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United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)

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Do not fear mistakes, there are none.

– Miles Davis

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Sometimes you have to play for a long time to be able to play like yourself.

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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.

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A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it.

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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.

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First you imitate, then you innovate.

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I'll play it first and tell you what it is later.

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My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life.

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