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Miles Davis

Portrait of Miles Davis
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AUTHOR PROFILE

Miles Davis

Miles Davis is described in biographical records as an American jazz musician (1926–1991) (1926–1991). The selections gathered here touch on failure, repentance. This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.

FEATURED QUOTE
“When you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that makes it good or bad.”
— Miles Davis

Biography at a glance

  • Profile: American jazz musician (1926–1991)
  • Life: 1926–1991
  • Quotes in this collection: 1

Life and work

Biographical records connect Miles Davis with Juilliard School and East St. Louis Lincoln High School. This collection includes one quotation credited to Miles Davis. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.

Reading the quotations

The selections gathered here touch on failure, repentance. These topic links make it easier to compare these words with other voices in the LDS Flow library. Citations are shown on the individual quotation pages where the source collection provided them.

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Quotes by Miles Davis

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