Quotes by Miles Davis

“Its not the note you play thats the wrong note its the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.”

“My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life.”

“Do not fear mistakes, there are none.”

“Im always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up in the morning and see the light.”

“The very first thing I remember in my early childhood is a flame, a blue flame jumping off a gas stove somebody lit... I remember being shocked by the whoosh of the blue flame jumping off the burne...”

“Its like, how did Columbus discover America when the Indians were already here? What kind of shit is that, but white peoples shit?”

“If you understood everything I said, youd be me”

“A lot of people ask me where music is going today. I think it's going in short phrases. If you listen, anybody with an ear can hear that. Music is always changing. It changes because of the times a...”

“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.”

“I know what I've done for music, but don't call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.”

“For me, music and life are all about style.”

“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.”

“Do not fear mistakes. There are none.”

“I always listen to what I can leave out.”

“A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do.”

“Don't play what's there play what's not there.”

“I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up in the morning and see the light.”

“It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note – it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.”

“If you understood everything I said, you’d be me”

“It’s like, how did Columbus discover America when the Indians were already here? What kind of shit is that, but white people’s shit?”