Miles Davis Radio Interview Pt. 1

[MagicRain505]

These some of the most ignorant interview questions on the subject of "jazz" music I have ever heard. "How did Bird and Coltrane influence your playing?" What a bullshit question. Didn't Miles pick Colrane up and put HIM in HIS band? Wait a minute here. Sounds like the interviewer is some random guy from a Smooth Jazz and R&B festival reading off some pamphlet with some questions from the point of view of a person who doesn't know anything about jazz.

[Streamline09]

From what I have heard, Miles was shy, highly sensitive, and very intelligent. He masked it with biting wit, sarcasm, but helped you face your truth and come to him with it. If you could not find that courage within he rolled over you and kept steppin'. He could also be very caring, almost tender. But he was a channel of highly creative power; what he called both a blessing and a curse. One also has to see it in the context in which he came up along with family dynamics. Not easy for him or us.

[TheJazzSwings]

"well cant you tell a difference"

"Im not like that man"

"I don't know what mainstream is"

Man, miles is being facetious the entire time. Sounds like what I woulda done.

[Mrmusicdude101]

How are you going to argue with MILES over the definition of "jazz". What a moron. Thats like arguing with Einstein over what "energy" means.

[DavePlaysTrombone]

Hilarious. This must have been a nightmare for Miles.

[tomahawkintheface]

what year is this?

[antjuanoden]

This "interviewer" is very disrespectful, he did not desrve this great mans time.

MILES LIVES.

[BAMeynig]

i get the chills listening to him talk..

[weepingguitar23]

.....what just happened?! LOL...."If there are things you want to talk about, feel free to do so"....dude, MILES DOESN'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU. Geeeeez! hahah. This is ridiculous. Should've left him alone.

[HendrixClaptonSRV]

interview is trying his best but i mean, whats he got?? lol. im interesting in knowing the year of the interview.

[trumpetids]

I knew a guy who knows a few of the old jazz guys, namely Lou Donaldson and he said Miles was considered a jerk by musicians who knew him and he even said that they didnt have anything good to say about him as a person.

[4patrickcharles]

Miles rather speak of the black experience in relation to the music,very deep! the interviewer is just not getting it.

[akira523]

This guy approached miles completely the wrong way lol. And Mile's pieces answer alot of the questions, I dont like to talk about that shit either, go figure it out.

Miles davis is a bad ass mofo, he already answered all those questions you stupid interviers

[RedPortiaOne]

The inteerviewer is a retarded kid who doesnt have any idea who MIles is or what to ask him lol.

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[sanjuz]

Miles Davis does answer all the questions put to him in very gentle and authentic style - he is being completely true to himslef but also interfacing with the interview - just not in the way that the interviewer expects or wants - btw thought the kid doing the interview did just fine - he had his own decent style - just that Miles roughed him up right off the bat - listening to Miles speak is as much of a masterclass as listening to him play - may be even more so as you can implement immediately

[journeythruthepast]

Wasn't this his infamous calling a radio station in the late 70s when Miles was at the lowest point of his life? Fucked up to the nines pretty much. Miles though was good at putting people in their place for bad questions or probing too much... the cagey motherfucker he was (and he loved calling people motherfucker!).

[heru1966]

The interviewer is quaking in his boots! He really has no idea. Though he did try. :-)

[indaplace2b]

This Interviewer Should be shot or slapped a thousand times....If your gonna interview Miles at least have some questions planed out and make him feel at ease after calling him out of the blue like that .... thats so disrepectful....He sounds like he's trying to be Miles Therapist....

[testicletea]

who the fuck is this dude who called miles davis, sounds like he's zoned on vivance, so intrusive, a real asshole

[MrDrSmithJr]

I think you may be confusing him with Mayor Dinkins.

[awesomewelles90]

lol, congratulations

[superdertie]

and your a pussy :)

[superdertie]

that was at awesomewells90

[awesomewelles90]

@superdertie nah I'm pretty sure it was at MrDrSmithJr

[kimedmundson1]

@awesomewelles90 ....ur sick white boy republican

[awesomewelles90]

@kimedmundson1 That is absolutely correct!

