Miles Davis on Getting Stopped By The Police | The Dick Cavett Show

Miles Davis gives Nicolas Cage a lesson in the trumpet and discusses the police and the racist attitudes they have towards him and his success.
Date aired - October 7, 1986 - Miles Davis, Nicolas Cage
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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[@MattMicucci]

Sound technicians too scared of Miles to adjust his microphone.

[@Muzikman127]

I'm sure it was that haha

[@LoveintheshapeofaPitBull]

😆😆😆😆

[@alfaomegaproductions]

I know it sounds bad but I kinda like it. Sounds more chill than usual.

[@kilabot749]

Or maybe they did that on purpose to silence the black guy. Some sort of racist propaganda probably.

[@mickdavis2385]

@@kilabot749 Oh god stfu

[@DonVal86]

“You shouldn’t be nervous if you know what you’re gonna do”. Wise words.

[@LaoZi2023]

That is so true! When I get nervous, I just focus on the task, or job, at hand, then the nervousness goes away- ususaly.

[@dylanlewis3206]

Nicholas Cage took em to heart in this interview.

[@eddyvideostar]

To Don Val86, and Douglas: In regular life, one could be apprehensive. It's not about your knowledge and performing perfectly. It's the subsequent successful outcome of appreciation that may not be, akin to a comedian, or a devout Bible applicator. I could be a goody-two-shoes until the cows come home, even until my *perineum is being pilfered and pounded* there is no guarantee that relationships will go well.

[@HAMMERFOOT1]

If you are confident and comfortable you don't get nervous. If you reach a point with your instrument that the assurance is there that I can deliver then it's just fun and sharing.

[@TheTones10]

'If you know you can play". Wise words indeed.

[@boopsboy]

He got Miles to talk (somewhat legibly), smile, play a couple of notes, AND take off the shades, that's how good Dick Cavett was, and is, compared to what we see today.

[@frederickweeksjr.1189]

True

[@A-FrameWedge]

Dick Caveat knew how to read his guests.

[@dylanwesley3964]

@@A-FrameWedge Except Eddie Murphy lmao

[@RobJazzful]

@@A-FrameWedge *Cavett

[@elijahkoch6360]

@@A-FrameWedge Yeah can you imagine Miles on Fallon, Kimmel or Corden?

[@starrgazer9]

Why can't talk shows be like this nowadays, so calm and genuine, two people just talking like regular people. No forced humor, I enjoyed watching this.

[@prettyboy1970]

Because nowadays most people have the attention span of a turnip. No one listens to other people talk anymore.

[@Warp75]

We’ve become homogenised & disingenuous. It’s all pretty much fake

[@pianolo123]

Exactly,, I would call it respect …

[@jackgrant9301]

Cancel culture. I think there was a surge of freedom of expression during the 60s 70s 80s and 90s where you could say a lot more with a lot less consequence, and now we are back to a form of Victorianism, so to speak, where everyone is scared of losing their reputation. Thats why I love films from the late 60s to the 80s: after censorship, before political correctness.

[@SmokeOne89]

Because it was genuinely not forced like nowadays.

[@user2144]

The sound engineer went fishing that day.

[@taurtue]

I think his vest is the problem, pretty hard to mic that

[@user2144]

taurtue Yes, the clothing was an issue. However, they could have gone to a commercial break and made adjustments, such as putting the mic on other side. You put mic on side guest or host is facing the person he is talking to. Also they could have brought in a boom mic. If already there, move it in closer.

[@TS-qq7vr]

Miles was like that as his voice went completely to hell.

[@Powertuber1000]

I thought they always used boom mics.

[@user2144]

PowerTuber 3.0 Should always use both a collar and boom mic.

[@jsnbkr66]

Miles sometimes gets a bad rap for being difficult to interview. It's heartwarming to see him respond to Dick so well. Two classy guys.

[@gentillygirl545]

Dick Cavet is a master interviewer, who is naturally inquisitive about his guests. He has no pretention and puts his guests at ease, because he respects them and is keen on listening.

[@Shigawire]

@@gentillygirl545 He was way ahead of his time for sure.

[@Zeta9966]

Guess it depends if you ask stupid questions like a majority of interviewers.

[@prettyboy1970]

At that point in his life, Miles was probably past the "big ego" antics.

