Miles Davis

Music American 1926 – 1991 290 quotes

Most influential jazz musician, reinvented jazz multiple times

Quotes by Miles Davis

I'm always pushing the envelope.

Miles: The Autobiography

I don't look back, I look forward.

Miles: The Autobiography

I just play what I hear in my head.

Miles: The Autobiography

I don't like to repeat myself.

Miles: The Autobiography

I'm always trying to get better.

Miles: The Autobiography

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

Miles: The Autobiography

I just want to be myself.

Miles: The Autobiography

I'm always thinking about what I'm going to play next, not what I just played.

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A good musician is always listening.

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I don't care if a dude is purple with green polka dots, if he can blow, I'm listening.

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

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When you're creating, you're not thinking about what you're doing. You just do it.

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I don't like to play what I know. I like to play what I don't know.

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I never thought about whether I was good or bad. I just played.

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I don't want to sound like anybody else.

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You have to be true to yourself.

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I've always been interested in what's next.

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I'm always trying to learn something new.

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I play what I feel.

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The best music is when you don't think.

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