Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery
Miles DavisRead
You'd be surprised. Drummers ape each other. The way every rock n' roll record sounds like something else but not all together. Everything other drummers play, if you're playing drums, they all hear.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the influence drummers have on each other and the interconnectedness of musical styles.
Miles Davis emphasizes the idea that musicians, particularly drummers, are often inspired by and imitate one another. In the world of rock and roll, the shared experiences and sounds among drummers contribute to a familiar but unique musical landscape, where each influence can be heard yet still maintains individual expression.
Themes
DrummingMusicInfluenceRockCreativity
In practice
Example use cases
During a band rehearsal, you might share this quote to encourage originality within the group's shared influences.
More from Miles Davis
All quotes →Joao Gilberto on guitar could read a newspaper and sound good.
Miles DavisRead
I was minding my own business when something says to me, "you ought to blow trumpet." I have just been trying ever since.
Miles DavisRead
When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
Miles DavisRead
Don't play what's there, play what's not there.
Miles DavisRead
My ego only needs a good rhythm section
Miles DavisRead
Similar quotes
I'm going to be singing Dreams and Rhiannon when I'm 75 - and that's just fine with me. I just hope my chiffon doesn't get tangled in my rocking chair.
Stevie NicksRead
Every time a new record started, people exhaled with pleasure, or their bodies moved automatically. I really started getting high off of the euphoric exclamations. Every record I put on was like a baptism.
QuestloveRead
Playing the guitar is like telling the truth - you never have to worry about repeating the same [lie] if you told the truth. You don't have to pretend, or cover up. If someone asks you again, you don't have to think about it or worry about it because there it is. It's you.
B. B. KingRead
I'm trying everything I can not to be jaded 'cause I don't like jaded musicians.
John MayerRead
To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love 'em.
Paul MccartneyRead
No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record.
Dr. DreRead