[@MMoore-ly1dk]

@@prettyboy1970 I think it's not so much "ego" as it was a protective mechanism. If you watch interviews from the past, some of these reporters of opposite race, would ask some distasteful questions. Miles grew up in a different era and Black men of those days came across as hard to protect themselves. Sir Miles said this in his book. Just a different perspective.

[@beachcomber4141]

I can't recall ever seeing Miles let his guard down, take his glasses off and actually smile! He seemed genuinely touched by Cavett's gift to him. Dick Cavett was absolutely one of the greatest interviewers and talk show hosts ever.

[@beatricewoods8377]

Cavett got him to smile never seen miles smile

[@matthewlacey5307]

That end brought a tear to my eyes. One has an allegiance to Miles.

[@ceciliaduarte3215]

David Cavett’s programme was unique, as he too was and always will be.

[@Fleur-fg4nr]

He was certainly known in the business as a tough guy, intelligent, demanding and often unyielding - but also a great mentor for other musicians.

[@standandelivery]

Took me way too long to realise that was nick cage.

[@isaachowardjr4717]

Me too, he was so young. The hair makes him look different too.

[@michaelmantinaos8330]

😮😮😮

[@Norman-Bates-60]

The voice sounded fimilar.

[@MegaBruce247]

I thought it was him.

[@nava_joe4625]

Could have not asked him about that but producers calls 😊

[@GreatBoneStructure]

As a Sound Guy. This gives me shivers. His mic is off and hanging. Banging on stuff. Who wants to crawl out there and tape the mic back on Miles? I ain't goin.

[@niborski2997]

But Mark what he was saying was priceless, and an interview with Miles Davis is as rare as seeing a Snow Leopard, if you don't want to fix the tie mic, go to plan B and stick a boom mic over the top of him, no embarrassing interruption, no rustling noise. Maybe he was so quietly spoken because of his larynx operation, they couldn't get a boom mic close enough.

[@seanmatthewking]

What are you talking about? This was a great interview with Miles's shirt.

[@niborski2997]

@@seanmatthewking Or perhaps it's because Miles always did wear loud shirts and jackets.

[@Jack-uz9li]

haha

[@dnae760]

Ha! Me to neither

[@CJRamos-jv3pb]

The rapport Cavett builds with Miles is stunning. He was not an easy person to interview, and Cavett, almost magically, disarms him and... even gets him to take off his glasses without asking! Remarkable.

[@tonywords6713]

great interviewer. one of the best

[@rperkins723]

Cavett respected his guests and didn't "attack" his show is one for the ages. His guest list was amazing.

[@octopusmime]

Cavett is the GOAT.

[@SuperMoodyyy]

look at the ending where miles grabs his arm after the gift and is visibly happy with it he clearly likes him

[@nyxfan-ze8rq]

@@SuperMoodyyy yes, that was quite a gesture that this gift meant something to Miles Davis. Especially after that police story that gift seemed to fit so well :)

[@eliasmsv3156]

He totally dominates the studio without ever raising his voice. Utter respect

[@jamie.777]

Absolute legend

[@Woozler554]

@@jamie.777 But a flawed legend nonetheless. He wasn't the nicest person.

[@arturobandini792]

Just heard an interview with Dick Cavett. He had severe depression, suicidal thoughts, even got electroshock therapy. Nice to see him pull through and be so open about his struggles. At first he seems a little nervous around Miles Davis, but who wouldn't be. I didn't even know Davis gave interviews.

[@yani2499]

Miles looks like a Cyberpunk character that loves 20th century simulation.

[@Shigawire]

ROFL that gave me a loud chuckle.

[@chassidyakbar6741]

That’s funny

[@aleji0]

Nice.

[@cheeverjloophole]

That comment made my Sunday.

[@adriennerobinson1180]

Wow

[@silverladderAZ]

Miles was not only incredibly talented, he was an intense dude. He is the prime example of the fact that you don't need to be big, loud, and obnoxious to be intense. To the contrary, his subtlety was part of his intensity as a human being.

[@MikaelLewisify]

“Not incredibly talented”? WTF are you talking about?

[@silverladderAZ]

@@MikaelLewisify Reread what I said. I said, "Miles was not ONLY incredibly talented, he was an intense dude." You clearly missed a very important word.

[@silverladderAZ]

@@MikaelLewisify All good. No worries.

[@einarabelc5]

@@MikaelLewisify It happens!! Lay off youtube, it works for me.

