Miles Davis Quotes

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I got a poster from Columbia Records, and there's Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, Ellington, Count Basie - everybody in that poster has died, I'm the… — Dave Brubeck
Footballers can be like artists when the mind and body are working as one. It is what Miles Davis does when he plays free jazz… — Lilian Thuram
Maybe it's wishful thinking, this snaggly faith of mine, or maybe it's Miles Davis saying, Don't play what's there, play what's not there. — Anne Lamott
Miles Davis fully embraced possibilities and delved into it. He was criticized heavily from the jazz side. He was supposed to be part of a… — Bill Laswell
If I'm going to be a jazz player, I need to understand Miles Davis. — Ice T
I used to try to play like [Miles Davis], and Miles caught me copying him one night at Birdland. He said, 'Hey man, why don't… — Freddie Hubbard
[Miles Davis] learned from everyone. He was incredible. He took the best from everyone and threw away the rest. He was brilliant. One of the… — Helen Merrill
I believe in knowing all you can about the music and the people who made the music. I think it's much more important to know… — Sonny Sharrock
People behind the Iron curtain have such an incredible image of America and jazz. I expected to find a Gerry Mulligan or Miles Davis on… — Gabor Szabo
You know, John Coltrane has been sort of a god to me. Seems like, in a way, he didn't get the inspiration out of other… — Wes Montgomery
Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays. — Gerry Mulligan
Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz. — Cassandra Wilson
I am in the lineage of Gil Scott-Heron, great activist-type artists. But I'm also in the lineage of a Miles Davis - you know, that… — Kanye West
Someone should have a record that doesn't have any singing. It's my favorite Miles Davis record. I love hanging out in the summer, in New… — Craig Finn
Dave Rocha is a mature and eminently musical improviser. His sumptuous tone and cafefully chosen notes embody real musical thought. His performance of 'Dear Old… — Frank Hanny
Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn't there to entertain; he… — Bobby McFerrin
I remember listening to Miles Davis in the car with my dad. I had just done my Grade 5 piano exam, and I was quite… — Laura Mvula
I don't see why I can't listen to Miles Davis and Slipknot in the same afternoon. — Steve Lukather
I used to be friends with Miles Davis. He didn't like many folks. I lived across the street from him. — Rip Torn
Miles Davis, his parents migrated from Arkansas to Illinois, where he had the luxury of being able to practice for hours upon hours. He never… — Isabel Wilkerson

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