Miles was impatient with stupid or uninspired questions or interviewers,but he was actually very kind and supportive to his bandmates,with a very sharp sense of humor.
Anyone who is an amateur musician who has written some songs , and who listen to his music.. No words can expain it. This must be the best interview ever by a musician.
There are a lot of people in this comment section calling it a terrible interview because they don’t even discuss music, theory, genre etc. but I agree You learn a lot more about hi-tire musician’s music through learning about the musician as a person.
I wish I'd been paying attention as a teenager, I didn't start listening until I was about thirty. At least he left us a treasure trove of music to appreciate.
I love how Miles never takes a question at face value. Always responds with a question to force the interviewer to think more deeply about the question he’s asking. Q: “Do you have enough money?” A: “For what?” Q:”Will you ever get married again?” A: “To who?”
@@pradabearsThe man is about 63 years old here. and his hairline is as fine as his extremely handsome face. Concentrate on his musical genius and don't be an unfunny bytch.
I wasn't around when he made music. I'm listening to pretty much everything. HipHop, Rap, RnB, Soul, Pop, Jazz, Retro Pop... Everything. But on some nights I just need some jazz and lay back to Miles Davis. Just beautiful
one of the smoothest and most down dudes to walk the planet. my black daddy met a pretty white woman and they had me, he put me on to the jazz king at a young age. now 30 with a kid of my own, i named my son Miles David, a slight play on the name. my 3 year old asks for jazz instead of of the bs they play now & i couldn’t be more proud. RIP daddy & RIP legend.
@@joebeamish Hahaha I feel like he's riding the line of having just enough provocative questions to make Miles say something interesting but not quite being too annoying or disrespectful. The whole interview feels like a vibe check
@@CaptainCharismaY2J it was more then just columbia record mates. I have a few interviews where dylan said miles is the coolest. He was always at miles house at parties and never missed a miles davis concert. Like i said no one is as cool as miles and dylan. The said that of each other. Noone can write like dylan. The best there is. Noone topes him.
Harry Reasoner . . . I couldn't stop cringing. He can't discuss music when he's not reading from a prepared script, so he asks Davis about heroin addiction, pimping, his marriage to Cicely Tyson, Medicare etc etc. In that nasal droning voice. And the way 60 Minutes marveled at a black man owning a Ferrari as if it was the seventh wonder of the world, too embarrassing. I'm astonished that Davis stood for it as long as he did and I don't blame him in the least for turning on the TV in the middle of the interview. Miles Davis was not the most approachable man who ever lived, but he was a singular musical genius and was fascinating to listen to when interviewed intelligently.
People have to realize miles davis was a musical genius and also an ex-pimp, drug addict and wife beater. His music brought him money & fame. That's it.
There were some missed offramps in this interview, opportunities to go down unexplored territory. For instance. "Do you feel old?" "Where?" That was an opportunity to ask," your mind, spirit, or body?" The answer to that question alone could have taken up the entire length of the interview. Smart, complicated people want to talk to people who 'get it.' If you miss the offramps while you're talking to them, they know you don't 'get it.'
10:00, American women, he NAILED it. If you see pretty women from other countries, they do not act like a character from "Dallas" the soap opera. They act like feminine women. They are pretty but do not count on that to attract a man.
Ummmm I guess you didn't realize how short this documentary was. Miles Davis was crazy, jealous, beat his wife, did coke & heroine....he was kinda scary at times.
