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
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Music is an addiction.
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He sounded to me like he's supposed to be the savior of jazz. Sometimes people speak as though someone asked them a question. Well, no one asked him a question.
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Jazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling. I told George Wein the other day that he should stop using it.
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Monk taught me more about music composition than anyone else on 52nd Street.
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I still got my Ferrari.
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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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For me, music and life are all about style.
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There are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
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I learned so much from my cousin (Alexander). I think he did things the right way. That's how he made it to the NFL, ... But the biggest thing I got from him was working hard and doing what ever you can to help the team.
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The teams had to use 20 or more steps, but all of them used many more than that. It is fun and exciting, but most people don't realize how much work goes into building a Rube Goldberg machine.
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Of course, because I was at the beginning of my career. For me, as a musician, to have a chance for an icon like Miles Davis to play on one of my songs was something unique and unbelievable.
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I'll play it first and tell you what it is later.