Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery
Miles DavisRead
I'll play it first and tell you what it is later.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of spontaneity and creativity in artistic expression.
Miles Davis suggests that the act of creation in music is more important than categorizing or labeling it afterward. This reflects the idea that true artistry comes from the moment and should be embraced without overthinking or analysis.
Themes
CreativityArtSpontaneityMusicExpression
In practice
Example use cases
Use this quote during an art class to inspire students to create without fear.
More from Miles Davis
All quotes βJoao 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
If you write for God you will reach many men and bring them joy. If you write for men--you may make some money and you may give someone a little joy and you may make a noise in the world, for a little while. If you write for yourself, you can read what you yourself have written and after ten minutes you will be so disgusted that you will wish that you were dead.
Thomas MertonRead
It was my father's hope, and it is ours, that the National Gallery would become not a static but a living institution, growing in usefulness and importance to artists, scholars and the general public.
Paul MellonRead
A story is a living thing, it moves and shifts.
Pat ConroyRead
A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a film.
Lorrie MooreRead
I'm writing all the time. And as the songs begin to coalesce, I'm not doing anything else but writing. I wish I were one of those people who wrote songs quickly. But I'm not. So it takes me a great deal of time to find out what the song is.
Leonard CohenRead
Tall ships and tall kings Three times three, What brought they from the foundered land Over the flowing sea? Seven stars and seven stones And one white tree. (The Two Towers)
J. R. R. TolkienRead