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Up close and personal, words and thoughts from the man himself Gathering the 30most vital Miles Davis interviews - on his music, his life, and his philosophy - this collection reveals the jazz icon as a complex and contradictory man, secretive at times but extraordinarily revealing at others. Miles was not only a musical genius, but an enigma, and nowhere else was he so compelling, exasperating, and entertaining as he was in his interviews, which vary from polite to outrageous, from straight-ahead to contrarian. Many were conducted by leading journalists like Leonard Feather, Stephen Davis, Ben Sidran, Mike Zwerin, and Nat Hentoff; while others have never before beenprinted, and are newly transcribed from radio and television shows - making thisthe definitive source for anyone wanting to really encounter the legend in print.

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Miles [presented] in all his glory . . . fascinating. --popmatters.com Provides startling insight. --Star Tribune Most worthy . . . illustrative. --Jazztimes It's pleasurable to have [these interviews] in this one handy and thoughtfully edited volume. --Library Journal Here is Miles Davis's less familiar voice, his speaking voice. . . . Maher and Dorr gather together Davis's greatest hits in Q & A, and they make compelling reading. --Jack Chambers, author, Milestones: The Music and Times of Miles Davis Everybody should read at least one book about Davis' life and music, and Miles on Miles is the perfect place to start. --Winston-Salem Journal Effectively portrays what the editors call the 'myriad mirrors to his life.' --Sacramento News & Review [A] telling book...gripping from beginning to end. You will not be able to put it down. --examiner.com

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Paul Maher Jr. is the author of  Tom Waits on Tom Waits, Jack Kerouac’s American Journey, and Kerouac: His Life and Work. He lives in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Michael K. Dorr is a poet, playwright, editor, former publisher, and founder of LitPub, Ink, a literary agency. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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