Miles Davis
Most influential jazz musician, reinvented jazz multiple times
Quotes by Miles Davis
I'm always trying to find something new, something different.
You have to be willing to take risks if you want to create something great.
I don't like to talk about my music. I just like to play it.
I'm not trying to be anybody else. I'm just trying to be myself.
Music is a spiritual thing. You don't play with it.
I'm always searching for the perfect sound.
You have to have a lot of courage to be a musician.
I don't believe in mistakes, only opportunities.
The music speaks for itself.
I'm always trying to push the boundaries.
You have to be able to adapt to change.
Music is my life, and my life is music.
You have to be honest with yourself and with your music.
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.
I don't play for anybody. I play for myself.
You have to have soul to play jazz.
I'm always trying to get to the next level.
The silence between the notes is just as important as the notes themselves.
You have to feel the music, not just play it.
A legend is an old man with a cane, I'm still playing.