Top 15 Miles Davis Quotes

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

Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself.

Don't play what's there; play what's not there.

Do not fear mistakes - there are none.

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?

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

Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.

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

When you’re creating your own shit, man, even the sky ain’t the limit.

you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.

It's not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.

Some day I'm gonna call me up on the phone, so when I answer, I can tell myself to shut up.

Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.

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 sacrifice your art because of some woman, or some man, or for some color, or for some wealth, you can't be trusted.