black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.

Miles Davis

It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.
MILES DAVIS

Change Creation Safety Stand Yourself
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.
MILES DAVIS

Instrument Sound Walk Way Yourself
I can’t write anything for myself. I can write when I hear like [John] Coltrane play something; I used to write chords and stuff for him to play in one bar. I can write for other people, but I don’t never write for myself.
MILES DAVIS

Lyrics Music Myself People Play Writing
I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.
MILES DAVIS

Artistic Death Music Pieces
Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
MILES DAVIS

Goodness Music
I always listen to what I can leave out.
MILES DAVIS

Leave Listening Myself
I like Stan [Getz], because he has so much patience, the way he plays those melodies – other people can’t get nothing out of a song, but he can, which takes a lot of imagination.
MILES DAVIS

Imagination Myself Patience People Play
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

Comfortable Music Reason
I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
MILES DAVIS

Entertainment Musician Myself Trying
Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
MILES DAVIS

Finding Music Notes Oneself Play Worry
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.
MILES DAVIS

Children Heritage History Learning Ourselves Story
If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
MILES DAVIS

Behind Yourself
I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
MILES DAVIS

Best Lips Myself Play
My future starts when I wake up every morning.
MILES DAVIS

Future Morning Myself Start Wake Up
It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.
MILES DAVIS

Musician Notes Play Yourself
For me, music and life are all about style.
MILES DAVIS

Life Music Style

I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Miles Davis Quotes