The World Motivation
When I'm playing, I'm never through. It's unfinished. I like to find a place to leave for someone else to finish it. That's where the high comes in.
“When I'm playing, I'm never through. It's unfinished. I like to find a place to leave for someone else to finish it. That's where the high comes in.”
— Miles Davis · Leave
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“When I'm playing, I'm never through. It's unfinished. I like to find a place to leave for someone else to finish it. That's where the high comes in.”
“Prince is from the school of James Brown, and I love James Brown because of all the great rhythms he plays.”
“A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it.”
“Don't play what's there, play what's not there.”
“Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.”
“Space music'd be really something... but they don't have no gravity up there. You couldn't have no downbeat!”
“The true poet for me is a priest. As soon as he dons the cassock, he must leave his family.”
“During a negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leave personalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities more objectively.”
“I want to be self-made and leave a mark.”
“I prefer to leave the paintings to speak for themselves.”
“You are what you leave behind.”
“Life's up and down from the time you get here to the time you leave.”