A Quote by Miles Davis

All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.

Miles Davis

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Miles Davis
American - Musician
May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991

My musical influences are from the '50s: Bill Evans, Miles Davis and Ahmad Jamal.

Michael Moriarty

Jazz doesn't have much to do with how I write songs, but I am a big fan. My favorites are Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, and Mose Allison.

Timothy B. Schmit

If you really dissect hip-hop you will find a whole lot of Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, Ahmad Jamal, a lot of classic jazz samples in there.

Robert Glasper

I've been YouTube surfing a lot lately so I'll Shazam a song that I find or some s - - and type that in on YouTube and just go through all the relateds for it. So it's been a lot of random jazz s - - lately. Like I found Lonnie Liston Smith, and Ahmad Jamal, s - - like that. So that's been very tight.

Earl Sweatshirt

European militants recognize Mumia Abu-Jamal, and the Mexican militants followed their example and legitimated his work because the Europeans said, "Hey, Mumia Abu-Jamal is relevant in the US. I, the European, am telling you. I am your political guide, your icon, your mentor for political references. I am telling you that you should support the relevant causes."

Bocafloja

Many times I heard Imam Ahmad saying (when asked to give his opinion) on controversial scholarly issues 'I do not know.'

Abu Dawood

[The Americans] believe in the idea that Jamal and Johnny should be treated equally.

Barack Obama

Inspiration is never genuine if it is known as inspiration at the time. True inspiration always steals on a person; its importance not being fully recognized for some time.

Samuel Butler

I get inspiration from literally everything and anything. I take inspiration from people, relationships, stories, and I take inspiration from movies I see, books I read and songs I hear.

Sabrina Carpenter

I like Jamal Crawford. He's from Seattle, went to high school there, lived up there. He's fantastic.

Mark Lanegan

I have some rhythm, but I definitely learned a lot from Jamal Sims and Spencer Henderson.

Ser'Darius Blain

Jamal Khashoggi was a Muslim Brotherhood operative, and so I don't really feel sympathy for him.

Laura Loomer

Liberals can always be trusted to see God in Mumia Abu-Jamal and the devil in the Pope.

Ilana Mercer

If something inspires you, try and hold on to that inspiration because if you lose that inspiration, what do you have left? If music is your inspiration and it brings you together with friends, family or loved ones and that's the core of it, then always have it. Always draw from it.