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
music causes quitting
You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
song writing tired
The only reason to write a new song is because you're tired of the old ones.
music father play
My father's rich, my momma's good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I've never suffered and don't intend to suffer.
music matter kind
Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
play chess ifs
If you don't know what to play, play nothing.
painting music-is
A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
ego needs rhythm
My ego only needs a good rhythm section
feet guy feels
What's swinging in words? If a guy makes you pat your foot and if you feel it down your back, you don't have to ask anybody if that's good music or not. You can always feel it.
song play imagination
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.
music museums pieces
I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.
art play band
I've always told the musicians in my band to play what they know and then play above that. Because then anything can happen, and that's where great art and music happens.
mean thinking white
White folks always think that you have to have a label on everything - you know what I mean?
brother musical revolution
Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
music looks
Always look ahead, but never look back.