"A woman told me she went to visit an old bullfighter who now raised bulls. She had told him about Sketches of Spain. He said he didn't believe that an American--especially a black American--could make a record that demonstrated such a deep understanding of Spanish culture. She played it for him. When it was finished, he put on his bullfighting outfit and went out and fought a bull for the first time since he had retired. When she asked why, he said he had been so moved by the music that simply had to."
Miles Davis
(via this morning's
rockandrap mail list)