Editing Miles Davis (section)

==Personal life==
In 1957,<ref>{{Cite journal|date=November 14, 1957|title=New York Beat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XrcDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64|journal=Jet|volume=13 |issue=2|pages=64}}</ref> Davis began a relationship with [[Frances Taylor Davis|Frances Taylor]], a dancer he had met in 1953 at [[Ciro's]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thehollywood360.com/an-interview-with-frances-davis-miles-daviss-1st-wife/|title=An Interview with Frances Davis (Miles Davis's First Wife)|last=Aronson|first=Sheryl|date=September 26, 2017|website=The Hollywood 360|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028201704/http://thehollywood360.com/an-interview-with-frances-davis-miles-daviss-1st-wife|archive-date=October 28, 2019|access-date=December 15, 2019}}</ref>{{sfn|Davis|Troupe|1989|p=227}} They married in December 1959 in [[Toledo, Ohio]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=January 7, 1960|title=Miles Davis, Frances Taylor Wed In Toledo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=064DAAAAMBAJ&q=frances+Taylor+jet+1960+miles+davis&pg=PA59|journal=Jet|volume= 17| issue =  11|pages=59}}</ref> Due to Miles Davis' physical abuse of Frances Taylor, their relationship, of course, suffered. He later wrote, "Every time I hit her, I felt bad because a lot of it really wasn't her fault but had to do with me being temperamental and jealous."{{sfn|Davis|Troupe|1989|p=228}}{{sfn|Davis|Troupe|1989|p=290}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://santafe.com/blogs/read/the-matra-diva-the-iconic-frances-davis|title=Blogs|access-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081342/http://santafe.com/blogs/read/the-matra-diva-the-iconic-frances-davis|archive-date=February 11, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> One theory for his behavior was that in 1963 he had increased his use of alcohol and cocaine to alleviate joint pain caused by [[Sickle cell disease|sickle cell anemia]].{{sfn|Davis|Troupe|1989|p=267}}{{sfn|The Complete Illustrated History |2007 |p=109}} He hallucinated, "looking for this imaginary person" in his house while wielding a kitchen knife. Soon after the photograph for the album ''[[E.S.P. (Miles Davis album)|E.S.P.]]'' (1965) was taken, Taylor left him for the final time.{{sfn|Davis|Troupe|1989|pp=281–282}} She filed for divorce in 1966; it was finalized in February 1968.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=February 15, 1968|title=Miles Davis And Wife Now 'Miles Apart' |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=LrgDAAAAMBAJ&q=frances+miles+davis+jet&pg=PA23|journal=Jet|volume= 33| issue= 19|pages= 23}}</ref>{{sfn|Szwed|2004|p=268}}

In September 1968, Davis married 23-year-old model and songwriter [[Betty Davis|Betty Mabry]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=October 17, 1968|title=One Of Sexiest Men Alive|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hTgDAAAAMBAJ&q=betty+davis+miles+davis+jet+1968&pg=PA48|journal=Jet|volume=35|issue=2|pages=48|access-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528035130/https://books.google.com/books?id=hTgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48&dq=betty+davis+miles+davis+jet+1968&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6_d7Qz7nmAhXPWc0KHQfUC0wQ6AEwAHoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=betty%20davis%20miles%20davis%20jet%201968&f=false|archive-date=May 28, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In his autobiography, Davis described her as a "high-class groupie, who was very talented but who didn't believe in her own talent".{{sfn|Davis|Troupe|1989}} Mabry, a familiar face in the New York City counterculture, introduced Davis to popular rock, soul, and funk musicians.{{sfn|''The Complete Illustrated History''|2007|p=143}} Jazz critic [[Leonard Feather]] visited Davis's apartment and was shocked to find him listening to albums by [[the Byrds]], [[Aretha Franklin]], and [[Dionne Warwick]]. He also liked [[James Brown]], [[Sly and the Family Stone]], and [[Jimi Hendrix]],{{sfn|''The Complete Illustrated History''|2007|p=145}} whose group [[Band of Gypsys]] particularly impressed Davis.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Murphy |first=Bill |date=October 2003 |title=Raging Bullhorn: Miles Davis and A Tribute to Jack Johnson |issue=236 |page=32 |magazine=The Wire}}</ref> Davis filed for divorce from Mabry in 1969, after accusing her of having an affair with Hendrix.{{sfn|Davis|Troupe|1989}}

[[File:Miles Davis and Cicely Tyson 1982.jpg|thumb|Davis and Cicely Tyson in 1982]]
On October 10, 1969, Davis was shot at five times while in his Ferrari with Marguerite Eskridge, one of his lovers. One bullet grazed his hip; Eskridge was unharmed.{{sfn|''The Complete Illustrated History''|2007|p=150}} 
Davis later wrote that the incident arose from a dispute among nightclub promoters.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Granger |first1=Greg |title=50 Years Ago: Who Tried to Kill Miles Davis on a New York City Street? |url=https://somethingelsereviews.com/2019/10/10/miles-davis-shot-1969/ |website=somethingelsereviews.com |date=October 10, 2019 |publisher=Something Else |access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>

In 1970, Marguerite gave birth to their son Erin. By 1979, Davis rekindled his relationship with actress [[Cicely Tyson]], who helped him to overcome his cocaine addiction and regain his enthusiasm for music. The two married in November 1981,{{sfn|Davis|Troupe|1989|p=348}}{{sfn|The Complete Illustrated History |2007 |p=180}} but their tumultuous marriage ended with Tyson filing for divorce in 1988, which was finalized in 1989.{{sfn|Davis|Troupe|1989|pp=390–391}}

In 1984, Davis met 34-year-old sculptor Jo Gelbard.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|title=Interview: Jo Gelbard: The Dark Arts |url= https://www.thelastmiles.com/interviews-jo-gelbard/|access-date=June 28, 2020|website=The Last Miles|language=en-GB|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200424103257/https://www.thelastmiles.com/interviews-jo-gelbard/|archive-date=April 24, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Gelbard would teach Davis how to paint; the two were frequent collaborators and were soon romantically involved.<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":8" /> By 1985, Davis was diabetic and required daily injections of insulin.{{sfn|Davis|Troupe|1989|pp=363–64}} Davis became increasingly aggressive in his final year due in part to the medication he was taking,<ref name=":9" /> and his aggression manifested as violence towards Gelbard.<ref name=":9" />