Miles Davis

Play what you know and then play above that.

Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.

I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.

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.

Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.

Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.

The boppers flat their fifths. We consume ours.

If you must listen to bad music, please use headphones.

For me, the Les Paul is the greatest rock ‘n’ roll guitar of all time. If you’re not playing a Gibson guitar and you’re playing this kind of music, whether it’s punk, metal or anything grounded in rock ‘n’ roll, you’re not really doing it right. I don’t think professionally I’d every play anything else. Gibson, thank you for making greatest guitars ever.

You can play a shoestring if you’re sincere.

I sing like I feel.

You can’t go to the store and buy a good ear and rhythm.

Canada has a passive-aggressive culture, with a lot of sarcasm and righteousness. That went with my weird messianic complex. The ego is a fascinating monster. I was taught from a young age that I had to serve, so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet.

After two takes you’re imitating yourself.

They teach you there’s a boundary line to music. But, man, there’s no boundary line to art.

Once in a while, the thumb that fits over the neck of the guitar kinda bothers me a little bit, but not that much yet. I figure in time I won’t do much because of my age.

Jazz music is the real deal.

I listen to everything, I listen to all artists that come along.

When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it’s composition. If you don’t understand what it’s about, you’re depriving yourself of being really able to communicate this poem.

Sounds of daily life are musical. I try to absorb the intricacies of sounds as if I were listening to music.

Hipness is what it is. But sometimes hipness is what it ain’t.