That was my gift having the ability to put certain guys together that would create a chemistry and then letting them go; letting them play what they knew, and above it.
MILES DAVISThat was my gift having the ability to put certain guys together that would create a chemistry and then letting them go; letting them play what they knew, and above it.
MILES DAVISA painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
MILES DAVISDon’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.
MILES DAVISI don’t like to hear someone put down dixieland. Those people who say there’s no music but bop are just stupid; it shows how much they don’t know.
MILES DAVISIn music, silence is more important than sound.
MILES DAVIS[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.
MILES DAVISYou can dominate a game if you dominate on the line… We’re just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.
MILES DAVISIf you sacrifice your art because of some woman, or some man, or for some color, or for some wealth, you can’t be trusted.
MILES DAVISI know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
MILES DAVISSome musicians play with their heart, you know what I mean? I don’t know what to tell a person that can’t – if you can’t tell a person what you’re talkin’ about when they’re rushin’ or droppin’ the tempo, you get somebody else.
MILES DAVISSometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
MILES DAVISIt’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.
MILES DAVISThe thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
MILES DAVISIf you have to ask, you’ll never know.
MILES DAVISMusic is the framework around the silence.
MILES DAVISHe sounded to me like he’s supposed to be the savior of jazz. Sometimes people speak as though someone asked them a question. Well, no one asked him a question.
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