[joi124]

LMAO Miles seem like he think "What the fuck does this dude want from me" lol

[DarkHeartedMusician]

lol Fuck! Miles sounds so irritated...

[korn47382]

Lol "Bird didn't do shit he'd get high play and go to sleep"

ahah oh I love him.

[aaronamccoy]

betty davis was way funky

[danielcugliari]

This is absolutely ridiculous. You'd think Miles would hang up on someone like that

[jloch85]

it wasn't a matter of miles being a "genius" or an asshole or some stoic unapproachable dude, it was a matter of the interviewer coming at him sideways with saying things like "it's all up to you, say what you want" and not directing the interview in a professional way. i'll bet anything miles was just pissed because he probably could have spent his time doing more productive things than trying to work around haphazardly put together interview. frankly it's disprespectful towards miles.

[9mej]

this is a wierd interview that last thing you would do is to phone millies

[giugnhgbvinierngvb89]

Miles was a hard man to communicate with. he was born one day during a huge storm i think. he was the most intimidating celebrity ever. very complex. beautiful. genius.

[trumpetgirl33]

does anyone know where i can get a transcript of these interviews?

[MrDrSmithJr]

It may be unlikely, given that it was just a small college radio station conducting the interview, and it was quite a few years ago.

[baldheadedjohn]

Yeah, fuck the interviewer!

[thelonerangers101]

I love people commenting and saying 'miles is a little up himself eh?' etc etc... it's Miles Davis youre talking about. He can say whatever he wants....

[avithemostill]

"can't u tell the difference, man>>??" thatz hard... no bullshit

[luckyjinxer]

not a good interview. Not that its easy to interview Miles. Hes probibly the toughest person to interview, hes just too damn cool for us mere mortals.

[ftapache5]

the interviewer came to a gunfight with a popsicle. How did he ever get an interview with Miles? I thought Miles was very patient with him...considering those inept questions. "Uh.....say whatever you want Miles.." WTF!!!

[shwebk]

I have to say I love Miles, but he really should have just answered the questions, the interviewer had some good stuff he wanted to know.

[BrooklynNYC777]

i love miles to the mutha fukin bone...yah uuurd

[SuperNosfe1994]

what a sweet guy

[CJ81]

this is a great interview, the interviewer is an idiot because he's asking Miles dumb questions. And Miles' with is great here

[BlaxisDuende]

Where's the rest of the interview? Miles was just about to talk about one of the most fierce recordings he ever made..."Agartha" He was comparing his interest in Stockhausen to that recording. The interviewer was stuck in a certain era a Miles development but Miles made great recordings in the 70s...

[realmadridvideos]

just another american idiot :)

[ZQUIDGE]

bit harsh. Miles was a bit of an arse though. He had such a bad attitude...bit of an egotist. Still I cant deny his utter genius.

[drummer78]

Don't make fun of Miles.

[TheRealRalphButtawit]

Hilarious Miles is so hip

[djkorova]

Maybe if the interviewer would ask a better question, or even A question at all. Who asks a musician "do you wanna say something about your musical style? ...anything?"

I mean this is MILES DAVIS. Think of an INTERESTING question to ask him.

That being said, it sounds like Miles has taken too much acid.

[Jon00Wesley00Harding]

This guy is not a good speaker... Miles just rocks him. How can you not have any questions? Miles just is Miles. This guy has no clue

[RottenCanoe]

Miles Davis.....

[v1m]

Poor Miles, being put upon by this dullard.

[RottenCanoe]

Well..if if wasn't THIS dullard..than it would've been a DIFFERENT dullard..so..we ARE talking about Miles freakin' DAVILS here...right??

[pennman82]

He is not terrible..he is human. If that's the case, we'll all terrible.

[SbfunkTV]

LMAO!

great musician

Terrible human being.

[jazztrmpr94]

How the hell could you say that?

[rjseorlwkd]

dumb shii..