Miles Dewey Davis III, 1926 - 1991
Portrait by Tom Palumbo (1955)
Born: 26 May 1926, Alton, Illinois
Died: 28 September 1991, Santa Monica, California
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- A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it. permalink
Miles Davis - Bebop was about change, about evolution. It wasn't about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change. permalink
Miles Davis - Do not fear mistakes, there are none. permalink
Miles Davis - Don't play what's there, play what's not there. permalink
Miles Davis - For me, music and life are all about style. permalink
Miles Davis - Miles, the Autobiography (with Quincy Troupe, 1989) - Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is. permalink
Miles Davis - I don't care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing. permalink
Miles Davis - I know what I've done for music, but don't call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis. A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it. permalink
Miles Davis - I never thought that the music called "jazz" was ever meant to reach just a small group of people, or become a museum thing locked under glass like all other dead things that were once considered artistic. permalink
Miles Davis - I was minding my own business when something says to me, "you ought to blow trumpet." I have just been trying ever since. permalink
Miles Davis - I'll play it first and tell you what it is later. permalink
Miles Davis - I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life. permalink
Miles Davis - If you understood everything I say, you'd be me! permalink
Miles Davis - If you're trying to be hip, be hip. permalink
Miles Davis - interview with Les Tomkins (1969) - It's always been a gift with me, hearing music the way I do. I don't know where it comes from, it's just there and I don't question it. permalink
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