Thank you for your comments. I conducted this interview myself. I'm an African-American resident of Japan who was the Tokyo correspondent for CBS News and CNN. Over the years I had done several interviews with Miles. He trusted me. We were friends. He felt relaxed being in Japan, a country we both came to love. The difference in his vibe had a lot to do with the fact that we were chatting in Japan. Stay tuned for the upcoming release of the full DVD. Mal Adams Totown Digital Media

Thanks for your interest. I earned Miles' respect rather painstakingly. The first of many interviews lasted about 90 seconds before he told me to turn off the recorder. I had asked a dumb question that pissed him off. With the recorder turned off he began to educate me. (That converation will be covered in my upcoming book.) My questions thereafter came more from the soul than from the media perspective and we connected. He trusted me with untold stories from that time on. I just listened.

Fucking classic. There never was nor will there ever be another Miles Davis. He is truly one of the most interesting, unique, colorful characters in our nation's history.

Miles seems so relaxed and open here. Ive never seen any interview like this before- this is a film worth paying for.

You can explain why Miles really enjoyed his stay in Japan or France by all these dum comments made by these people. I think this inteview by Mr. Adams is the best interview that I have ever seen on Miles. He is so relaxed and happy. I love it.

Miles is so real.

Thanks for watching. There are more snippets to come soon. Stay tuned. The DVD will be ready by year's end for Christmas we hope. We're waiting on rights clearances on some stock footage from his performances over the years. Thanks. Totown Webmaster

Thank you. Malcolm

This by far is one of the best interviews I ever seen of Miles Davis... I mean, he had me cracking up! I didn't even know he had such a great sense of humor! RIP Miles Davis!

I never thought I'd ever get a chance to see Miles in this light. Totownmedia, thank you sooo much for this.

wow this is amazing stuff! you are very fortunate to have done the interview

4:20."i used to be a handsome man. look at me now i'm fucked up! they did this to....my face!"....ROFL i love this shit.

this is incredible footage, i can't wait for the DVD to come out - thanks for sharing it!

Thanks for posting this...

As a jazz player, piano teacher and a serious MILES fan for over 30 years, I found this the most outstanding filmed interview of Miles I am aware of. Why isn't the USA jazz press aware of this??? This project will be an amazing release, and I urge you to get the word out there on the jazz websites as soon as possible. More jazz folks need to hear all this. GREAT STUFF!

Thank you so much for posting these Sir...

Fascinating interview! Thanks for posting.

Fascinating. Can't wait to see more.

Who cares if he thinks his face looks "fucked up". The man is sharp as a tack - you can see it in his eyes, man. The guy can stare right through you.

It`s my pleasure to share this exclusive material with the world. More to come. Stay tuned. Hotep!

Malcolm W. Adams, This is amazing. How did you get the respect from him where he could speak to you openly? He always seemed antagonistic towards the interviewers in other interviews. I didn't know that he could talk openly like this.

dam what an absolute legend!

That's a big lesson, thanks :)

Very scary at first and then extremely enlightening, painfully honest and warm and friendly.

Thank you for you comments and your interest. Stay tuned for announcement of the upcoming release of the DVD. Mal

Thanks Mal!!!!1

最高！he is the best!

Watching this interview was profound. Miles is in a totally different zone and mood here compared to other interviews he's done with white interviewers. Being interviewed by a Japanese person here, he is relaxed, smiling, and articulate. Amazing to see the difference.

@prettyboytroy555 The first time I interviewed him he had just returned to touring following a long break due to illness. I asked him to what he had attributed his return to health. He looked at his manager and asked, "Bob, did you do this to me?", as if to say did you set me up with this rookie ass reporter. Then, without looking at me once, he replied, "I swim every day and mind my own God damn business." That was apparently a stupid question. The interview ended shortly thereafter.

Great point, cali22boi.

