Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
MILES DAVISJazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
MILES DAVISYou know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
MILES DAVISIf you love them in the morning with their eyes full of crust; if you love them at night with their hair full of rollers, chances are, you’re in love.
MILES DAVISSometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
MILES DAVISMy future starts when I wake up every morning.
MILES DAVISKeith, how does it feel to be a genius?
MILES DAVISTo keep creating you have to be about change.
MILES DAVISI’ll play it first and figure out what it’s called later.
MILES DAVISMusic is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
MILES DAVISThe way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.
MILES DAVISWe don’t play to be seen. I’m addicted to music, not audiences.
MILES DAVISBebop didn’t have the humanity of Duke Ellington. It didn’t even have that recognizable thing. Bird and Diz were great, fantastic, challenging – but they weren’t sweet.
MILES DAVISI always listen to what I can leave out.
MILES DAVISFood makes my mind sluggish.
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 DAVISMy ego only needs a good rhythm section.
MILES DAVIS