I know what I've done for music, but don't call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.

Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz.

If I'm going to be a jazz player, I need to understand Miles Davis.

I have tons of jazz records: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis. I could go on and on.

Miles Davis is a major influence of mine in terms of the way that I am as a bandleader.

I love music, and a lot of it. Jazz is probably on the top with guys like Miles Davis. But I even enjoy music from the '60s and '70s.