Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
MILES DAVISJazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
MILES DAVISI 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 DAVISAlways listen for what you can leave out.
MILES DAVISMy future starts when I wake up every morning.
MILES DAVISI can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
MILES DAVISDon’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
MILES DAVISSome musicians play with their heart, you know what I mean? I don’t know what to tell a person that can’t – if you can’t tell a person what you’re talkin’ about when they’re rushin’ or droppin’ the tempo, you get somebody else.
MILES DAVISI ain’t no entertainer, and ain’t trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
MILES DAVISWhite folks always think that you have to have a label on everything – you know what I mean?
MILES DAVISPlay what you know and then play above that
MILES DAVISI 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 DAVISI know what I’ve done for music, but don’t call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
MILES DAVISMy ego only needs a good rhythm section.
MILES DAVISIf you have to ask, you’ll never know.
MILES DAVISIn Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That’s a little bit too much.
MILES DAVISYou have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
MILES DAVIS