Miles Davis

Don't play what's there, play what's not there.

If you're not nervous, you're not alive.

A legend is an old man with a cane, walking out of a show, saying, 'I remember when...'

I'm always thinking about what I'm going to play next. I don't think about what I just played.

You have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.

I don't care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can blow.

It's not about the notes you play, it's about the notes you don't play.

I'm not going to play what I played yesterday.

I always listen to what I can leave out.

If you don't know what to play, play nothing.

I'll play it first and tell you what it is later.

Knowledge is freedom.

Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.

I don't need no awards, I just need to play.

I always say, 'Don't be afraid to make a mistake.'

I don't like to play with a lot of notes. I like to play with space.

I don't believe in categories.

I just play what I hear.

I'm always trying to find something new.

You can tell a good musician by what he doesn't play.