From a Playboy interview with jazz legend Miles Davis, April 1975::
Davis: You can't come, then fight or play. You can't do it. When I get ready to come, I come. But I do not come and play.
Interviewer: Explain that in layman's terms.
Davis: Ask Muhammad Ali. If he comes, he can't fight two minutes. Shit, he couldn't even whip me.
Interviewer: Would you fight Muhammad Ali under those conditions, to prove your point?
Davis: You're goddam right I'd fight him. But he's got to promise to fuck first. If he ain't going to fuck, I ain't going to fight. You give up all your energy when you come. I mean, you give up all of it! So, if you're going to fuck before a gig, how are you going to give something when it's time to hit?
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