Will Davis
Will Davis
hype people enough
People will go for anything they don't understand if it's got enough hype....
music men legends
A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it.
trying musician entertainers
I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
firsts
First you imitate, then you innovate.
play chess ifs
If you don't know what to play, play nothing.
music causes quitting
You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
ifs knows asks
If you have to ask, you'll never know.
years giving one-day
At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.
painting music-is
A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
done legends miles
I know what I've done for music, but don't call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
kids rocks years
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.
mistake
Don't be afraid of mistakes - There are none.
practice long sound
You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself
funny humor winner
You can't eat a winner's plaque.