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
done legends miles
I know what I've done for music, but don't call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.
kids rocks years
I used to enjoy all the white bands when I was a kid listening to the radio. But the record companies, they take music and label it - like, they say "rock". Because the white singers can't sound like James Brown, they call him "soul". They've been doing that for years. That's the prejudice crap.
stupid people bops
I don't like to hear someone put down dixieland. Those people who say there's no music but bop are just stupid; it shows how much they don't know.
mistake
Don't be afraid of mistakes - There are none.
practice long sound
You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself
funny humor winner
You can't eat a winner's plaque.
player men ego
Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
music men should
You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
music men artist
The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
music jazz heroin
Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
wife guy ego
Sometimes [playing free] doesn't happen, because maybe a guy's wife'll come in, you know, and his ego will catch him. If everybody's completely just straight-without any old ladies over here, a fourth of whisky over there; if it's balanced right, it'll come off. It has to be. But when you get egos involved with playing free, you can't do it.
music swings purple
I don't care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.
music silence framework
Music is the framework around the silence.
music guitar sound
Joao Gilberto on guitar could read a newspaper and sound good.