Miles Davis Radio Interview Pt. 1

Miles Davis gives an interview for a St. Louis radio station and proceeds to blow a few minds.

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Music

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• Miles
• Davis
• Radio
• Interview
• St.
• Louis
• Phone
• jazz
• classical
• world
• music

[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.

[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.

[baldheadedjohn]

Yeah, fuck the interviewer!

[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.