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I know what I've done for music, but don't call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.

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Miles Davis
Age: 65 †
Born: 1926
Born: May 26
Died: 1991
Died: September 28
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When you work with great musicians, they are always a part of you . . . their spirits are walking around in me, so they're still here and passing it on to others.
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Some of [drummers] drop time because they want to hear what you're doin'.
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What's swinging in words? If a guy makes you pat your foot and if you feel it down your back, you don't have to ask anybody if that's good music or not. You can always feel it.
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If you have to ask, you'll never know.
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Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player.
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If you hit a wrong note, it's the next note that you play that determines if it's good or bad.
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