Miles Davis | Interview 1988 | part 1

[BloodSugarSexMagik10]

He looks so AWESOME im sooo proud of him

[TeckNick83]

Lil wayne is this guys son!!!!

[ichibanski8]

@lastrada52 if a musical legend, who became one through who knows what obstacles, is allowed to generalized you're allowed to be judgmental? get you head out of your ass dude. you can't relate, and thus you prove his point.

[seerskater]

i mean i dont think miles is really racist. i feel like every thing he says CANNOT be taken litterally. I mean shit, he worked so closely with joe liebman, bill evans, gil evans, chick, shit so many white people. I feel like miles didnt give a fuck about race, really

[TheThirdEyeCeesU]

@seerskater Miles was not racist. He abhorred racism and the overtly bigotted society that America boldly once was. The fact that he couldn't enjoy the fruits of his LEGALLY-gotten gains without receiving a hassle or some type of harrassment from the man. And if he happened to be in the company of a white woman, he knew that he was in for it. For a proud man who knows his own worth as a human-being, this is some rough shit to have to deal with. He often expressed his frustration in interviews.

[TheUnanother]

I just feel that Miles music is exquisite but hollow in spirit.... sorry friends.

Im a Sun Ra follower, and I feel that Miles through Sun Ra becomes nothing. It becomes useless music. Sun Ra is a real awakening through Jazz.

[santanaincubus]

Miles doesnt look like a 60 something year old here even if he is. RIP.

[rewers6]

o my god hes sooooo ugly

[jibsmokestack1]

@rewers6 He was in his late 60s here! Miles was pretty when he was young. Look it up! Not that his looks matter at all though!

[Soulmodelmusic]

@rewers6 Looking at Miles Davis and speaking on his looks is like looking at the Sistine Chapel and noticing a cobweb...

[eisee8sch]

@Soulmodelmusic Very beautifully said! Just my opinion! Thank you!

[fighterfilmwork]

Lastrada, Miles was referring to the critics, not his contemporaries.

[lastrada52]

"White people don't get it?" I respect Miles' work -- but I think Miles said this because Bill Evans couldn't hear it. Evans who worked with Miles Davis & their work together became pivitol to Miles' career & fame. No accident. Who is "they?" Miles? I understand what is "meant" but I think his generalization isn't fair. Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan, Buddy Rich & Lenny Tristano -- they must "get it." They were 'audience" at one time. "White people don't get it," -- tell that John Hammond.

[eisee8sch]

@lastrada52 When he says that?

[ichibanski8]

@lastrada52 i would love to see you say that to miles to his face. maybe you don't know what you're talking about and shouldn't make uninformed judgmental statements like that.

[lastrada52]

@ichibanski8 - I would say it to Miles' face if it were possible. I think Miles would understand what I meant. Which obviously you haven't. What I said is fact & it's documented. "White people don't get it?" What does that mean Miles? Elaborate a little. He didn't. I cited examples why it's not true. Miles had Joni Mitchell records in his collection -- his children admitted this in an interview. Maybe she got it? If Miles is allowed to generalize -- then I can be judgemental.

[LDoubleUTelevision]

@lastrada52

Sadly you totally misinterpreted what Miles Davis said. I'm 100% sure Miles knew about the white talent in music from classical to jazz to pop. But what he said was some of the white audience in the US thinks he just woke up with talent, and he's just saying he had to work just as hard as Mozart or Bach to be as great as he is. Miles may have felt like a talented jazz musician is just as great as a talented classical one, but naively some people think differently.

[lastrada52]

@LDoubleUTelevision - Your explanation LDoubleUTelevision I can agree with respectfully. However,I did not "sadly" misinterpreted what Miles Davis said. My interpretation is still the one I think average white listeners are going to make based on the words Miles chose to use. You heard them differently because you have more musical insight. Your explanation is viable. I just wish for the average jazz listener, Miles made himself a little more clear -- the way you have.

[jlhyz2]

@lastrada52 He said that because alot of white people thought he just woke up with the blues and he's saying he really had to practice to play. He didn't doubt the talent of Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck and Chick Corea.

[lastrada52]

@jlhyz2 - Your response -- jlhyz2 -- is an intelligent assessment and I understand & accept it. Sometimes I pose a question just to see what idiotic answer or response I get. Yours is logical and respectable and best of all -- it's true.