yea i never understood that as well. my guess bc he was a powerful black man who took no shit from anyone, didn't matter who you were. i highly suggest reading his autobiography - gives you a better glimpse into his life and struggles he faced coming up in music world
This reporter, was way under Miles’ level. My aunt dated Miles (according to what my dad told me). She mentioned that he was more than eccentric. I admire his mannerisms, his music and his coolness
Friendly enough interview but typical CBS interview...talk talk talk and learn absolutely nothing about the man. Who writes these questions? Miles paints. Big deal. Tony Bennett & Joni Mitchell paint. Miles is known as a great musician...explore what goes into making an album. What inspired him to call one LP "Bitches Brew," & another "Nefertiti." What kind of books does he read? Does have a favorite author? What calms him when he's all keyed up? You ask him about being racist when you should know his arranger/pianist/orchestrator for years & partner in music has been the white Gil Evans. Gil died in 1988 -- if before this interview why not ask Miles about that? Interviewing Miles with Gil Evans (if he was healthy) would have been a coup. Miles met Evans all the way back in the 1940s -- they've known each other for decades. What kind of trumpets do you use? Is there any competition with him and other trumpet players? Did he ever meet Chet Baker? Or, Art Pepper? What did he think of the great jazz pianist Lenny Tristano? Did they ever play together? Who would Miles go see live? What surprised him about the new music? I guess we may never know -- but, we know Miles likes to watch boxing, he was a "pimp," because women liked him, (what a stupid question), he went cold turkey on heroin -- well, a logical follow-up question would've been -- did he learn anything about the man he was on heroin & the man who kicked it? He didn't get along with Cicely Tyson, this is important I guess? Cops pulled him over because he has a Ferrari -- I guess cops don't listen to jazz & a quick check of his registration & license didn't clear him? What music was he specifically listening to as a teenager? Did he like Louis Armstrong's Hot 5's & 7's from back in the 20s? Bix? Clark Terry? How about his thoughts on the more contemporary trumpet players Al Hirt? Doc Severinsen? Herb Alpert? Jack Sheldon? What does he think made them special? Are any European trumpet players worthy? Nino Rosso? (He wrote the classic "Il Silenzio"). He played with John Coltrane. Well, what are his thoughts on working with Coltrane? Did his death from liver cancer affect him? Dizzy & Parker? Nothing. No anecdotes from the music world of the late 40s - 50s? They always send the wrong people to talk to artists like Miles. Miles should've gone the Elvis Presley route: let no one interview you. Not Johnny Carson, Barbara Walters, Dick Cavett, or 60 Minutes. The mystique would've been left intact. Downbeat Magazine probably would've done a better job or maybe the Village Voice's Nat Hentoff. But Harry Reasoner? Give me a break. I learned nothing from this. I don't think Reasoner understood a thing Miles was talking about. I would've been a better choice & I could've winged it. I'm not even a huge fan of Miles' music but I like what Miles "created" of himself -- the image, the performances, the personality. All ideal. Masterful. But as Elvis once said -- the image is one thing -- the man is entirely different. They didn't learn that lesson talking to Miles Davis.
Thank you for this. I wish these types of questions would have been asked. I HATE that Miles had to suffer such idiots interviewing him in his final decade.You mentioned Dick Cavett - ironically he was the only one to actually give Miles a respectable interview during this time. That interview is here on RUclips as well. Btw, Miles and Chet knew each other personally, there are images of the two of them together, alongside fellow trumpeter Rolf Erickson.
@@williemakeit2346 - Thanks Willie, & for what you added. Yes, Miles & Cavett had a good meeting. I think Dick researched his guests. He often appeared more prepared than most. I lumped Cavett in there because he was part of that late-night show lineup. But you're right, he did a fine job with his music guests including the more difficult ones.
*People like to throw around the word genius all the time with people who aren't ones When comes to Miles Davis they would be right, what Mozart is to classical music Miles is to JAZZ a genius*
I strongly recommend you read "Miles: The Autobiography" (1989). The audiobook version, narrated by LeVar Burton, was nominated for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards.
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“My mommas good lookin my daddy’s rich and I can play the blues just fine” - music isn’t always about hardships it’s about telling an exciting story
And self expression , like any art form ❤
"... and I dont intend to suffer." Love this cat
he had already suffered, by 'kicking' dope
"I've never suffered and I don't intend to suffer"
Sincerity > authenticity
how are you miles?
miles: "yeah"
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah man
The mind of a genius is the hardest thing to understand.
Man he laid it out plain and simple here don't you think ? The interviewer is just as mucha genius as he is btw
So is someone who speaks like the wind
I don't know I can understand him perfectly he's speaking really simply
Why is that? Geniuses usually make sense. Idiots like our current presidential administration are too stupid to understand, especially Kamala.
carlos you dumb
Seeing Miles' disdain and uninterest in being interviewed makes me like him even more.
