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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
miles david was cool decades before he played with his back to the crowd
and by the way the main reason for playing with his back to the crowd was that he was playing with a rockfusion band, one that in no way was as capable of following miles as his older jazz quintet, nonet, or quartet.
he was keeping the young cats in check.
and he KICKED heroin all by himself, with no drama. COOLNESS SUPREME
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I was pretty much joking about Miles, but if "coolness" is taken to mean "hard to rile," then I wouldn't say he was cool at all. He was pretty reactionary and pretty violent. Musically though, very cool. Definitely a fascinating character.
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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
COOL means, unable to be fazed.
you either pretend at it, or you have that inner stillness, which allows you to deal with everything that comes without spazzing out.
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I don't think these characteristics were necessarily part of Miles' personality. There was a lot of rage there.