Activist Quote by Kanye West

I used to be friends with Miles Davis. He didn't like many folks. I lived across the street from him.

— Rip Torn

I loved working with Bette Davis. Bette Davis was great to work with and a wonderful teacher, and very kind to me. We became…

— Debbie Reynolds

So much of what I create has been due to the influence of Miles Davis and Donald Byrd, and so many of those that…

— Herbie Hancock

Miles Davis himself, I discovered him when I was 15, and he rocked my world.

— John McLaughlin

My musical influences are from the '50s: Bill Evans, Miles Davis and Ahmad Jamal.

— Michael Moriarty

Miles Davis was a part of my life from 1947 on. I was born in 1941 and I first heard him in 1947 on…

— Chick Corea

Miles Davis is a major influence of mine in terms of the way that I am as a bandleader.

— Stefon Harris

I'm thankful enough or blessed enough to be able to say that Miles Davis was a friend when he was alive, and he was…

— Prince

I know what I've done for music, but don't call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.

— Miles Davis

I was very much raised by my grandmother, who actually was Bette Davis - looked like her, acted like her, talked like her. Probably,…

— Ryan Murphy

Miles Davis, my one and only real hero of my life. I met him [because] every time I had a movie interview, I would…

— Peter Weller

I was a folk singer who became totally over the edge with country music. I found my voice and style working with Gram Parsons.…

— Emmylou Harris