Miles Davis Anointed Prince amongst three artists as the Future of Music — Here’s What Happened
Few musicians have ever been as unstoppably creative as Miles Davis. He led the modal jazz and jazz fusion revolutions, pioneered several new postproduction techniques and laid the stylistic groundwork for many future genres, like hip-hop, trance and dubstep.
So when Davis' creative peak ended, he had a better vantage than most in judging the next generation of music innovators. In his autobiography, published two years before his death, he named three artists as the future of music. They were Fela Kuti from Nigeria, the zouk group Kassav' from the West Indies and Prince from the cosmos (actually Minneapolis). When Davis died in 1991, he couldn't have known how his predictions would play out — but he was onto more than he realized:
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Davis talked about Prince as if he was the culmination of the past century of American music — and he wasn't far off. "Prince is from the school of James Brown ... but Prince got some Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix and Sly in him, also, even Little Richard," Davis wrote in his autobiography. "He's a mixture of all those guys and Duke Ellington. He reminds me, in a way, of Charlie Chaplin, he and Michael Jackson ... I think Prince's music is pointing toward the future."
It still is. Prince's seminal albums — Purple Rain, Controversy, Lovesexy — still sound as fresh and nasty as the days they came out. That loose and psychedelic R&B sound he summoned can be seen everywhere now — in theraunchiness of Beyoncé's self-titled blockbuster; in D'Angelo, who recently covered Prince's "She's Always In My Hair" for his Spotify session; in Alabama Shakes' genre-bending album (underscoring the influence, lead singer/guitarist Brittany Howard rocked Prince earrings at a Saturday Night Live performance promoting the new album).
Prince is a visionary. He has mastered an array of instruments and frequently controls every aspect of his albums. To this day, he continues to generate excitement for his unpredictable performances. His recent concert and songfor Baltimore were powerful events that offered necessary healing for a community in need.
"When I became a symbol, all the writers were cracking funnies, but I was the one laughing," Prince told Newsweek in 2004. "I knew I'd be here today, feeling each new album is my first."
Davis' choices are only further proof of his musical genius. Not all of the musicians' careers panned out in the best ways, but each has made powerful contributions to music history — and Prince is still making them. It's a testament both to the depth of Davis' musical understanding and to these artists' bold legacies.
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Miles knew what he was talking about!  is STILL considered after over 20 years after his death ROYALTY in the muziq industry. Setting trends and being a leader in a talentless industry..
 will ALWAYS think of like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | 
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