Since I was a teenager, several decades ago, I've been deeply steeped in his music and life (read his autobiography so many years ago). But I had a huge revela

Since I was a teenager, several decades ago, I've been deeply steeped in his music and life (read his autobiography so many years ago). But I had a huge revelation only recently, thanks to YouTube clips: Miles was an extremely gracious person. His on-stage and off-stage persona are so gruff... to the point, tell it like it is, take no shit, accept only the best work from people around you. But in interview after interview, he deflects personal credit and always (always!) raises up the young musicians around him. I never realized that selflessness.