@PS Schizo comment
Check out Bob Dylan
@@bdorrd never heard of him
What a stupid comment. Makes me hate you even more. 🤷♂🙄
@@zebjwest6709 thanks for telling us bro, very interesting
This interviewer has my fucking jaw on the floor, WHAT the HELL are these lines of questioning? Holy shit
LOL!!!!
forreal lol
I'm right there with you! I'm like WTF are you talking about dude...He's as bad as Dick Cavet when he interviewed Richard Pryor.
Embarrassing. You need to have some clue about music and the arts in order to interview someone of this stature. What a waste of a good opportunity.
Interviewer is a waste of space.
When speaking he doesn't feel the need to share more than he feels is necessary, just like in his music. Exactly what is needed, no more no less.
Miles to a young Herbie "don't play butter (unnecessary) notes"..!
I think that is true. Some think drugs at a time in his life....I do not. I think he was a reticent person.
Absolutely true. I think. Never said more than he had to or was necessary!
“You said you were pimping for a while…” “is that bad?” Lmfao 🤣
7:46 🤣🤣🤣
💀💀💀
🤣🤣🤣
😆😆😆breh people bé so out of touch
Miles is the most human being that ever lived
"Are you anti-white?"
"Not all the time" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
7:46
Until it came to women, he was a great musician but a horrible person..hated the white man but love the white mans daughters..so mentally screwed!
"Who should we get to interview Miles Davis?"
"THE WHITEST MAN WE CAN FFFFFINDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!"
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
LMAO 🤣
"Knowledge is Happiness " 🤲🏿
Miles was impatient with stupid or uninspired questions or interviewers,but he was actually very kind and supportive to his bandmates,with a very sharp sense of humor.
Alchemist with Earl Sweatshirt brought me to this gem of an interview of Miles Davis (13:05 for those familiar).
i was literally looking for this
Larry June brought me. Around 7:15 😂
Best interview ever.
Not the interviewer.
The interviewee.
Puts it all in place shuts dow. The trivial bs
Unless I misunderstood, Miles didn’t ask to be interviewed. They asked him. So you got what you asked for. Genuine Miles.
So happy they put this together back in the day for people to enjoy forever
“My father’s rich, my mama’s good looking and I can play the blues.” 👏
thanks for sharing,
Anyone who is an amateur musician who has written some songs , and who listen to his music.. No words can expain it. This must be the best interview ever by a musician.
There are a lot of people in this comment section calling it a terrible interview because they don’t even discuss music, theory, genre etc. but I agree You learn a lot more about hi-tire musician’s music through learning about the musician as a person.
13:08 sample on E. coli by earl sweatshirt
Iconic!
Miles being Miles. This is fascinating to watch. Thanks for posting.
Who is cooler than Miles Davis?
No one.
Innovator supreme, whose innovations are still inspiring. He invented genres, and a way of playing that changed the instrument.
'Pimping is bad?' Man can't get more real.
Pimping is bad! No way. Is that all right.....regardless of how great you are, or think you are!
0:42 Goddamn Miles looks cool as fuck, he looks like he came out of a gangster movie and it shows that he really was the King Of Cool.
"sounds like a voice. Sounds like a human voice". Amazing man. This is masculinity without pretext. Manliness without macho. He captures and shares.
Great observation and comment. Agree 100%.
He lived his life 💞🤟😉🦋
I wish I'd been paying attention as a teenager, I didn't start listening until I was about thirty. At least he left us a treasure trove of music to appreciate.
My appreciation of music...developed in time....30...at least you learned the music! Good for you! 😊.
When I first heard Miles Davis jazz music I was only 4 years old and that was in 1992 in Chicago.
He died in 91
Many of the questions are ridiculous but Miles handles them with class. Miles was very intelligent and artistic.
Great interview. Thanks for uploading.
Feel His Music. 2023 Happy 97th B-Day in Heaven. R.I.P.
He nowhere near heaven
@@matinwilches Leave Judgement Day to Judgement Day, Amen.
I love how Miles never takes a question at face value. Always responds with a question to force the interviewer to think more deeply about the question he’s asking. Q: “Do you have enough money?” A: “For what?” Q:”Will you ever get married again?” A: “To who?”
