Miles Davis

Music American 1926 – 1991 290 quotes

Most influential jazz musician, reinvented jazz multiple times

Quotes by Miles Davis

I'm always trying to find something new, something different.

Interview/Biography

You have to be willing to take risks if you want to create something great.

Interview/Biography

I don't like to talk about my music. I just like to play it.

Interview/Biography

I'm not trying to be anybody else. I'm just trying to be myself.

Interview/Biography

Music is a spiritual thing. You don't play with it.

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I'm always searching for the perfect sound.

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You have to have a lot of courage to be a musician.

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I don't believe in mistakes, only opportunities.

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The music speaks for itself.

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I'm always trying to push the boundaries.

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You have to be able to adapt to change.

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Music is my life, and my life is music.

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You have to be honest with yourself and with your music.

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The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.

Interview/Biography (often attributed to him, though the original source is Nat King Cole)

I don't play for anybody. I play for myself.

Interview/Biography

You have to have soul to play jazz.

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I'm always trying to get to the next level.

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The silence between the notes is just as important as the notes themselves.

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You have to feel the music, not just play it.

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A legend is an old man with a cane, I'm still playing.

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