[@adriennerobinson1180]

Truth Indeed AMEN

[@stevezy4772]

Everyone looks so nervous. These people know they have a true icon in front of them.

[@HectorHernandez-ec3nd]

everyone stops and listens.. no matter how low his voice got.. that's the effect of an Icon. . You coulda dropped a pin and felt it.

[@bneale]

No, they had a scary looking black man in front of them.

[@gameguy8101]

@@bneale No, they had Miles Davis in front of them

[@davidverster9523]

Sounds moronic...

[@unwavery]

@@bneale i think you mean "an intimidating master and innovator of American music"

[@LiverAndOnions69]

If you've never listened to the album "Kind of blue" by Miles Davis on a rainy day your missing out on a jewel .

[@TheStranger513]

I guess I'll wait for it to rain so I can play it then lol.

[@sacredgeometry]

Especially Flamenco Sketches. That song is a rainy day for me.

[@RobJazzful]

*you’re

[@StephanieJ777]

I love how Miles warms up to Dick throughout the interview, it just shows what a great interviewer Dick is! So disarming and respectful to his guests always! ❤️

[@indiomexica4834]

Janae Clarice have you seen his interview with Eddie Murphy? 😂🤦🏽‍♂️

[@nothingtoitbuttodoit]

He truly is. The beginning and end of the interview are night and day

[@jbw6823]

Miles was not known to be warm and fuzzy

[@672sara]

Indio Mexica that man was a horrible interviewer I don’t know what they watching

[@coquijibarito]

Janae lol nobody got your joke but I see youz. Good one. 😆

[@itswrongtokillanimalsifyou2837]

Maybe the best thing about this interview for me is how apparent the respect from Dick Cavett is towards Miles. He seems like a great host.

[@rjkral]

Animal use is abuse check out his other interviews, he’s fantastic and always incredibly respectful

[@itswrongtokillanimalsifyou2837]

@@rjkral Will do, thanks!

[@FungusMossGnosis]

He was American TV's best interviewer. For me, there is Cavett, Tom Snyder, and for distant third maybe Charles Grodin (back in the 90s when they briefly let him have a talk show!) ....Letterman almost makes the cut, he has some legendary interviews, but usually it gets too silly.

[@rubicon-oh9km]

@@FungusMossGnosis No mention of Carson? Seriously?

[@jaska05]

Imagine manchild Kimmel interview Miles.

[@ap8833]

Miles must have been Prince's father. The piercing stare, the oozing of cool, confidence, and aura are mesmerizing.

[@sinisterpentatonic5098]

Miles was a big fan of P and vice versa. There’s some footage of them on stage together.

[@colossus112785]

@@sinisterpentatonic5098 Miles and Prince have done music together Miles did indeed loved Prince

[@vonneal1]

They're both Gemini's!👍🏾

[@brucescott4261]

​@@vonneal1 ...Irrelevant!

[@vonneal1]

@@brucescott4261 like you?

[@LittleJacob208]

Miles Davis is the only dude who can rock that hairline and make it look cool.

[@andrewstibal825]

What about Benjamin Franklin or George Washington or Thomas Jefferson

[@favoritemustard3542]

Carlin. Ozzy? Rare indeed

[@vonneal1]

CHUCKLED!!!

[@fifthbusiness1678]

Odd that you’re focused on his hairline

[@LittleJacob208]

@@fifthbusiness1678 you must be visually impaired or something.

[@larrycoyote7219]

That gift was a very nice touch at the end, Miles looked genuinely happy with it.

[@Squirrel_314]

When he touched Cavett’s arm affectionately afterward you could see Dick had won him over 100%.

[@simonfarrell6585]

Love Miles, but this Sounds like Marlon Brando eating crisps down a well

🤣👏🏻 The same voice of Brando's indeed! And bad sound engineering plus his raspy, opered, damaged voice. I laugh every time I read your comment.

[@seamac206]

🇬🇧

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

Marlon Brando is the GOAT! 🐯🐯🐯🔱🔱🔱🐐🐐🐐🐐NO OTHER ACTOR COMES CLOSE.

[@bookymydoor]

my sides

[@angiepronzola6622]

🤣🤣🤣

[@doalwa]

Miles Davis teaching Nicolas Cage how to play the trumpet...now I’ve seen everything 😳

[@rievans57]

...and Nicolas ready to learn!

[@josecoss5897]

Wow.. was gonna comment close to yours but I concede..