Oh my. Fine, fine, Miles Davis. One of a kind.
funny like somehow he looks younger here than in these clips from 60s. legend.
Tell that to his hairline! 😅😅😅
@@kw9568 Give him a better hairline then take away the wrinkles and boom 😂
@@pradabearsThe man is about 63 years old here. and his hairline is as fine as his extremely handsome face. Concentrate on his musical genius and don't be an unfunny bytch.
I enjoyed listening to Miles Davis. Thanks.
Im a huge miles davis fan and john coltrane fan
You should do an AMA
People are only now just catching up to this legend.
True Story …
he was, is and always will be popular even among jazz ignorants. hes not some sort of underground niche artist.
I wasn't around when he made music. I'm listening to pretty much everything. HipHop, Rap, RnB, Soul, Pop, Jazz, Retro Pop... Everything. But on some nights I just need some jazz and lay back to Miles Davis. Just beautiful
Who just learning about miles davis? Speak for yourself!
ive been on fusion since i was a little kid
“There’s a couple guys I’m lookin at.” ☠️☠️☠️ awesome sense of humor
I think he meant that!!
@@joystratton4658. Nah, Miles wasn’t a homo, it was just a great sense of humor.
@@JacobTankshis humor is off the chain lol
@@JacobTanksain’t no shame in looking at guys
This was a great interview, that's about as gregarious as you're ever going to see that guy.
I bet! Mellow Miles....indeed!
Mr. Davis was not easy based on my study of him!
Indeed. I think Miles broke character a couple times! 😆
"For me, knowledge is happiness. When I learn something that makes me happy". That's such an amazing state of being to strive for
one of the smoothest and most down dudes to walk the planet. my black daddy met a pretty white woman and they had me, he put me on to the jazz king at a young age. now 30 with a kid of my own, i named my son Miles David, a slight play on the name. my 3 year old asks for jazz instead of of the bs they play now & i couldn’t be more proud. RIP daddy & RIP legend.
Not my black daddy lol
Cool. if I had a boy, I'd name him Miles too. He was cooler than the other side of the pillow.
@@signedaleo1263 right like huh???
You said "pretty white woman".. Your father is not pretty too ?
Miss You Miles💕💕
These questions they gave him were terrible... Long live Miles.
I disagree. No questions are bad, or negative if they are honest....and or not deliberately rude or demeaning!
HBD, MIles!
HBD?
@@cosetteland3816 Happy Birthday!
If he is 63 years old on this interview, he looks great. His skin looks great.
And he died 2 years later. 😮
@@jamesm.3967 dang
Yes is HIV that he passed around before he left..his lips had herpes on it so what skin you see?
That’s the Fula DNA 😎
Miles is really the greatest
LEGEND
Great interview
LONG LIVE MR.MILES DAVIS
How did that Harry guy become an interviewer? I'll never understand.
Because he was able to get interesting, engaged responses from his interviews. Being a good interviewer isn’t about people thinking you’re hip.
@@joebeamish Hahaha I feel like he's riding the line of having just enough provocative questions to make Miles say something interesting but not quite being too annoying or disrespectful. The whole interview feels like a vibe check
I find him very intriguing but it's not empty as his talent matches his mystery!
I love these hyperfocused people.
Miles: true hero 🙏
The 2 coolest people alive MILES DAVIS AND BOB DYLAN.
Miles Davis was the epitome of cool. Bob Dylan? Lol
@@rickstraws92 oh bullcrap. Dylan is cool. Even miles said that and they were friends since 1963.
Both were Columbia label mates.
@@CaptainCharismaY2J it was more then just columbia record mates. I have a few interviews where dylan said miles is the coolest. He was always at miles house at parties and never missed a miles davis concert. Like i said no one is as cool as miles and dylan. The said that of each other. Noone can write like dylan. The best there is. Noone topes him.
Alot of people on columbia records.. dylan only ssid miles was the coolest and most talented.
1:40 "are black musicians better than white musicians?" Worst interviewer ever
What a star.
