Exclusive:Prince & Michael Were Friends

Prince and Michael Jackson were friendly rivals? Seriously? According to former band members of the Purple One, it’s true.

A report in the Startribune, Bobby Z., Prince’s drummer for the Revolution, remembers watching the 1984 Grammys with Prince as Michael Jackson swept the Grammys.

“We were watching rough cuts of [the movie] ‘Purple Rain,’ and we knew that’s where Prince wanted to be the next year,” Z said Thursday.

Michael Jackson even showed up to 2 Purple Rain shows backstage. Although Michael Jackson did want to work with Prince a few years later, Prince declined due to lyrical differences.

Michael Bland insisted they got along fine. “They’d shoot hoops at Paisley Park,” Prince’s studio/home in Chanhassen. “We used to get packages from MJJ Productions [with] footage of Sly Stone performing in Europe. Prince would pop it in the VCR, and we’d watch it.”

Prince even defended Michael at a press conference in 2000 where he said something along the lines of “we don’t really know what is going on with him and maybe we need to chill on that.” (I can’t find the original transcript so paraphrasing people.)

Personally speaking, I did see Michael Jackson attend one of Prince’s shows at 3121 Las Vegas in 2006 with Wil I Am of the Black Eyed Peas and Chris Tucker. Michael did not make the after show as planned where he was to be seated with Michael Jordan.

Recently, Prince has been performing Michael Jackson songs in his sets, “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” and recently “Dancing Machine” by the Jackson 5

It’s nice to know my favorite artist Prince had an interesting connection with Michael that many of us did not know, beating him in hoops I am sure. -Dr.FB

mods.please do not lock this thread,its real imformation,im just sharing info that people should know.

he also kicked MJs ass at table tennis.

Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!

KrystleEyes 22/03/05

Dude, I would LOVE to hear Prince cover "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough," "Dancing Machine" or anything else.

A Prince MJ Tribute Album would sell a bajillion copies and be guaranteed to sound NOTHING like Jackson's original music.

Just out of curiosity...is it really THAT important whether they were friends or not?

PRINCE IS WATCHING U " When an Artist Creates, whatever they create belongs to society"

U can't polish a turd.. but u can roll it in glitter

chillichocaholic said:

TheKing662 said:

langebleu said:

TheKing662 said:

"I never self-proclaimed myself to be anything." - Michael Jackson
"You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup...Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." - Bruce Lee

TheKing662 said:

TheKing662 said:

PRINCE IS WATCHING U " When an Artist Creates, whatever they create belongs to society"

U can't polish a turd.. but u can roll it in glitter

langebleu said:

TheKing662 said:

Pro-You lying f***ing zebra!
Live and let live
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at the press conference may 2000, when asked who would win a fist fight Prince or Michael Jackson, Prince said something like:

Michael is a lover not a fighter...

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Well MJ named his first born son PRINCE. so I figured he didn't dislike him too much.

thedance said:

Pro-You lying f***ing zebra!
Live and let live
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catpark said:

For sure a lot of respect between them + a healthy rivalry :

And the whole world has to answer right now just to tell you once again...
Who's Bad ?

I don't wanna be King cos I've seen the top & it's just a dream !

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Dayclear said:

Well MJ named his first born son PRINCE. so I figured he didn't dislike him too much.

babynoz said:

Dayclear said:

Well MJ named his first born son PRINCE. so I figured he didn't dislike him too much.

For the thousanth time,

Mike's sons are named after his grandfather, Prince Albert Scruse. He was Katherine Jackson's father.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...ne_Jackson

Se7en said:

babynoz said:

For the thousanth time,

Mike's sons are named after his grandfather, Prince Albert Scruse. He was Katherine Jackson's father.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...ne_Jackson

MJ named both of his sons that. Prince Michael and Prince Michael II.

babynoz said:

PRINCE IS WATCHING U " When an Artist Creates, whatever they create belongs to society"

U can't polish a turd.. but u can roll it in glitter

chillichocaholic said:

babynoz said:

Yep, I read somewhere that Michael's great-grandfather was also named Prince.

Same here...but would u believe they did not even have the childrens names right in a paper here? They had one boy and the daughter as Paris and the other son named Michael

chillichocaholic said:

Dayclear said:

Well MJ named his first born son PRINCE. so I figured he didn't dislike him too much.

Prince is an old family name in the Jackson family? I have heard that, but sorry - I just don't believe a word about that,

it just sounds too goofy.

MJ has used hype many many times in his career, and MJ himself has denied he had any surgery, which is obviously untrue,

so... I am not believeing everything that was told by MJ/ the Jackson family

Still it's very sad - his death,

RIP MJ.
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Hello... I'm Come funkateer 'Danceelectric'
from Housequake.com

I believe both Prince and Michael had respect for one another as artists and have always been friends. It seems there's always those that will look for any reason to say they were rivals behind the scenes. The public did not see what went on behind closed doors as far as their communication was concerned, so it is impossible to judge them and say they were not friends.

I remember during the Tamar tour, when Prince and Tamar sang some of MJ's songs as well as Janet's songs. Also, there were MJ songs sung during Prince's 3121 gigs in Vegas. It is apparent over the years, both of these artists respected one another, whether it was displayed in public or not. Two mega stars born the same year that were part of a musical revolution.

I so appreciate that I was able to grow up with both their music, through the years, and I have always had such, high regard for both of these musicians/artists, who gave us the gift of their music and performances for over 30 years. You almost feel like both were like your little brothers, always there, but "musically" so-to-speak. It breaks my heart to know we lost MJ, but his spirit and contributions to the music industry, as well as the messages in his music will always live on.
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TheKing662 said:

Genesia said:

Let's give credit where it's due,

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Prince & Michael Jackson Were Friends?