Miles Davis

The music is the message.

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

You have to have a strong will to be a musician.

I'm not a star. I'm a musician.

It's all about the sound.

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

You gotta be hip to play jazz.

I'm always learning.

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

I don't play what I know, I play what I don't know.

You have to be able to hear what you're not playing.

I don't believe in practicing. I believe in playing.

It's not about how many notes you play, it's about how you play them.

I'm always trying to get better.

You have to be true to yourself.

I don't like to be categorized.

Music is a spiritual thing.

I'm a perfectionist.

You have to be willing to take risks.

I'm always looking for a challenge.