Straight up guy
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼great talent
Harry Reasoner . . . I couldn't stop cringing. He can't discuss music when he's not reading from a prepared script, so he asks Davis about heroin addiction, pimping, his marriage to Cicely Tyson, Medicare etc etc. In that nasal droning voice. And the way 60 Minutes marveled at a black man owning a Ferrari as if it was the seventh wonder of the world, too embarrassing. I'm astonished that Davis stood for it as long as he did and I don't blame him in the least for turning on the TV in the middle of the interview. Miles Davis was not the most approachable man who ever lived, but he was a singular musical genius and was fascinating to listen to when interviewed intelligently.
You’re speaking truth. The interviewer didn’t know what the hell he was asking and didn’t know about his music or his genius
Yep. Black musicians never seem to get the respect they deserve from the white media
Harry Reasoner was not much of an interviewer, but apparently a very nice man. At least according to Ed Bradley and Andy Rooney.
@@isaiahromero9861 Amen... You have spoken pure truth...
People have to realize miles davis was a musical genius and also an ex-pimp, drug addict and wife beater. His music brought him money & fame. That's it.
There were some missed offramps in this interview, opportunities to go down unexplored territory. For instance. "Do you feel old?" "Where?" That was an opportunity to ask," your mind, spirit, or body?" The answer to that question alone could have taken up the entire length of the interview. Smart, complicated people want to talk to people who 'get it.' If you miss the offramps while you're talking to them, they know you don't 'get it.'
10:00, American women, he NAILED it. If you see pretty women from other countries, they do not act like a character from "Dallas" the soap opera. They act like feminine women. They are pretty but do not count on that to attract a man.
The answers certainly are better than the questions
This whole interview:
Harry Reasoner: "Dumb question"
Miles: "........... man, WTF?"
Right! I'm like , did he just really ask if slavery has to do with talent?
Lmaooooo 😅 he seems cool as hell. I don't know why people tried to make him so scary. He like the crazy funny uncle 🤣. 11:30
Ummmm I guess you didn't realize how short this documentary was. Miles Davis was crazy, jealous, beat his wife, did coke & heroine....he was kinda scary at times.
Miles was a Gemini. So there was another side to him
yea i never understood that as well. my guess bc he was a powerful black man who took no shit from anyone, didn't matter who you were. i highly suggest reading his autobiography - gives you a better glimpse into his life and struggles he faced coming up in music world
Exactly he is a GREAT musician but a HORRIBLE human..he also spread HIV before he left this earth and knew he had it for almost 10 years
“You did a lot of bad things…” “Like what?”… “You said you were pimping for a while…” “Is that bad?, is that bad?…” BEST ANSWER EVER!!!
“$100… a night”😂
7:35 does anyone know what song that is???
What a legend. Reminds me of Basquiat.
13:06 this interviewer is sub par the guy basically underhand throws you a question and you don't ask "What did you learn?"
exactly. that man spent the whole interview making assumptions rather than getting to know him
Man this is uncomfortable to watch. Did the interviewer just fall of the turnip truck?
True artist
Very clever cuestion -- how did you stop)))
His voice sounds particularly smoky during this interview.
Why should he care what people think, why should anyone care? Just do your thing and F the people who try to bring you down.
“What’s-his-name” interviewing Miles Davis.
History will remember Miles Davis.😂
What are these questions 😮
“I haven’t got that far in my book” 😂
Miles call Prince a real genius, imagine that! to have MIles Davis' respect!!
This reporter, was way under Miles’ level. My aunt dated Miles (according to what my dad told me). She mentioned that he was more than eccentric. I admire his mannerisms, his music and his coolness
Miles was cool.
Why Harry Reasoner?? Ed Bradley was there at the time?😒
Woulda been too easy of an interview.
They should have had Ed Bradley interview him instead. This guy? Jeez.
Friendly enough interview but typical CBS interview...talk talk talk and learn absolutely nothing about the man. Who writes these questions?
Miles paints. Big deal. Tony Bennett & Joni Mitchell paint. Miles is known as a great musician...explore what goes into making an album. What inspired him to call one LP "Bitches Brew," & another "Nefertiti."
What kind of books does he read? Does have a favorite author? What calms him when he's all keyed up?
