But if I got my mind on something about my band or somethin… - Miles Davis

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But if I got my mind on something about my band or something else, well, hell, no, I don’t want to talk. When I’m working I’m concentrating. I bet you if I was a doctor sewing on some son of a bitch’s heart, they wouldn’t want me to talk.

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Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.

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Alternative Names: Miles Dewey Davis III • Miles Dewey Davis, III Davis • Miles Dewey Davis Jr

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