[@JoseRamirez-rq2gj]

Nicolas Cage with hair!

[@heididobson5582]

Young Nicolas Cage…….with the legendary Miles Davis. Epic!❤️🙏🏾

[@TheFoodieCutie]

@@heididobson5582I dunno I kinda felt he was trying to get a laugh and it wasn’t appropriate.

[@timomomomo969]

Dick Cavett giving Miles the gift at the end. What a touching moment and thoughtful gesture.

[@ronaldschuurman3967]

Dick Cavett a great interviewer with respect for his guests.

[@paul-egz4264]

Very racist man, but nobody's perfect

[@mathewsinger4214]

@@paul-egz4264 A 'VERY" racist man surely wouldn't say to Miles face he is one of the greatest artists of all time whilst softly holding his hand

[@boppob1343]

He was woke af and way ahead of his time tbh

[@blacksheepsquadron6189]

@@paul-egz4264 huh?

[@wadsmitter511]

I don't think he was racist. He was quite disrespectful to Eddie Murphy, but i don't think it was meant to be disrespectful.

[@frederickweeksjr.1189]

Dick seemed like the ONLY person who could get through Mr. Davis' veneer. The license plate did it. He really appreciated the gift. You could tell.

[@zflynn2]

The softer he spoke, the more you want to hear it. Miles has your full attention.

[@rr7firefly]

That is a trick that some people use. I know an architect who does that all the time. Most people think it is a silly affectation.

[@joejones9520]

he permanently damaged his vocal cords when he had a throat ailment and was supposed to rest his voice but he got mad and yelled at someone and the damage from that vocal cord stress changed his voice forever. He was generally angry and had unpredictable fits of rage, often violent, thruout his life. He came from a well-to-do family in St. Louis, he had a good upbringing but for some reason he was drawn to drugs, crime and violence.

[@robertgodhard3248]

So true.

[@chelseapoet3664]

The last couple of minutes are the warmest Miles moments ever captured on video. Dick was the best at this.

[@dharmadrum926]

"Unless you rolled Liberace." lololol, even Miles laughed at that one.

[@FincentVan]

I don't get it.

[@FungusMossGnosis]

@@FincentVan [Unless you stole the wardrobe of Liberace (popular musician known as flamboyant dresser)]

[@clerictamer]

Stupid

[@StationOfTerrapin]

These old fashioned cameras pick up light a certain way that is fantastic

[@psisis7423]

Looks like tape, and not film. 35mm film is so sweet tho

[@WrokBindsor]

@Dan Snyder the warmth of the tube.

[@gregdahlen4375]

what is the fantastic look?

[@Qingeaton]

When you have nothing left to prove, you can speak softly.

[@stephanieamir2538]

Miles Davis was told not to talk after throat surgery....well he ended up hollering at someone and a whisper is all he could do.

[@Qingeaton]

@@stephanieamir2538 Interesting. A person CAN learn things on youtube. Thanks.

[@Qingeaton]

@@wc6046 It would appear that way. I did not know his medical history when I made the comment. Glad you got a chuckle out of it. Life is way too short to worry about trying to look as if I know everything about everything. I still stand by the statement that loud mouths are rarely the ones to listen to.

[@deejourney6876]

Exactly

[@keirbarber5202]

Just like Marlon brando when he won an Oscar for vito cologne lol

[@TheFoodieCutie]

When Miles took off his sunglasses his eyes were bright and his smile was warm. That glimpse he gave us on the show was not what I was used to in media. It was nice 😊

[@starrcompany3275]

Dude I never heard of Dick Cavett before, but with all these wonderful guess he had on there looks like his show was the bomb! Whoever is uploading this stuff keep it coming

[@661ufos]

The greatest to do it!

[@DomRivers67]

Someone actually died on one of his shows, which was a bit unfortunate, there's a KZbin of him talking about it

[@stuartmcgill6800]

Good Interviewer.... good guests.

[@minorsnow5306]

Watch the the sly stone interview...tense!!!

[@stuartmcgill6800]

@@minorsnow5306 Done. Viewing for later! Thanks for recommending. 😁

[@somethingyousaid5059]

Miles comes off even cooler than what I had always assumed.

[@enkibumbu]

Honestly, he comes off as angry and crazy.

[@robertlund5694]

@@enkibumbu you are incorrect.

[@RashidLanie8]

@@enkibumbu Yes, like your comment!!!

