Music Quotes by Miles Davis
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Miles Davis notes that music can be felt in the body, like a foot tap or a back chill, and that it frames silence. He believes authenticity matters—if you try to be hip, just be hip. He also says a musician’s stance can reveal their skill.
![“I put all those synthesizer sounds behind "Decoy" and "Code M.D." A lot of things we write together. A lot of things are his, but they don't have that thing I want on the bottom. I often tell him, I say, "Bobby [Irving], if there's a melody, there's another one somewhere that goes with it."” quote by Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/miles-davis-1842_behinds_i-put-all-those-synthesizer-sounds-behin_1039125.jpg)
![“Somebody, my daughter or my wife, gave me a music box for Christmas. It plays "My Funny Valentine" on celeste, you know? So I had Bobby [Irving] just play "Jean Pierre" with the changes on celeste.” quote by Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/575/miles-davis-1842_boxes_somebody-my-daughter-or-my-wife-gave-me_863480.jpg)
![“If you make a suggestion and [musicians] don't know what you mean, you have to be able to do it yourself. I often sit down on drums and show 'em just exactly what I want. And I do it and then say, "How do you do that?" It's because I know how it looks, I know what I want to hear, and I don't drop…” quote by Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/637/miles-davis-1842_able_if-you-make-a-suggestion-and-musicians-d_502009.jpg)
