Miles Davis Quotes


"I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life."
- Miles Davis
(Related: Life, Day, Future, Thinking)

"You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line... We're just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best."
- Miles Davis
(Related: Work, People)

"The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas."
- Miles Davis
(Related: Ideas, Artist, Jazz, Man, Project)

"Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself."
- Miles Davis
(Related: Time, Play)

"It's always been a gift with me, hearing music the way I do. I don't know where it comes from, it's just there and I don't question it."
- Miles Davis
(Related: Music, Hearing, Question)

"If you understood everything I say, you'd be me!"
- Miles Davis
"I'll play it and tell you what it is later."
- Miles Davis
(Related: Play)

"I know what I've done for music, but don't call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis."
- Miles Davis
(Related: Music)

"For me, music and life are all about style."
- Miles Davis
(Related: Life, Music, Style)

"Do not fear mistakes. There are none."
- Miles Davis
(Related: Fear, Mistakes)

"I'll play it first and tell you what it is later."
- Miles Davis
(Related: First, Play)

"Don't play what's there, play what's not there."
- Miles Davis
(Related: Play)