[@nihadtp539]

Its real hard to get Miles Davis so open and comfortable to make him talk like this. Dick Cavett is a genius

[@holygroove2]

Another universe, long time ago, where a big band played during the breaks, real people with genuine personalities were featured, and the interviews were captivating from start to finish.

[@NoFatHeaux]

Miles Davis never tried to be cool. Cool tried to be Miles Davis...

[@Time27Show]

lol he is insecure af

[@Openmindsnowclosed]

@@Time27Show likes most geniuses

[@fartguy69]

If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis

[@generiddell8627]

@@fartguy69 I think that's what Nicolas Cage said after this interview (and had to run to the dressing room and change his pants).

[@hauntedhose]

That’s good stuff right there.....He can’t help but be a natural

[@PapiSorrels]

That’s a young Nicolas cage?!?! Love how Miles teases everyone subtly. Genius

[@escondidoguitar]

Nobody could touch Miles. Not even the Closed Captions on KZbin.

[@mosaicmonk4380]

lmfaoooo

[@antonioduca9043]

Underrated comment lol

[@ALT3REDB3AST]

CC is struggling!🤣

[@brucescott4261]

@escondidoguitar ...False!

[@TheGuitologist]

The best musicians are really bad at explaining themselves.

[@muchanadziko6378]

actually I found him rather enlightening

[@VinceRiviera]

You have it with many very highly experienced people in any field really. The skill of being approachable to any level of audience is something you hone, really... and it's not the main focus of these guys. They like to work their craft more than they like to explain stuff, the latter doesn't come easy that way. What Davis is saying is pretty relatable to experienced musicians, the fact that you always function as a filter of your interactions, the thing about holding the instrument is telling of you being comfortable with your instrument through your level of experience and so forth. But when you're that far in, and most of your interactions are with other on the same level or close, you don't explain stuff they already know. Most people you talk to on the daily get what he's saying, because they're not far from where he is. So you forget how to talk to other people. You see it with painters, you see it with mathematicians, you see it with software developers. Especially if they're a little bit eccentric, because they get so very far into what they're doing. Ain't nothing wrong with that, people do what they do, but it often takes a bit more effort on the part of the listener when interacting with these kind of guys.

[@oneoffiveb]

Eddie Van Halen was like this

[@SkateSka]

"Taking about music is like dancing about architecture." - Thelonious Monk That's a good explanation by a piano all time great.

[@quizpubbob]

He makes sense to me, but I'm a musician.

[@justintime8922]

His level of musicianship is rare air . Genius ,

[@rjkral]

Wow, in June 2020 this pops up on recommend, and that gift to Miles is SO appropriate today, 30 plus years later

[@AmikaofMan]

Yes it is. I was thinking of branding that..... 11:42 A gift for the black friend in your life

[@AcmePotatoPackingPocatello]

Cavet ...great conversationalist. Dicks timing was impeccable. Cadence stilted and always gracious. So very cool. AND his guests were ICONIC. Days of future past.

[@youngbull16]

The way Dick is able to carry an interview is so fascinating.

[@brianharrington5333]

love how he treats Nic Cage like an absolute punk

[@vova47]

Which is what he is.

[@c.steele3386]

Nic Cage played himself. I think Nik was out of his league but his ego missed the memo that day. I wonder if he cringes as much as we do watching

[@danielphillips5229]

@@c.steele3386 im sure hes too busy with his piles of money to care

[@gameguy8101]

@@c.steele3386 yeah it felt like Cage was trying to humor Miles and have fun with him, instead of realizing that Miles Davis is a man, artist, and figure, who has power in his existence. While cage could have never existed, and no one outside of his immediate groups would know. If Davis didn't exist, everyone would be impacted.

[@Squirrel_314]

@@c.steele3386 There used to be a morning news/talk show in Chicago that was kind of a local Today show. One of the anchors fancied himself quite a guitar player, and anytime they had a musical guest or band, he would bring out the guitar and pompously insist on sitting in with the professionals. It was beyond cringey. He knew about six or seven cowboy chords from what I could tell.

[@electricmaster23]

This clip really makes me appreciate that _Dick_ appreciated the talent that he interviewed. This is a time capsule and a really important historical document.

