't Play.

Play

Jazz

Notes

The Way You Change And Help Music Is By Tryin' To Invent New Ways To Play

Play

Way

Helping

You Have To Know 400 Notes That You Can Play, Then Pick The Right Four.

Play

Four

Notes

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.

Art

Play

Band

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.

Music

Father

Play

I Couldn't Do "what's Love Got To Do With It", Tina Turner Because It Wasn't The Right Tempo; So I Scratched It From The Record. I Wanted To Do It About A Year Ago, But Something Happened.

Years

Records

Wanted

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.

Feet

Guy

Feels

If You Don't Know What To Play, Play Nothing.

Play

Chess

Knows

I Gave The Album [you're Under Arrest] To Quincy Jones And He Loved "d Train". We Couldn't Call It "d Train"; It's Called "mdi/something's On Your Mind/md2". That's On The Album.

Mind

Albums

Train

Music Is An Addiction.

Music

Addiction

Jazz

If You Understood Everything I Say, You'd Be Me!

Music

Jazz

Understood

I Think The Greatest Sound In The World Is The Human Voice.

Thinking

Voice

Sound

Always Listen For What You Can Leave Out.

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?

Years

Practice

Play

If You Have To Ask, You'll Never Know.

Knows

Asks

Ifs

The Only Reason To Write A New Song Is Because You're Tired Of The Old Ones.

Song

Writing

Tired

You Should Never Be Comfortable, Man. Being Comfortable Fouled Up A Lot Of Musicians.

Music

Men

Jazz

John Lee Hooker Is The Funkiest Man Alive

Men

Alive

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.

Art

Sacrifice

Men

If You're Not Nervous Then You're Not Paying Attention.

Attention

Nervous

Pay Attention

That's The Way You Judge A Car, Man, [good Or Bad], When You Start It Up. It's Just The Same Thing. I Mean, I Drive A Ferrari - Not To Be Cute, But Because I Dig It. I'd Rather Drive A Ten-year-old Ferrari Than One Of Them New Things-they Don't Go.

Cute

Mean

Men

It's A Different Ballgame Now, So That Lets [teo] Macero Out. He's Always Complainin', Always Sick.

Sick

Different

Ballgame

My Ego Only Needs A Good Rhythm Section

Ego

Needs

Rhythm

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.

Play

Notes

I Don't Hold It Against Dizzy [gillespie], You Know, But If A Guy Wants To Play A Certain Way, You Work Towards That. If He Stops - He's Full Of Crap, You Know. I Mean, I Wouldn't Do It, For No Money, Or For No Place In The White Man's World. Not Just To Make Money, Because Then You Don't Have Anything. You Don't Have As Much Money As Whoever You're Trying To Ape; That's Making Money By Being Commercial. Then You Don't Have Anything To Give The World; So You're Not Important. You Might As Well Be Dead.

Mean

Men

White Man

Do Not Be Afraid Of Errors. There Are No Errors.

Errors

I Don't Wanna Talk About Teo [macero]. He's A Helluva Musician, A Brilliant Musician, But He's Just Not For Me, That's All. I Can Elaborate On It, But I Don't Want To Do That.

Musician

Want

Brilliant

When Kids Don't Learn About Their Own Heritage In School, They Just Don't Care About School... But You Won't See It In The History Books Unless We Get The Power To Write Our Own History And Tell Our Story Ourselves.

Book

Writing

School

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.

Mean

Play

Way

We're Not Going To Play The Blues Anymore. Let The White Folks Play The Blues. They Got 'em, So They Can Keep 'em.

Play

White

Ems

If You're Trying To Be Hip, Be Hip.

Music

Trying

Hips

I've Come Close To Matching The Feeling Of That Night In 1944 In Music, When I First Heard Diz And Bird, But I've Never Got There. . . . I'm Always Looking For It, Listening And Feeling For It, Though, Trying To Always Feel It In And Through The Music I Play Everyday.

Night

Play

Bird

You Ever Hear Buddy Miles Play The Drums? You Know, He Doesn't Vary The Tempo At All.

Play

Miles

Tempo

Audiences - They Like Colour, You Know. I Can Go Out There Wearing A Red Suit, Man, And They'll Say I'm Out Of Sight ... I Think They Should Be Educated; You Should Always Drop Something On An Audience ... When You Get In Front Of An Audience, You Should Try To Give 'em Something. After All, They're There Looking At You Like This. You Can't Go Out And Give 'em Nothing.