You ask him about being racist when you should know his arranger/pianist/orchestrator for years & partner in music has been the white Gil Evans. Gil died in 1988 -- if before this interview why not ask Miles about that? Interviewing Miles with Gil Evans (if he was healthy) would have been a coup. Miles met Evans all the way back in the 1940s -- they've known each other for decades.
What kind of trumpets do you use? Is there any competition with him and other trumpet players? Did he ever meet Chet Baker? Or, Art Pepper? What did he think of the great jazz pianist Lenny Tristano? Did they ever play together? Who would Miles go see live? What surprised him about the new music?
I guess we may never know -- but, we know Miles likes to watch boxing, he was a "pimp," because women liked him, (what a stupid question), he went cold turkey on heroin -- well, a logical follow-up question would've been -- did he learn anything about the man he was on heroin & the man who kicked it? He didn't get along with Cicely Tyson, this is important I guess? Cops pulled him over because he has a Ferrari -- I guess cops don't listen to jazz & a quick check of his registration & license didn't clear him?
What music was he specifically listening to as a teenager? Did he like Louis Armstrong's Hot 5's & 7's from back in the 20s? Bix? Clark Terry? How about his thoughts on the more contemporary trumpet players Al Hirt? Doc Severinsen? Herb Alpert? Jack Sheldon? What does he think made them special? Are any European trumpet players worthy? Nino Rosso? (He wrote the classic "Il Silenzio").
He played with John Coltrane. Well, what are his thoughts on working with Coltrane? Did his death from liver cancer affect him? Dizzy & Parker? Nothing. No anecdotes from the music world of the late 40s - 50s?
They always send the wrong people to talk to artists like Miles. Miles should've gone the Elvis Presley route: let no one interview you. Not Johnny Carson, Barbara Walters, Dick Cavett, or 60 Minutes. The mystique would've been left intact. Downbeat Magazine probably would've done a better job or maybe the Village Voice's Nat Hentoff. But Harry Reasoner? Give me a break.
I learned nothing from this. I don't think Reasoner understood a thing Miles was talking about. I would've been a better choice & I could've winged it. I'm not even a huge fan of Miles' music but I like what Miles "created" of himself -- the image, the performances, the personality. All ideal. Masterful.
But as Elvis once said -- the image is one thing -- the man is entirely different.
They didn't learn that lesson talking to Miles Davis.
Thank you for this. I wish these types of questions would have been asked. I HATE that Miles had to suffer such idiots interviewing him in his final decade.You mentioned Dick Cavett - ironically he was the only one to actually give Miles a respectable interview during this time. That interview is here on RUclips as well.
Btw, Miles and Chet knew each other personally, there are images of the two of them together, alongside fellow trumpeter Rolf Erickson.
@@williemakeit2346 - Thanks Willie, & for what you added. Yes, Miles & Cavett had a good meeting.
I think Dick researched his guests. He often appeared more prepared than most.
I lumped Cavett in there because he was part of that late-night show lineup. But you're right, he did a fine job with his music guests including the more difficult ones.
"Upper middle class black man" what the fuck are they talking about
I was thinking the same thing!
Anyone else notice that he didn't age a day in 30 years?
That's so not even close to being true
He was a Alien bro
*People like to throw around the word genius all the time with people who aren't ones When comes to Miles Davis they would be right, what Mozart is to classical music Miles is to JAZZ a genius*
They ironically have similar birth/death years
Mozart 1756-1791 35 Years Old
Miles 1926-1991 65 Years Old
- "You feel your age?"
- "...Where...?"
Damn, that made me laugh
this my guy right here lol
This man is real
Love the interviewer, treats him like just another ______
I strongly recommend you read "Miles: The Autobiography" (1989). The audiobook version, narrated by LeVar Burton, was nominated for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards.
The last song? Does anyone know it? 13:28 -13:58
A G.O.A.T.
RIP
Reasoner is an odd choice for this piece with Miles
I came for @0:30. 🙌💯💯🔥
This interviewers questions are so aggy 😭
But Miles answers real true to his truth
SOULJAH ROCKER
Music is always for the listener
The first one to hear it is the player
Wonton Marselis
Eis a definição pronta e acabada de um gênio musical
The 2 coolest people alive. MILES DAVIS and
You mean dead? He and Prince. Simple as.