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. — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I can tell. I'm gifted with that, you know. When I hear that the tempo is slightly off, it's hard for me. — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I'm out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I'm still playing. — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I can hear what I want [people] to play. If you don't hear what you want someone to play, then you can't… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I can't write anything for myself. I can write when I hear like [John] Coltrane play something; I used to write chords… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I keep telling Ron Lorman and them in the control room, "It's my band! The reason I have a band is because… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I usually write from the rhythm section...If a drummer got a funky beat on some things - like a half-shuffle or a… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
With "We Are The World," I can't even eat when I watch that on television. If I'm eatin' some food, I have… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I don't wanna talk about Teo [Macero]. He's a helluva musician, a brilliant musician, but he's just not for me, that's all.… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I would never try and play like Harry James, because I don't like his tone - for me. It's just white. You… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
Audiences - they like colour, you know. I can go out there wearing a red suit, man, and they'll say I'm out… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
The music has gotten thick. Guys give me tunes and they're full of chords. I can't play them...I think a movement in… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
I usually write from the rhythm section...If a drummer got a funky beat on some things - like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or… — Miles Davis Copy Share
You have to practice for a long time before you can learn to sound like yourself — Miles Davis Copy Share
I began to realize that some of the things Ornette Coleman had said about things being played three or fours ways, independently of each… — Miles Davis Copy Share
...people will go for anything they don't understand if it's got enough hype. They want to be hip, want always to be in on… — Miles Davis Copy Share
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. — Miles Davis Copy Share
I'm out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I'm still playing. — Miles Davis Copy Share
When I'm playing, I'm never through. It's unfinished. I like to find a place to leave for someone else to finish it. That's where… — Miles Davis Copy Share
![“I can hear what I want [people] to play. If you don't hear what you want someone to play, then you can't tell 'em.” quote by Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b64/miles-davis-1842_ems_i-can-hear-what-i-want-people-to-play-if_2194818.jpg)
![“I can't write anything for myself. I can write when I hear like [John] Coltrane play something; I used to write chords and stuff for him to play in one bar. I can write for other people, but I don't never write for myself.” quote by Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ea/miles-davis-1842_bars_i-can-t-write-anything-for-myself-i-can_3007181.jpg)
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