miles davis

“ My ego only needs a good rhythm section. ”

“ If you love 'em in the morning with their eyes full of crust; if you love 'em at night with their hair full of rollers, chances are, you're in love. ”

“ When you get in front of an audience, you should try to give em something. After all, theyre there looking at you like this. You cant go out and give em nothing. ”

“ If you understood everything I say, you'd be me! ”

“ In improvisation, there are no mistakes. ”

“ I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands. ”

“ Anybody can play. The note is only 20 percent. The attitude of who plays it is 80 percent. ”

“ I'll play it first and tell you what it is later. ”

“ My father's rich, my momma's good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I've never suffered and don't intend to suffer. ”

“ It took me twenty years study and practice to work up to what I wanted to play in this performance. How can she expect to listen five minutes and understand it? ”