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Thread started 03/22/17 9:16am

rogifan

Shelby J. on losing Prince

The other Shelby thread was allowed to stay in this forum so hopefully this one can too...

Great interview and now I know why she didn't sing NCTU at the tribute concert last year. And I love her comments about musical family. Prince did create a family and it's so cool that all these people he worked with became and have remained friends. 🙂💜

http://blog.thecurrent.or...ng-prince/

A few minutes into our conversation, I ask Shelby about her favorite Prince song to sing. “Musicology” is one of the most fun, she says (she performed it at the Xcel tribute concert and again Saturday night at the Dakota). But “with him,” she continues, nodding slowly: “‘Nothing Compares 2 U.’” No disrespect intended to Rosie Gaines, another NPG vocalist who often sang that song with Prince. But she says that singing it with Prince took her to a private place, their own mental alcove, even in front of thousands of fans. “The last time I sang it was with him,” she says. “I don’t need to ever sing it again. I’m good.”
Paisley Park is in your heart
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Reply #1 posted 03/22/17 10:32am

anangellooksdo
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Great article, Rogifan. Thanks.

I also like this quote: "Shelby J. tells me on the Dakota Jazz Club’s balcony, looking me in the eye. 'We were walking out, and he made me promise — I promised him I would play here.'"

The only thing I do t agree with the writer about is when he says that we never heal from people's deaths. That's very negative and untrue. If we are grateful for the time we had people, that offsets the ego's attempts to put us in sadness. Even though we need to grieve too.
More than one feeling can exist at once.
We can be lighthearted at the same time as letting ourselves heal.
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Reply #2 posted 03/22/17 10:41am

anangellooksdo
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Oh. I meant to say, the most important thing I got from this article is Shelby's description of what Prince meant about "Love4OneAnother".
We say it, yeah, but do we really get what he meant by that?
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Reply #3 posted 03/22/17 11:21pm

rogifan

Shelby will be having an album release party on April 19 and 20 at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis.

http://www.startribune.co...416872474/
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