[@bhornannawindeedeigh5007]

Still decades after seeing Mr Miles Davis at a very small venue in Denver around 1976, I have to ask myself "was that a real experience?" 😳 My goodness, he was incredible. Cooooooool AF. Thanks to my wonderful brother for taking me to that small little concert hall - a very small club that sat around 90 people - to see Sir Miles. I'll never forget that evening. It was a very special treat.

[@miguelmckenzie248]

If there was a cooler artist than Miles, they haven't made themselves known. Rest well, Mr. Davis.

[@KamauMayhem]

For those who are talking about Miles sound quality: Miles had polyps removed from his larynx and shortly afterwards permanently damaged his vocal chords (secondary source Wikipedia-Miles Davis section "1949-1955: Signing with Prestige, drug addiction, and hard bop". I am not certain that this is solely the cause for the sound quality, but it is something to consider.

[@FernieCanto]

@MeMyselfI ALWAYS It sounds like either a bad cable connection, or the mic is scraping against his clothes. Probably because of the noise, the engineers couldn't raise the volume too high.

[@dirtysouthtv2209]

MeMyselfI ALWAYS It’s not static. His mic was rubbing on his jacket.

[@JohnDoe-ne4kg]

Sounds like they added compression after thr fact to increase the volume of his voice, which causes some hissing in the backgroud as he speaks.

[@matteovrizzi]

wow , miles davis certainly saved his breath for the trumpet. he sounds like don corleone after having been shot.

[@marcianodemidof7135]

😂😂😂

[@brownjmj3]

He ruined his own voice by talking too soon after surgery on his Iarynx in the 50s. He wasn't supposed to talk for two weeks after, but could only stay quiet for one.

[@matteovrizzi]

Mike Browning haha .... good to know in case i have to have larynx surgery!

[@robertward8130]

😂

[@heididobson5582]

He’s so…..soft spoken, smooth like his music. Legendary!❤️🙏🏾☝🏾

[@lishamarlar4597]

Back in the 60s he had to have throat surgery he had polyps. Probally from smoking. Anyway they told him he could not raise his voice for two weeks. Well miles had a temper and he crossed with someone and his voice became raspy ever since. I think he looked cool and classy. Wasn't bad looking back then. And very smart. He was a painter too. Fantastic artist.

[@racerx1189]

Dick Cavett was one of the greatest interviewers ever. The guy just made his guest comfortable and asked questions we would want to ask any celebrity. 🎤

[@Ai-he1dp]

The man is so layed back he's almost falling asleep.

[@Ai-he1dp]

@AM i guess so?

He was dying...

[@Ai-he1dp]

@ can you say of what?

[@VNExperience]

@@Ai-he1dp This show aired in 1986. Davis was no longer strung out on heroin but he might have contracted HIV sometime in the late 80s. He died in 1991 of stroke, pneumonia, and respiratory failure. It's been alleged that he died of an AIDS-related illness as he was treated with AZT in hospital.

[@seanhayes6097]

He was always high,'whacked' on smack

[@davidknell9676]

When you are Miles Davis you can wear whatever you want

[@gregs7928]

You can wear whatever you want

[@jacktorrance2848]

@@gregs7928 You said it Greg!

[@themaggattack]

Blame it on the 80's.

[@brucescott4261]

@davidknell9676 ...Stupid assumption!

[@jasminasm9182]

Cop asks Miles “Do you know sir how fast you were going?” Miles says”No but it sounded real good!” Love Miles forever🌸

[@markd.holloman5187]

Incredible! A young Nicolas Cage and Miles Davis on Dick Cavett. What a classic episode! When TV was relevant. I miss those days, it's fortunate we can relive the past through this content. Thank you.

[@briandodson4028]

Technically this dude was one of the smartest people in the world, he was just a hero in thick leather.

[@48956l]

Technically how?

[@jose-miguelontaneda9788]

@@48956l changing jazz ( one of the roots of todays music ) several times

[@48956l]

@@jose-miguelontaneda9788 That's an opinion so I would not say it is technical.

[@jose-miguelontaneda9788]

@@48956l its the facts my bro. go ask jazz musicians what. kind of blue means lol

[@toady3794]

Dick?

[@lisashrestha5023]

Miles is such a gentle, soft spoken guy. I love Cavett’s laid back style of interviewing and he’s genuinely respectful. Miles has a yellow Ferrari / that would SO be the color I’d want! 👍

[@kroganpopy9206]

"Leave out the vibrato, cause you'll get old some day and shake anyways." Damn if that doesn't make me think of my old sax teacher's vibrato.

