Miles Davis

"You can't be afraid of making mistakes."

"Money is only so important."

"The art is to hear what you don't want to hear."

"I want to push music forward in whatever way I can."

"You have to listen to the other musicians."

"Everything I play is me."

"I hear what I'm going to play before I play it."

"The secret is that everything is in the space between the notes."

"You can't teach anybody how to be cool."

"I'm always thinking about what's next."

"Life is short, make it sweet."

"Playing music keeps me sane."

"The only rule in jazz is play what you feel."

"I never stop learning."

"That's what I think is important—to allow for change."

"You can be a great musician technically, but that doesn't mean anything."

"The drums are your engine, everything else follows."

"I'm just trying to express myself."

"Music is all about compromise."

"I want to hear what comes next."

"The world is changing so fast."

"I don't play off of notes, I play off of feelings."

"Innovation is the only way forward."

"You can't play something if you don't understand it."

"People always ask me what my influences are."

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."

"I've always been interested in new sounds."

"Music is the space between the notes."

"That's what it's about—communication."

"You have to trust your instincts."