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Is there any evidence Miles Davis used drugs?

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It's all over his autobiography, written with journalist Quincy Troupe. Heroin was a serious problem for him from soon after he came back from a European tour as a young man in the late 40s; his successful dentist father, Miles, Jr. (the iconic jazz musician was Miles, III) helped him kicked it, cold turkey. read more

Miles Davis was at one point a serious drug addict. Nobody has ever disputed this including Miles himself. While he was not as heavy a user as Charlie Parker or Coltrane (before Coltrane quit cold turkey) he used drugs regularly during his early playing years. read more

Although there was a belief, especially among the young immature players, that the use of drugs can make you a better player, there is overwhelming evidence and examples of how the use of drugs has been detrimental to the music. read more

Shortly after this, Miles was introduced to the most detrimental drug he'd use, heroin. It was saxophonist Gene Ammons who was responsible for Miles' first taste. In the midst of all this drug use, Miles was to naive at the time to realize what an addiction was, and that he was on the path towards it. read more

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