[@brucescott4261]

@kroganpopy9206 ...That's not always true!

[@MrBrungers]

Miles is actually a sweet guy in a good interview, he felt comfortable

[@100crypto3]

They could tell by the way I dress that I don't steal anything, lol...

[@gregdahlen4375]

unless he's playing a comedic thief in a Broadway musical

[@lanaalsabbag]

I feel like Jerry and Elaine on the Seinfeld 'low-talker' episode.

[@bboyz5713]

Lmao so true

[@rickwhite1252]

Lana A hahaha yep LOVED that episode

[@Ethan.s..]

But I don’t want to be a pirate!

[@brandengee8703]

Definitely lol

[@dojinho]

Lovely gift that Mr. Davis seemed to appreciate. It is hard to imagine how it must have felt being harassed constantly by so-called "law enforcement agents" for any man, but even more so for such an amazing figure, recognized and appreciated the world over, especially outside the US. I like how Mr. Cavett so obviously recognized he was in the presence of greatness.

[@racerx1189]

Miles was the coolest Jazz man ever to take the stage. The man was one of a kind. Rest in peace Miles. 🙏🏻🎺

[@tye958]

Cavett showed great respect for Davis🙌🏽

[@GodsNode]

Awesome respect and hospitality by Cavett for the legend Miles Davis!

[@jernardwilson2758]

Real players! In the game!

[@dionysusnow]

Sonny Only when they think you have something important to say

[@justintime8922]

Man owned way more than a car . He pioneered a whole genre of music . Rare caliber of musicianship. In the presence of a genius RIP Great one.

[@abbacomtek]

This is the way we should carry ourselves and our conversations among all races, creeds, and backgrounds, with unposed RESPECT.

[@SKtube0]

I listened to a lot of music while studying in college and when Freddie Freeloader by Miles started playing on my playlist, I always found myself tapping my feet to the music. What a LEGEND!

[@bronzebeauty295]

“I OWN IT BABY”...love that!!

[@mattyghost3409]

Indeed

[@kabeyz]

Wish I could own u tho

[@controversialconversation]

"The mouthpiece is the little end"... I always love the sarcasm and wittiness that Dick Cavett displays.

[@gregusmc2868]

I saw him play the Front Row Theater in Cleveland in 1981 or 82. (My parents saw him live at The Blackhawk with Coltrane or Shorter back in 1960 or so-I was born in Oakland) and I was absolutely blown away by him AND his band. I’m grateful I got to see him live. Legendary. ❤️

[@charles1964]

Do you have a favorite Album of Miles?

[@oceanlover1318]

I’m glad enough to say that I’m old enough to have seen Miles Davis in concert when I was my 20s. What a concert!!❤️❤️❤️👍🏽

[@loucontino4804]

Miles was not only a giant of a musician, innovator and beautiful song writer; but he was a gem of a man who educated and inspired the musicians that played for him to be all they could be. He took alot of crap all his life, chiefly for being born black, and he cracked under the demon of drugs as well. But he moved always forward and came out the other side a better human being. Miles inspired me to be a better musician and gave me more wonderful music than I can get through in my lifetime. He was a King. Rest In Peace Miles Davis.

[@viciousdope66]

This was broadcast on the day I was born!!! What a great coincidence to happen upon this video 😊. I’ve been a huge Miles fan since the age of 16. It took some time for me to embrace Jazz, myself being a Rock guitarist…Miles is the bridge. He shows that music is universal. Always open-minded and ready to integrate new ideas, Miles was never too cool to try any genre or idea (although people THOUGHT he was haughty and cynical). Miles Davis and John Coltrane are innovators that will be remembered for hundreds of years. Long live Miles!!!

[@brianmcghee3597]

I love Mr. Davis confidence and bravado. The man always knew his worth.

[@mch1684]

Miles is the legend and master of all modern music. All branches came from this genius. Mused electric with jazz to create fusion and the world changed. This was shot during the time of the Tutu album. An incredible creative force whose influence will forever be timeless.......

[@bossyboo29]

It’s heartbreaking knowing that Miles Davis would get pulled over by the police about once a week. I guess a whole lot hasn’t changed. Time for police reform..

[@Shigawire]

Indeed! You could tell that it definitely affected him. Love that Dick Cavett highlighted this that long ago though. Way ahead of his time. That "I own this" plate was just golden. :D

[@darinp5612]

jesus christ, really?

