Miles Davis

Music American 1926 – 1991 290 quotes

Most influential jazz musician, reinvented jazz multiple times

Quotes by Miles Davis

I'm always thinking about the next thing.

Miles: The Autobiography

If you understood everything I said, you'd be me.

Miles: The Autobiography

I don't need to prove anything to anyone. I'm just doing my thing.

Miles: The Autobiography

You can tell a lot about a person by the way they play.

Miles: The Autobiography

I don't believe in mistakes, I believe in creative accidents.

Miles: The Autobiography

I always tried to play with the best musicians, no matter what kind of music they played.

Miles: The Autobiography

The only thing that matters is the music.

Miles: The Autobiography

I just play what I feel.

Miles: The Autobiography

It takes a long time to sound like yourself.

Miles: The Autobiography

I don't play for applause, I play for the music.

Miles: The Autobiography

I don't want to be a jazz musician. I want to be a musician.

Miles: The Autobiography

You have to know the rules to break them.

Miles: The Autobiography

I just try to play the best I can.

Miles: The Autobiography

I'm always learning.

Miles: The Autobiography

Music is my life.

Miles: The Autobiography

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

Miles: The Autobiography

I always try to keep it fresh.

Miles: The Autobiography

I'm not afraid to change.

Miles: The Autobiography

I just want to make good music.

Miles: The Autobiography

I don't follow trends, I create them.

Miles: The Autobiography