Miles on Miles - (Musicians in Their Own Words) by Paul Maher & Michael K Dorr (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Gathering the 30 most 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 been printed, and are newly transcribed from radio and television shows--making this the definitive source for anyone wanting to really encounter the legend in print.

Review Quotes

"[A] telling book...gripping from beginning to end. You will not be able to put it down." --examiner.com

"Effectively portrays what the editors call the 'myriad mirrors to his life.'" --Sacramento News & Review

"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

"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

"It's pleasurable to have [these interviews] in this one handy and thoughtfully edited volume." --Library Journal

"Miles [presented] in all his glory . . . fascinating." --popmatters.com

"Most worthy . . . illustrative." --Jazztimes

"Provides startling insight." --Star Tribune

About the Author

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.