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Miles Davis Quotes

Miles Davis quotes

American Musician May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991

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Miles Davis quote: "My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I..."
My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life. Miles Davis
Miles Davis quote: "For me, music and life are all about style."
For me, music and life are all about style. Miles Davis
A lot of people ask me where music is going today. I think it's going in short phrases. If you listen, anybody with an ear can hear that. Music is always changing. It changes because of the times and the technology that's available, the material that things are made of, like plastic cars instead of steel. So when you hear an accident today it sounds different, not all the metal colliding like it was in the forties and fifties. Musicians pick up sounds and incorporate that into their playing,... Miles Davis
Miles Davis quote: "Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it."
Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it. Miles Davis
You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line... We're just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best. Miles Davis
Miles Davis quote: "Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is."
Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is. Miles Davis
I remember one time - it might have been a couple times - at the Fillmore East in 1970, I was opening for this sorry-ass cat named Steve Miller. Steve Miller didn't have his shit going for him, so I'm pissed because I got to open for this non-playing motherfucker just because he had one or two sorry-ass records out. So I would come late and he would have to go on first and then we got there we smoked the motherfucking place, everybody dug it. Miles Davis
Miles Davis quote: "It's not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody..."
It's not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change. Miles Davis
Miles Davis quote: "Sometimes you have to play a long time to play like yourself."
Sometimes you have to play a long time to play like yourself. Miles Davis
It’s like, how did Columbus discover America when the Indians were already here? What kind of shit is that, but white people’s shit? Miles Davis
It's always been a gift with me, hearing music the way I do. I don't know where it comes from, it's just there and I don't question it. Miles Davis
Miles Davis quote: "I know what I've done for music, but don't call me a legend...."
I know what I've done for music, but don't call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis. Miles Davis
Miles Davis quote: "Music is an addiction."
Music is an addiction. Miles Davis
Miles Davis quote: "Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery"
Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery Miles Davis
Miles Davis quote: "WE WERE ALL UP IN THAT SHIT LIKE A MUTHAFUCKA. IT'S CLEANER..."
WE WERE ALL UP IN THAT SHIT LIKE A MUTHAFUCKA. IT'S CLEANER THAN A BROKE DICK DOG. Miles Davis

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