Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis IIIwas an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music. With his ever-changing directions in music, Davis was at the forefront of a number of major stylistic developments in jazz over his five-decade career...
ProfessionTrumpet Player
Date of Birth26 May 1926
CityAlton, IL
ego needs rhythm
My ego only needs a good rhythm section
music play way
I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
jazz notes
There are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
women mean want
I'm not messing around with nobody's woman. If I want a woman I go get her - you know what I mean?
music understood ifs
If you understood everything I say, you'd be me!
hype people enough
People will go for anything they don't understand if it's got enough hype....
music men legends
A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it.
trying musician entertainers
I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
firsts
First you imitate, then you innovate.
play chess ifs
If you don't know what to play, play nothing.
music causes quitting
You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
ifs knows asks
If you have to ask, you'll never know.
years giving one-day
At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.
painting music-is
A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.