Miles Davis
Jazz innovator
Sayings by Miles Davis
I don't care what people think about me. I just do what I do.
My music is about freedom. It's about expressing yourself.
I'm always pushing the boundaries. That's what a musician is supposed to do.
I don't play for money. I play for the love of music.
I don't believe in following trends. I create them.
You can't teach somebody to play. You can only teach them to learn.
I'm always searching for something new, something that hasn't been done before.
I don't have any idols. I just listen to everybody.
If you're not nervous, you're not paying attention.
A legend is an old man with a cane, walking out of a mist.
I'm always thinking about the next thing. I'm not stuck in the past.
It's not the notes you play, it's the notes you don't play.
If you hit a wrong note, it's the next note that makes it good or bad.
You have to be able to play inside and outside the changes. You have to be able to play without the changes.
When you're creating, you're not thinking about the critics.
I don't practice. I just play.
I can't play the same way every night. I get bored.
If you don't know what to say, don't say nothing.
I'm not going to play like I used to. I'm going to play like I play now.
I don't believe in no categories. Just good music and bad music.