I hate how white people always try to take credit for something after <i>they</i> discover it. Like it wasn't happening before they found out about i… - Miles Davis

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I hate how white people always try to take credit for something after they discover it. Like it wasn't happening before they found out about it — which most times is always late, and they didn't have nothing to do with it happening.

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About Miles Davis

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

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Pen Names: Cleo Henry
Alternative Names: Miles Dewey Davis III • Miles Dewey Davis, III Davis • Miles Dewey Davis Jr
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Philly Joe was a bitch. If he'd been a lawyer and white, he would have been president of the United States, because in order to get there you gotta talk fast and carry a lot of bullshit with you; Philly had it all and a lot to spare.
Miles: The Autobiography · September 15, 1990 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance
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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.
Miles Davis: The Playboy Interview (Singles Classic) · September 4, 2012 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance
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