That was my gift having the ability to put certain guys together that would create a chemistry and then letting them go; letting them play what they knew, and above it.
MILES DAVISThat was my gift having the ability to put certain guys together that would create a chemistry and then letting them go; letting them play what they knew, and above it.
MILES DAVISA painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
MILES DAVISAmericans don’t like any form of art, man. All they like to do is make money. They don’t like me, Sammy Davis, or anybody else. They don’t like nothing. They just like Sammy because he can make ’em a lot of money.
MILES DAVISThere are no wrong notes.
MILES DAVISFor me, music and life are all about style.
MILES DAVISAlways look ahead, but never look back.
MILES DAVISWith “We Are The World,” I can’t even eat when I watch that on television. If I’m eatin’ some food, I have to put it down. I feel very strongly about that.
MILES DAVISThere are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
MILES DAVISIn improvisation, there are no mistakes.
MILES DAVISYou can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.
MILES DAVISIt’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.
MILES DAVISWhite folks always think that you have to have a label on everything – you know what I mean?
MILES DAVISFirst you imitate, then you innovate.
MILES DAVISDo not fear mistakes. There are none.
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 DAVIS