Miles Davis Quotes

No matter how long you play the guitar, there's always something else to learn.

Improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing. That's a kind of paradoxical thing about improvising.

It's very easy to learn. And very difficult to master.

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.

No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing.

The biggest challenge to me is always technique.

When you play, you get an opportunity to hone your craft.

There is nothing quite as exciting as watching a master at work.

When something is well-crafted, you know it, and the enjoyment comes from experiencing it.

You've got to perfect your craft.

Anything that's done correctly is easy.

What one does easily, one does well.

People wouldn't think of making avant-garde cuisine at home. When people play basketball at home, they can't play like Michael Jordan.

Clarity breeds mastery.

Data is what distinguishes the dilettante from the artist

Consistency is the DNA of mastery

Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill. - Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit

Master technique and then forget about it and be natural.

Clarity proceeds Mastery!

Mastery.- We have reached mastery when we neither mistake nor hesitate in the achievement.

Practice makes the master.

The trick to any profession is making it look easy.

He that would be a master must draw from the life as well as copy from originals, and join theory and experience together.

Life isn't about trying to be an expert in everything. It's about being an expert in one thing and offering it to the world.

Unnatural to expect that learning to be happy should be any easier than, say, learning to play the violin or require any less practice.