Miles Davis
Most influential jazz musician, reinvented jazz multiple times
Quotes by Miles Davis
I'm always thinking about the next thing.
If you understood everything I said, you'd be me.
I don't need to prove anything to anyone. I'm just doing my thing.
You can tell a lot about a person by the way they play.
I don't believe in mistakes, I believe in creative accidents.
I always tried to play with the best musicians, no matter what kind of music they played.
The only thing that matters is the music.
I just play what I feel.
It takes a long time to sound like yourself.
I don't play for applause, I play for the music.
I don't want to be a jazz musician. I want to be a musician.
You have to know the rules to break them.
I just try to play the best I can.
I'm always learning.
Music is my life.
I don't like to talk about my music. I just play it.
I always try to keep it fresh.
I'm not afraid to change.
I just want to make good music.
I don't follow trends, I create them.