The Abstractable Podcast

35 : Miles Davis & John Coltrane – Becoming a creative genius - Musicians

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In the second part of our creative genius series, we discuss two of the greatest musicians of all time, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. We discuss their creative processes, their lives and their music

Today’s episode is inspired by by Miles Davis & John Coltrane.

  • [00:00] Introduction |
  • [01:40] Episode’s Overview |
  • [05:36] The Musician: Miles Davis |
  • [11:08] The many musical faces of Miles Davis |
  • [16:52] The Musician: John Coltrane |
  • [27:07] The secret behind Miles Davis and John Coltrane’s creativity |
  • [34:28] The result of constant change towards creativity |
  • [40:08] Why Miles Davis gave up music! |
  • [47:40] Davis’ quote: “Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself” |
  • [50:00] John Coltrane’s Music |
  • [52:32] Comparison between Davis & Coltrane |
  • [57:52] An Idea that can capture music |
  • [1:03:35] Episode’s takeaway: Creativity as your personal growth |


    • As with each episode, we pluck out what most resonated and how we would like to bring it into our lives.

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