Look at these examples from the text on the jazz musician Miles Davis which we looked at last week, and the sections of the text where the answers are located. 3. Davis’ personal troubles had a negative effect on his trumpet playing. Though Davis’ trumpet playing may have sounded effortless and breezy, this ease rarely carried over into the rest of his life. The early 1950s, in particular, were a time of great personal turmoil. After returning from a stint in Paris, Davis suffered from prolonged depression, which he attributed to the unravelling of a number of relationships, including his romance with a French actress and some musical partnerships that ruptured as a result of creative disputes.