[postatility]

When all is said and done,Miles' greatest quality was his honesty.

[Frittenoma]

Er hat malt ein Bild, hat ne Sonnenbrille auf und kann im Grunde schwarz von grün nicht unterscheiden :D:D

[eisee8sch]

@Frittenoma Na und? Grün = Schwarz! :-)

[TheMotte95]

@eisee8sch Gut, die Farben der Musik hat er auch blind erkannt..

[deaxbor]

nigga high as fuck

[Grunge00125]

I love mile davis' music, whether it's smooth jazz or avant garde or fusion. But in interviews....he;s a bit too vague. I understand he wants to be personal...but he's sooooo vague about his life. Then he writes a book exposing everything lol. It's also odd to see him after like 1975. Before he got sick and stopped playing music in the late 70s, he was so much more energized. In the 80s he just seemed...tired I guess. wish he weren't dead, he was an amazing musician and person

[prettyboytroy555]

Miles Davis was a real nigga... "White people dont understand" LOL...

[designerprons]

When you're a genius you can afford to not give a fuck about what other people think. Miles is such a badass. I'm sure if I met him back then he'd call me a jive motherfucker and laugh in my face.

[jhg123456]

Wow, that German translation missed some parts... like the parts about Miles's thoughts on WHITE people!!!

AND btw, i love miles and lil wayne!

[Meeriio]

Im 16. I think that he's the coolest man ever lived.

[weepingguitar23]

Hahaha Miles scribbling with markers in the beginning! I love it. He's got this, "I don't give a crap what you think, cause I'm cool" swagga! Gah, he is ridiculously talented! I love Miles. These interviews crack me up, though, because it seems that all of them are conducted by people who "don't get it" to him. He's so blunt. I appreciate that. haha!

[JLOZANO2]

white folks will never understand . ain,t that the truth . in america there is a pyramid not as similar but similar  to the caste system in india .

[sclogse1]

THanks for this...it's new to me..(and that's sayin')

[greg0716]

this was the lil wayne of his day

[TheEsquire212]

@greg0716 Don't you ever put that rodent in the same sentence with this legend.

[martinmedeski]

@greg0716 Did you just compare Miles Davis to Lil Wayne? Thats fucking disgusting

[musicbabylove1]

@martinmedeski LMFAO!

[africanking87]

@martinmedeski ahahahahhahahaahahahhahahahhhh­hhhhhhh funniest shit i seen written on youtube for a long time * motherfuckers are crazy lil wayne is faggot ass talent-less rapper

[dcsandman1]

@greg0716 You said that miles was the lil wayne of his time??? dude im gonna have to take that as an offense not only for Miles, but also his fans! that lil mainstream fagggot will never achieve the greatness that Miles did!

[PaulMelhus]

all you people saying that miles hates this and that.. read his autobiography.

[eisee8sch]

@PaulMelhus ... and look and hear this whole interview. The other parts too.

[waverag]

as a skinny white suburban kid, I saw Miles on TV where he played like nothing I'd ever seen before—and he had such a great, 'I don't care about anybody' attitude.

He starts playing and just turns around and the camera had a great shot of his back for most of his performance. He has always embodied the ultimate 'cool cat.'

[MrDiscordinated]

Who ever said M.D was a nice guy ! He's a lizard king 

[aaronamccoy]

miles loves whites, they bu;y all his shit

[eisee8sch]

@aaronamccoy You are an ignorant asshole! Sorry, but this must be when someone says such nonsense.

[aaronamccoy]

@eisee8sch okay

[ExtremeBogom]

@eisee8sch

Hey I think he was joking! lol

[frizzzzzzal]

he hates white people as much as he thinks white people hate him

[eisee8sch]

@frizzzzzzal

What makes you come to this statement?

[frizzzzzzal]

@eisee8sch weed 

[eisee8sch]

@frizzzzzzal which weed?

[surfinjazzy]

As much as I idolize Mile's music, I don't really like him as a person based off of interviews I've seen.

[jtaray]

@surfinjazzy He just tells it like it really is from his point of view.

[BooNube]

@surfinjazzy He certainly doesn't go to any trouble to endear himself.

[eisee8sch]

@surfinjazzy

How would you have liked to have had him for?

Is his music not enough?

Do you know how Mozart was as private person?

[MrReidLynn]

@eisee8sch miles?

[eisee8sch]

@MrReidLynn

("miles?")

What is your question?