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> [When you play with Miles, you are on your own, and then it's you who decides what to contribute.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/when-you-play-with-miles-you-are-on-your-own-and-then-it-s-you-who/)

[Wayne Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-shorter/)

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## More by Wayne Shorter

> [The arts can open the door to the imagination, pushing the envelope of how peace can be created. It takes courage to take this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/the-arts-can-open-the-door-to-the-imagination-pushing-the-envelope-of/)

[Wayne Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-shorter/)

> [It’s making a statement about what life is, really. And I’m going to end the line with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/it-s-making-a-statement-about-what-life-is-really-and-i-m-going-to/)

[Wayne Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-shorter/)

> [There's a certain road in life most people walk on, because it's familiar, and they can jostle to get in front place. I prefer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/there-s-a-certain-road-in-life-most-people-walk-on-because-it-s/)

[Wayne Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-shorter/)

> [I'm learning more about life when I'm playing too, and writing music. I'm learning more about life, the connection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/i-m-learning-more-about-life-when-i-m-playing-too-and-writing-music-i/)

[Wayne Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-shorter/)

> [Music is just sound - what's more important to me is behavior. I'm watching these play-offs - basketball - it's interesting to watch behavior,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/music-is-just-sound-what-s-more-important-to-me-is-behavior-i-m/)

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> [I always say that music is a small drop in the ocean of life. I was told a long time ago that your horn,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/i-always-say-that-music-is-a-small-drop-in-the-ocean-of-life-i-was/)

[Wayne Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-shorter/)

> [It's up to the person who's being creative to find ways to emerge and shake up the world of wealth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/it-s-up-to-the-person-who-s-being-creative-to-find-ways-to-emerge-and/)

[Wayne Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-shorter/)

> [There's a steady forward march of a creative process that some of us stay with and don't give up - that should be an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/there-s-a-steady-forward-march-of-a-creative-process-that-some-of-us/)

[Wayne Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-shorter/)

> [If all you have is music, then you don't have music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/if-all-you-have-is-music-then-you-don-t-have-music/)

[Wayne Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-shorter/)

> [Music is interior decoration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/music-is-interior-decoration/)

[Wayne Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-shorter/)

> [Jazz shouldn't have any mandates. Jazz is not supposed to be something that's required to sound like jazz. For me, the word 'jazz' means,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/jazz-shouldn-t-have-any-mandates-jazz-is-not-supposed-to-be-something/)

[Wayne Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-shorter/)

> [To me, the definition of faith is to fear nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/to-me-the-definition-of-faith-is-to-fear-nothing/)

[Wayne Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-shorter/)

> [When John Coltrane passed, we were in the church for the memorial. Albert Ayler came walking in playing, real out there. He was actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/when-john-coltrane-passed-we-were-in-the-church-for-the-memorial/)

[Wayne Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-shorter/)

> [I think that music opens portals and doorways into unknown sectors that it takes courage to leap into. I always think that there's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/i-think-that-music-opens-portals-and-doorways-into-unknown-sectors/)

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> [I'm trying to do music which inspires the desire to transcend politics, which has a limited and selfish and egoist and unknowledgable end about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-shorter/i-m-trying-to-do-music-which-inspires-the-desire-to-transcend/)

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