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Miles Davis (Pt. 1): Blasting Bebop, Blasting Racism, and a Devastating Heroin Habit

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Jake Brennan: 在东圣路易斯郊外的农场,年幼的迈尔斯·戴维斯通过大自然来逃避家庭暴力。父亲的愤怒和对母亲的殴打让他感到恐惧,他会躲进树林,在那里他通过模仿鸟类的声音来练习小号,这成为了他音乐的启蒙。父亲虽然富有,但种族歧视依然让他感到愤怒,这种愤怒也影响了他的家庭生活。通过观察自然和模仿鸟类,我逐渐领悟到变化的重要性,这对我后来的音乐生涯产生了深远的影响。我父亲的创业精神和鸟类的歌声都教会了我适应和改变的重要性,这是我不断创新的动力。

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This chapter explores Miles Davis's early life marked by domestic violence and his discovery of bebop music through Charlie Parker, profoundly impacting his musical path. It details the environment of his childhood and his early exposure to the world of jazz.
  • Miles Davis's childhood was marked by domestic violence.
  • He found solace and inspiration in nature and later, bebop music.
  • Charlie Parker's music was a pivotal moment in shaping his musical direction.

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Miles Davis is jazz’s first and only rock star, with the rap sheet to prove it. He did enough cocaine to run down the entirety of 52nd street, and pimped out women when performing wasn’t paying the bills. At one point, his heroin habit was so public that clubs who had once welcomed his brilliant bebop instead froze him out completely. When he wasn’t vying to keep his rightful spot in jazz’s upper echelon, he was doing time at Rikers Island or dodging racist cops on the prowl for any junkie they could find. Miles Davis invented cool, but nearly destroyed himself in the process.

This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners and includes descriptions of domestic violence.

This episode was originally published on May 3, 2022.

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