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Miles Davis

26 May 1926-28 September 1991

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Comfort is nothing to be proud of — you should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.

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Imitation is essential in the learning process — first you imitate, then you innovate.

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Jazz is a form of music that should be recorded and released with all the mistakes left intact, in order to reflect the true spirit of the music.

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Jazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling.

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Style is a struggle — it takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.