Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
MILES DAVISMy ego only needs a good rhythm section.
More Miles Davis Quotes
-
-
Jazz 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.
MILES DAVIS -
I think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap.
MILES DAVIS -
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.
MILES DAVIS -
Always listen for what you can leave out.
MILES DAVIS -
Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can’t do what we do is because they’re so comfortable doin’ what they do.
MILES DAVIS -
Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
MILES DAVIS -
If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
MILES DAVIS -
The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
MILES DAVIS -
Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.
MILES DAVIS -
He 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.
MILES DAVIS -
In music, silence is more important than sound.
MILES DAVIS -
I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
MILES DAVIS -
Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
MILES DAVIS -
If you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that you play that determines if it’s good or bad.
MILES DAVIS -
Play what you know and then play above that
MILES DAVIS






