For more than forty years Miles Davis has been in the front rank of American music. Universally acclaimed as a musical genius, Miles is one of the most important and influential musicians in the world. The subject of several biographies, now Miles speaks out himself about his extraordinary life. Miles: The Autobiography, like Miles himself, holds nothing back. For the first time Miles talks about his five-year silence. He speaks frankly and openly about his drug problem and how he overcame it. He condemns the racism he has encountered in the music business and in American society generally. And he discusses the women in his life. But above all, Miles talks about music and musicians, including the legends he has played with over the years: Bird, Dizzy, Monk, Trane, Mingus, and many others. The man who has given us some of the most exciting music of the past few decades has now given us a compelling and fascinating autobiography, featuring a concise discography and thirty-two pages of photographs.

迈尔斯•戴维斯（Miles Davis）

迈尔斯被认作是20世纪最有影响力的爵士大师，没有之一。一生中多次引领新的音乐潮流，凭其扎实功底和探索精神获誉无数，多次被《Downbeat》评为“最佳小号手”，囊括了9次格莱美大奖。迈尔斯的舞台没有终点，他除了为自己创造了一次次新的事业高峰外，也帮助多位乐队成员成为爵士界一流的大师。

昆西•特鲁普（Quincy Troupe）

诗人，编辑，著名记者，加州大学圣地亚哥分校名誉教授。1980年，其诗作获得美国国家图书奖。1990年，本书再次斩获美国国家图书奖。电影《幸福来敲门》原创小说作者之一。