Thank you for you comments. Malcolm

Pudersepp, Thank you for your comment. It is on point and I agree with everything you said. Thanks for viewing our channel and stay tuned for the first new clip of Miles of 2009 coming soon. Please subscribe. Thank you. Mal Adams Totown Digital Media

No worries. Thanks for your comments and your correction. Please stay tuned. I`ll be uploading a new never-before-seen segment soon. Mal Adams Totown Digital Media

@JazzNaySean Thank you. Yes, we established a great relationship during our acquaintanceship. He was very much at ease after the first couple of interviews. The very first interview lasted all of 90 seconds before he ordered me to turn off the tape recorder because I had obviously asked him something stupid. Yes, I also knew and interviewed Dizzy. He was always cool and cooperative. He is featured in an impromptu interview on Part 1 of the Miles series (poor audio though). Mal Adams

I worded that part of my post incorrectly, my apologies! I meant to say "Being interviewed in Japan..."

@Streamline09 Thanks so much for your kind thoughts and concern. We are all well and watching the situation carefully.

The coolest man on Earth! :-D

He has a right to be antagonistic. You can be what ever the hell you want to be if you did what he did for music.

It was a reporter he yelled at. in auto-bio.

No. That's Al Jarreau playing in the background. Totown Webmaster

You`re dead wrong. Miles was not drunk. In fact he rarely consumed alcohol much at all in his later years. Miles was as sober as a judge when he did this interview. I should know. I interviewed him personally. He was at ease because I made him feel at ease. Mal Adams Totown Digital Media

hah, right in the middle of the story, it gets exciting! what's gonna happen next??? OH, wait, i gotta go to the bathroom

Miles was a cool muthafucka!

miles made black and white people come together with music and thats the truth

4:20 bwahahahaha! "I used to be a handsome man, now look at me... I'm phoucked up..." wow, these stories are priceless....

haha alot of jazz cats seem to have a rasp..Jimmy smith, and Louis had same deep ones.

Which of the musicians in Miles's band is his nephew? He mentions him early in this segment. I know that Miles has a son, Erin Davis, who is a professional drummer. Have any of his other children become musicians? Perhaps some of you out there know.

@prettyboytroy555 The first time I interviewed him he had just returned to touring following a long break due to illness. I asked him to what he had attributed his return to health. He looked at his manager and asked, "Bob, did you do this to me?", as if to say did you set me up with this rookie ass reporter. Then, without looking at me once, he replied, "I swim every day and mind my own God damn business." That was apparently a stupid question. The interview ended shortly thereafter.

@totownmedia What did you ask him that was stupid??? And what did he say after you asked him???

what year this was?!

@joejohnson043 hahahaha...

Miles Davis was a scary bastard.

I find it pathetic that no matter how much information on Miles' life is out there that there are still idiots who come up with their own assumptions or anecdotes. As in since when Miles used drugs he was ALWAYS on drugs. Those people are ILL INFORMED and are full of it.

I thought I was struggling to confront my own aging, but then I heard Miles attributing his balding to a cop and his wrinkles to racism. Like the commentor said below, though, when you've done as much for music as he has, you can say whatever you want.

Your remark about Miles being coked out could not be farther from the truth. Miles was totally drug free by the time this interview was conducted. I should know because I conducted the interview personally. I was with him all day and he had taken no drugs. What you see is what you get. That is just the way Miles spoke and acted. So, now you know. And let the record be corrected. Malcolm W. Adams Producer/Director/Correspondent

You did not have to live the life of Miles Davis or any number black jazz musicians who were constanty harrassed by police. Jazz music in America, as far as the authorities were concerned, was synonymous with drugs and corrupting white women and many jazz clubs were a special target for police. He was not talking aboutall white people. White people in France made him feel welcomed and allowed him to relax without the baggage reserved for black entertainers in America at the time.

I'm white (from north Europe, as white as it gets), and I can say, from somewhat of experience, black musicians have a different sound. I'm not a racist, but I'm saying, I think a white guy can't play like Miles, can't have the feel of eg. Fela Kuti. White jazz is different. Brubeck's "Take Five" for instance - a whole lot different from eg. "Boplicity". Its not because of melanin, rather something historical... As a parallel, I don't know of any black Mozart, Bach or the like. Miles is great.

Where did you get that cancer shit from? Happened in the 50s -- lost his voice following throat surgery.

dumb statement go do your homework

He was great no doubt, too bad he was so racist. Completely unnecessary at 2:40.

Racist? Was he racist when he invited Bill Evans to play with him? How about David Sanborn,Red Rodney,Herb Ellis,Stan Getz. I can go ALL NIGHT WITH THIS PREMISE.What the hell are you talking about.