[@DJRAKKSoundvillagehoa]

He was so damn rich he had jaguars and porsche convertibles and bunch of white girls. He would get pulled over every single week sometimes twice a week. He lived in places in LA that had ZERO black people.

[@darinp5612]

@@DJRAKKSoundvillagehoa not sure if you're aware, but it's 2020 and we don't associate ppl by their skin color anymore. So your hypothesis about being rich by having "white girls" is racist, offensive, and condescending.

[@darinp5612]

@Trump looks like a red Shrimp not really, no

[@victorcroker2765]

Miles was one of a kind for sure. Real cool seeing a young Nick Cage!

[@ubet6691]

I’ve never not heard an interview so much! Thank you!

[@FredWoodard]

Dick Cavett knows how to draw a conversation out of his guests! An excellent interview! 😎

[@steeple001]

He really was comparable to Picasso, genius. Hats off to Mr Cavett who spells out how special this man is with so much dignity.

[@user-mp9hk6to8o]

I'm from the UK and love Watching old retro DCS interviews. the man is legend we need calm interviewers like this again.

[@jeffwolf8018]

There's not been anyone like Dick Cavett since he retired so many years ago.

[@digitaldistancerecords736]

They are acting like he is crazy but Miles Davis is making a lot of sense.

[@curtisunit]

he sure is

[@AngryBrother360]

"Now that's the very definition of a classy talk show host!.👍✊💯

[@MrBrungers]

Its sooooooooo great to see how Cavett and Miles get on, Miles feels comfortable, laughs and tells stories... fantastic

[@malcolmexxx2109]

they clapped when this man took off his sunglasses lol that’s cold.

[@cohencohen54]

Cage was crazy even back then! No clue he was in the company of a legend.

[@zackdanziger]

I am in an all female jazz vocalist group specializing in music by Miles Davis, and we call ourselves, the "Miles Divas"

[@NuisanceMan]

A diva named Zack?

[@fifthbusiness1678]

Yet you’re named Zack and your pic is obviously that of a male. Do explain.

[@narosgmbh5916]

A Zack named Diva!

[@zackdanziger]

@@fifthbusiness1678 … I don’t know… I have always told his joke by saying, “if I was female, and an all female vocal group, specializing in music by Miles Davis, then I would call the group, ‘the Miles Davis’ ” but for some reason, this time, I cut it short.

[@eugenemulhern7946]

I've seen Cavett interview both Hendix and Miles; both men had the same soft-spoken. unassuming style. True masters of their art don't need to be flamboyant, or speak loudly. Their music speaks for them.

[@jordangroff8978]

Dick Cavett was/is to interviewing as Miles Davis was to music. Both masters in their craft!

[@DaveFrank]

Wow, Miles..what a vibe he had, how much he accomplished under sick stupid conditions. God bless him.

[@petestevens3970]

What a vibe, totally dig it. Own it, Miles: You ARE it.

[@bellesterbeatty3571]

Davis had a nodule removed from his vocal cords. His voice was never the same. It was not the sound engineers. Named my son after Miles. Love him.

[@tenestetubo]

Why we don't have a host like Cavett anymore? Such class, empathy, and amazing interpersonal skills.

[@eamonwright7488]

To the people complaining about the sound technician.. His microphone was fine, you can clearly see the bodypacks attached to his waistline when he stands up and leans over. If you knew anything about Miles Davis, you will know he had nodes removed from his vocal cords in 1957 and had a permanent raspy "whisper" for a voice.

[@darrellgrant4775]

The surgery part is accurate, however that wasn't what caused the raspy voice. He was arguing with fellow tenant in his apartment and raised his voice against his doctor's orders. Hence the way he spoke in interviews such as this.

[@GreatBoneStructure]

Yes, and his mic has fallen off. So he's wide on the mic on his horn and the overhead fisher boom mic, but his head down rasp is not great of the overhead mic, so a desperate sound guy is cranking the gain on the horn mic and the fallen mic and maybe Dick's mic as well to try to get enough signal.

[@patswayze7359]

There will never be another miles Davis..what a cool mella fella

[@juliasimkova9954]

This interview was so good. I listened to the every word this jacket said.

[@gailg2327]

Beautiful man, Mr. Davis and a beautiful interview. Great, wish we had more interviews like these, so respectful, so human 💙The humanity between people is so beautifully felt and admired in this video. Gives me hope again.