Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis IIIwas an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music. With his ever-changing directions in music, Davis was at the forefront of a number of major stylistic developments in jazz over his five-decade career...
ProfessionTrumpet Player
Date of Birth26 May 1926
CityAlton, IL
firsts
First you imitate, then you innovate.
play notes
It's not the notes you play, it's the notes you don't play.
years practice play
It took me twenty years study and practice to work up to what I wanted to play in this performance. How can she expect to listen five minutes and understand it?
mistake
Don't be afraid of mistakes - There are none.
play next notes
If you hit a wrong note, it's the next note that you play that determines if it's good or bad.
music causes quitting
You know why I quit playing ballads? Cause I love playing ballads.
song writing tired
The only reason to write a new song is because you're tired of the old ones.
music father play
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.
music matter kind
Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
play chess ifs
If you don't know what to play, play nothing.
painting music-is
A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.
ego needs rhythm
My ego only needs a good rhythm section
feet guy feels
What's swinging in words? If a guy makes you pat your foot and if you feel it down your back, you don't have to ask anybody if that's good music or not. You can always feel it.
song play imagination
I like Stan [Getz], because he has so much patience, the way he plays those melodies - other people can't get nothing out of a song, but he can, which takes a lot of imagination.