I keep telling Ron Lorman and them in the control room, "It's my band! The reason I have a band is because I can't stand for somebody to tell me what to do."
Miles DavisAt least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.
Miles DavisIt's a different ballgame now, so that lets [teo] Macero out. He's always complainin', always sick.
Miles DavisSometimes [playing free] doesn't happen, because maybe a guy's wife'll come in, you know, and his ego will catch him. If everybody's completely just straight-without any old ladies over here, a fourth of whisky over there; if it's balanced right, it'll come off. It has to be. But when you get egos involved with playing free, you can't do it.
Miles Davis