Creative Quotations from . . .
Miles Davis
(1926-1991) born on
May 25
US "jazz musician, composer". "He was considered one of the top jazz trumpeters; formed the "Miles Davis Quintet," 1955."
 
   
F
That was my gift . . . having the ability to put certain guys together that would create a chemistry and then letting them go; letting them play what they knew, and above it."

R
I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning . . . Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
A
I'll play it first and tell you what it is later.
N
"Bebop was about change, about evolution. It wasn't about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change."
K
A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: ""Miles: The Autobiography," 1989."
R: ""Miles: The Autobiography," 1989."
A: "In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
N: ""Miles: The Autobiography," 1989."
K: "In "International Herald Tribune," 17 Jul 1991."



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