“you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.”

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American jazz musician 1926–1991

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“Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself.”

Miles Davis (1926–1991) American jazz musician

“you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.”

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