By now I was using the wah-wah on my trumpet all the time so I could get closer to that voice Jimi had when he used a wah-wah on his guitar.
Miles DavisMiles: The Autobiography, with Quincy Troupe, 1989
In its current form, Miles’ music bubbles and boils like some gigantic cauldron.
Langdon WinnerRolling Stone, 28 May 1970, on Bitches Brew
Miles is a magician. When almost all of his contemporaries not only dismissed rock but R&B as somehow beneath their notice, Miles bought Sly Stone records and went to hear Jimi Hendrix.
From 1975 until early 1980 I didn’t pick up my horn; for over four years, didn’t pick it up once.
Miles DavisMiles: The Autobiography, with Quincy Troupe, 1989
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