Miles Davis

"As for the ladies, I like 'em with something to say."

"I learned all the fundamentals of jazz at Juilliard."

"The more you practice, the luckier you get."

"I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning."

"Don't be afraid to fail. You have got to fail to learn and grow."

"Music is a spectrum, and I want to explore the whole thing."

"I studied with Dizzy Gillespie and Bird, and learned what they were doing."

"You want to have the power."

"The main thing in jazz is to have a conversation."

"If you understand what you're doing, the audience understands too."

"Everybody want to talk about it, but nobody want to do nothing about it."

"The most important thing in music is the space."

"I told you, I've been playing trumpet since I was a little boy."

"It's not what you play, but how you play it."

"I always think about what comes next."

"Jazz is the only free thing in America."

"You can practice every day and still not make it."

"I'm just trying to do the best I can."

"Music changes every five seconds."

"The only thing that matters is your intention."

"Keep your mind open to new possibilities."

"I want to do everything."

"You have to know the fundamentals before you can break the rules."

"The most important thing is the moment we're in right now."

"A sound is a vibration that goes into your ear."

"I've been thinking about technology and music and how it's going to change."

"The best music comes from feeling."

"I need to find out what I'm playing."

"If there's no one around you, be yourself."

"I never wanted to lose control of my music."