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

DISGRACELAND

Jake Brennan

True Crime, Music, Society & Culture

4.6 • 13.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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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. To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at www.disgracelandpod.com. To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at disgracelandpod.com/membership. Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - GET THE NEWSLETTER Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: Instagram YouTube X (formerly Twitter) Facebook Fan Group TikTok To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.1	Disgrace Land is a production of Double Elvis.
0:49.5	Motherfucker. Say, motherfucker.
0:52.6	Say, motherfucker.
0:54.5	That motherfucker over there. This motherfucker over here. Say, motherfucker. That motherfucker over there.
0:55.9	This motherfucker over here.
0:57.6	Motherfucker!
0:59.0	I can't say it.
1:00.2	Can't say the word.
1:01.3	Not like Miles Davis.
1:03.0	The word motherfucker was without a doubt Miles Davis' favorite word.
1:07.2	He used it liberally in his autobiography and everyday conversation
1:10.8	In nearly every quote of his from stories that his friends recount in documentaries
1:15.1	And of course Miles Davis was a motherfucker
1:19.0	One of the baddest motherfuckers of all time
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