Men

Thinking

Sight

It's Like Swimmin' Without Warmin' Up, Yuo Know What I Mean? So [cackles] We Use The Drum Machine, And We Take It Out.

Mean

Machines

Use

If You Make A Suggestion And [musicians] Don't Know What You Mean, You Have To Be Able To Do It Yourself. I Often Sit Down On Drums And Show 'em Just Exactly What I Want. And I Do It And Then Say, "how Do You Do That?" It's Because I Know How It Looks, I Know What I Want To Hear, And I Don't Drop Or Rush Any Tempo. It Ain't In My Body, It Ain't In My Nephew's Body.

Mean

Nephew

Musician

The Music Has Gotten Thick. Guys Give Me Tunes And They're Full Of Chords. I Can't Play Them...i Think A Movement In Jazz Is Beginning Away From The Conventional String Of Chords, And A Return To Emphasis On Melodic Rather Than Harmonic Variation. There Will Be Fewer Chords But Infinite Possibilities As To What To Do With Them.

Thinking

Play

Giving

You Know Why I Quit Playing Ballads? Cause I Love Playing Ballads.

Music

Causes

Jazz

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.

Thinking

Technology

People

If You Had To Call It "unison", It Ain't Unison. It Ain't The Same As Somebody Else. If You Can Hear That It's Unison, And You Have To Name It Something Other Than "unison", It Ain't Unison, You Know What I Mean? It's Two Guys Playin', But One Guy Is Playin' Slightly Out Of Tune, One Is Playin' Slightly Off Meter.

Mean

Names

Two

I Began To Realize That Some Of The Things Ornette Coleman Had Said About Things Being Played Three Or Fours Ways, Independently Of Each Other, Were True Because Bach Had Also Composed That Way.

Music

Three

Way

When I Heard Coleman Hawkins, I Learned To Play Ballads

Play

Ballads

Heard

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.

Uncles

Jazz

Selling

As Long As I've Been Playing, They Never Say I Done Anything. They Always Say That Some White Guy Did It.

White

Long

Guy

You Can Dominate A Game If You Dominate On The Line... We're Just Going To Have To Go Out There And Work Hard And Blow People Off The Ball, And Let Our Runners Do What They Do Best.

Hard Work

Blow

Games

If You Hit A Wrong Note, It's The Next Note That You Play That Determines If It's Good Or Bad.

Play

Notes

When We Edit The Music, I Always Remember, "it's My Band. Save Me A Place To Play."

Play

Band

Remember

...people Will Go For Anything They Don't Understand If It's Got Enough Hype. They Want To Be Hip, Want Always To Be In On The New Thing So They Don't Look Unhip. White People Are Especially Like That, Particularly When A Black Person Is Doing Something They Don't Understand...that's What I Thought Was Happening When Ornette Hit Town.

Music

Hype

White

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!"

Song

Video

Said

For Me, Music And Life Are All About Style.

Music

Style

Jazz And Life

They [police] Do Me Like That All The Time! "what You Work For?".

Police

Monk Taught Me More About Music Composition Than Anyone Else On 52nd Street.

Music

Taught

Jazz

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.

Good Morning

Future

Creativity

Somebody, My Daughter Or My Wife, Gave Me A Music Box For Christmas. It Plays "my Funny Valentine" On Celeste, You Know? So I Had Bobby [irving] Just Play "jean Pierre" With The Changes On Celeste.

Daughter

Valentine

Play

You Can't Play Anything On A Horn That Louis Armstrong Hasn't Played

Music

Play

Horns

I'll Play It First And Figure Out What It's Called Later.

Play

Firsts

Figures

Jazz Musicians Are So Comfortable. The Reason They Can't Do What We Do Is Because They're So Comfortable Doin' What They Do.

Musician

Jazz

Reason

First You Imitate, Then You Innovate.

Firsts

Drummers - Sometimes They Play And They Listen. And That Little Listen Takes A Speck Away From The Right Tempo.

Play

Littles

Sometimes

If I Have A Dynamite Bass Player - I Have Darryl Jones - It's So Easy To Write For Him Because He's Such A Funky Kid And He's Gifted. He's Like A Little Genius.

