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
music notes
There are no wrong notes.
worry jazz notes
Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
play notes
It's not the notes you play, it's the notes you don't play.
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.
jazz notes
There are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
play four notes
You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
play notes
It's not the note you play that's the wrong note - it's the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.
attitude play notes
Anybody can play. The note is only 20 percent. The attitude of the motherfucker who plays it is 80 percent.
building fun goes people realize teams work
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.
blow business minding ought says trying
I was minding my own business when something says to me, ""you ought to blow trumpet."" I have just been trying ever since.
blow dominate game hard people runners work
You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line, ... We're just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.
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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.
american-musician
I'll play it and tell you what it is later.