Will Davis
Will Davis
worry jazz notes
Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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.
thinking play giving
The music has gotten thick. Guys give me tunes and they're full of chords. I can't play them...I think a movement in jazz is beginning away from the conventional string of chords, and a return to emphasis on melodic rather than harmonic variation. There will be fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them.
Always listen for what you can leave out.
firsts
First you imitate, then you innovate.
play notes
It's not the notes you play, it's the notes you don't play.
years practice play
It took me twenty years study and practice to work up to what I wanted to play in this performance. How can she expect to listen five minutes and understand it?
mistake
Don't be afraid of mistakes - There are none.
play next notes
If you hit a wrong note, it's the next note that you play that determines if it's good or bad.
music causes quitting
You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
song writing tired
The only reason to write a new song is because you're tired of the old ones.
music father play
My father's rich, my momma's good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I've never suffered and don't intend to suffer.
music matter kind
Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.