Miles Davis: “Geniuses are selfish”

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To mark what would have been Miles Davis’s 100th birthday, Leo Sidran revisits a rare 1986 conversation between Miles and Ben Sidran, recorded on the terrace of Miles’s Malibu home. As musicians around the world celebrate the centennial, Miles reflects on creativity, individuality, and the lifelong search for something new.

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