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My father's rich, my momma's good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I've never suffered and don't intend to suffer.

Miles Davis

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Miles Davis
Age: 65 †
Born: 1926
Born: May 26
Died: 1991
Died: September 28
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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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When kids don't learn about their own heritage in school, they just don't care about school... But you won't see it in the history books unless we get the power to write our own history and tell our story ourselves.
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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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