I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.
MILES DAVISI think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
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If I hear a song like “Time After Time.” I’m sittin’ there lookin’ at video and Cindy Lauper comes on singin’ this song. I said, “God damnnnnn!”
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Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
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People will go for anything they don’t understand if it’s got enough hype.
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It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
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In other words, an instrument should be an extension of you; it’s supposed to sound like you – the way you walk, the way you dress, you know.
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I know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
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Music is the framework around the silence.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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When kids don’t learn about their own heritage in school, they just don’t care about school… But you won’t see it in the history books unless we get the power to write our own history and tell our story ourselves.
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I’m not messing around with nobody’s woman. If I want a woman I go get her – you know what I mean?
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My future starts when I wake up every morning.
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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
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