A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.
MILES DAVISJazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling. I told George Wein the other day that he should stop using it.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Always listen for what you can leave out.
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The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
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Always look ahead, but never look back.
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You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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I don’t care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.
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My father’s rich, my momma’s good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I’ve never suffered and don’t intend to suffer.
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To keep creating you have to be about change.
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My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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We’re not going to play the blues anymore. Let the white folks play the blues. They got ’em, so they can keep ’em.
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I always listen to what I can leave out.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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I don’t pay no attention to what critics say about me, the good or the bad. The toughest critic I got is myself…and I’m too vain to play anything I think is bad.
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If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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If you understood everything I say, you’d be me!
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