Kids

Writing

Player

I Put All Those Synthesizer Sounds Behind "decoy" And "code M.d." A Lot Of Things We Write Together. A Lot Of Things Are His, But They Don't Have That Thing I Want On The Bottom. I Often Tell Him, I Say, "bobby [irving], If There's A Melody, There's Another One Somewhere That Goes With It."

Writing

Together

Want

I Said To [lionel] Richie, "man, My Wife Says You Must Really Respect Women Because You Write Such Beautiful Love Songs."

Beautiful

Song

Writing

Understanding Quotes: Their Essence and Application

Quotes, or quotations, are powerful tools in communication, encapsulating ideas, emotions, and wisdom in concise expressions. They serve various purposes across different contexts, from academic writing to everyday conversation.

1. Defining Quotes

A quote is a repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts. It can be a direct replication of words spoken or written by another individual, often used to support arguments, provide evidence, or convey profound insights.

2. The Importance of Quotes

2.1. Enhancing Credibility

Incorporating quotes from authoritative sources can bolster the credibility of your work. By referencing experts or primary sources, you demonstrate thorough research and a solid foundation for your arguments.

2.2. Providing Evidence

Quotes serve as concrete evidence to support claims. In academic and professional writing, they validate points made, offering readers a basis to trust the information presented.

2.3. Conveying Emotions and Perspectives

Quotes can encapsulate emotions and perspectives succinctly. They allow writers to express complex feelings or viewpoints through the words of others, often more eloquently than paraphrasing.

3. Types of Quotes

3.1. Direct Quotes

Direct quotes involve copying the exact words from a source, enclosed in quotation marks. They are used when the original wording is significant or particularly well-expressed.

3.2. Indirect Quotes (Paraphrasing)

Indirect quotes restate the original message in your own words. While not enclosed in quotation marks, they still require proper attribution to the original source.

3.3. Block Quotes

Block quotes are lengthy direct quotations, formatted as a separate block of text. They are typically used for quotes exceeding a certain length, varying by citation style. For instance, in APA style, quotes longer than 40 words are formatted as block quotes.

4. Proper Usage of Quotes

4.1. Contextual Relevance

Ensure that the quote you choose is relevant to the topic and adds value to your content. Avoid inserting quotes solely for decorative purposes.

4.2. Integration into Your Writing

Seamlessly integrate quotes into your writing. Introduce them appropriately and follow up with analysis or commentary to connect them to your main points.

4.3. Attribution and Citation

Always attribute quotes to their original authors and provide proper citations according to the required style guide (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).

5. Common Mistakes to Avoid

5.1. Overusing Quotes

Relying too heavily on quotes can overshadow your voice. Use them sparingly to support your arguments, not replace them.

5.2. Lack of Analysis

Presenting a quote without analysis or explanation can leave readers questioning its relevance. Always follow up with your interpretation or discussion.

5.3. Misquoting or Taking Out of Context

Ensure that quotes are accurate and not taken out of context, as this can mislead readers and undermine your credibility.

6. Quotes in Different Contexts

6.1. Academic Writing

In academic writing, quotes are used to support arguments, provide evidence, and engage with existing literature. Proper citation is crucial to avoid plagiarism.

6.2. Journalism

Journalists use quotes to provide firsthand accounts, add authenticity, and present multiple perspectives within a story.

6.3. Literature and Creative Writing

In literature, quotes can be used to convey character voices, themes, and stylistic elements. They enrich narratives and provide depth to storytelling.

7. Punctuation and Formatting

Understanding the correct punctuation and formatting of quotes is essential:

Quotation Marks: Always enclose direct quotes within quotation marks.

Punctuation Placement: In American English, periods and commas are placed inside quotation marks, while colons and semicolons are placed outside.

Block Quotes: For longer quotes, format them as block quotes without quotation marks, and indent the entire block.

8. Ethical Considerations

Ethical use of quotes involves accurate representation, proper attribution, and respect for intellectual property. Misuse can lead to plagiarism, which carries serious academic and professional consequences.

9. Tools for Managing Quotes

Utilize tools like citation generators and plagiarism checkers to manage quotes effectively. These tools help ensure proper formatting and originality in your writing.

Conclusion

Quotes are invaluable in enriching content, providing evidence, and conveying complex ideas succinctly. When used appropriately, they enhance the quality and credibility of your writing. Always ensure relevance, proper integration, and ethical usage to maximize their impact.

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