laurarichardson said:

edgarama said:

Source? Ha! No way.

I just thought I'd spend a few minutes composing the post because there aren't enough rumours that fly around this site already...

(it {what I said} is actually very true)

And yours is just another rumor like the rest of them.

Exactly. If you can't back it up, best to keep it to yourself.

Prince would do well to work with a genuine rock drummer instead of recording rock songs with jazz and funk drummers. Dave Grohl is turning out to be one of the best songwriters of the past decade or so. Hope it rubs off on prince a little, I genuinely wish I could say prince was one of the best songwriters of the last decade.

what minute marker. I like Dave but I can't sit through all that.

TwiliteKid said:

laurarichardson said:

And yours is just another rumor like the rest of them.

Exactly. If you can't back it up, best to keep it to yourself.

Heh. You have -no- idea what I'm already keeping to myself. Don't encourage me...

What exactly do you want?

He just told half of of the story, himself. History tells the rest. I shouldn't have to proove anything to you. The bottom line is this. Prince had Dave out to rehearse and Dave didn't sit in when it was show time. Do you think it was because Dave backed out? I doubt it, and if you just saw the way his face lit up when asked...you doubt it too. Do you think it's because Prince wasn't into having big guest stars sit in? He obviously hates that...right?

He was invited to soundcheck at the Forum. They (P+DG) -rehearsed- much like Alicia and Gwen had...the week before it was supposed to (and in their cases, DID) go down. Dave came back the following week to perform, and P wasn't feeling it that night and asked him to come back the following (show or week, I don't recall exactly so I won't pretend to...but I think it was...) week and Dave agreed. When he returned the following (whenever it was...speculate further from my next paragraph) night, P waved him off again because another guest was there/ready/scheduled/whatever his reason was.

As it turns out, the following week the Foo's big tour began (check the dates, haters) and Dave couldn't return. He was however, obviously willing to play the game for (at least) a couple of weeks. Frankly, knowing what went down (Dave got played, multiple times) and how much lackluster talent P "showcased" during the Forum run, I was surprised to see him glow like that when asked about it. I guess that could serve as a sort of answer to the question "Who's the bigger fan of whom?" that was posed earlier in this thread.

And like I said earlier in this thread, I'm surprised nobody had mentioned DG's prescence at the Forum before this interview surfaced/was mentioned here. I guess people would probably jump their shit asking for sources...or video...right?

Well now you've got video of Dave telling you he was there (so you can't dispute that...right?) and history telling you he didn't perform with Prince in front of a crowd, in his (Dave's) hometown after being invited down to rehearse to do so.

I definitely have no idea what I'm talking about.

edgarama said:

TwiliteKid said:

Exactly. If you can't back it up, best to keep it to yourself.

Heh. You have -no- idea what I'm already keeping to myself. Don't encourage me...

What exactly do you want?

He just told half of of the story, himself. History tells the rest. I shouldn't have to proove anything to you. The bottom line is this. Prince had Dave out to rehearse and Dave didn't sit in when it was show time. Do you think it was because Dave backed out? I doubt it, and if you just saw the way his face lit up when asked...you doubt it too. Do you think it's because Prince wasn't into having big guest stars sit in? He obviously hates that...right?

He was invited to soundcheck at the Forum. They (P+DG) -rehearsed- much like Alicia and Gwen had...the week before it was supposed to (and in their cases, DID) go down. Dave came back the following week to perform, and P wasn't feeling it that night and asked him to come back the following (show or week, I don't recall exactly so I won't pretend to...but I think it was...) week and Dave agreed. When he returned the following (whenever it was...speculate further from my next paragraph) night, P waved him off again because another guest was there/ready/scheduled/whatever his reason was.

As it turns out, the following week the Foo's big tour began (check the dates, haters) and Dave couldn't return. He was however, obviously willing to play the game for (at least) a couple of weeks. Frankly, knowing what went down (Dave got played, multiple times) and how much lackluster talent P "showcased" during the Forum run, I was surprised to see him glow like that when asked about it. I guess that could serve as a sort of answer to the question "Who's the bigger fan of whom?" that was posed earlier in this thread.

And like I said earlier in this thread, I'm surprised nobody had mentioned DG's prescence at the Forum before this interview surfaced/was mentioned here. I guess people would probably jump their shit asking for sources...or video...right?

Well now you've got video of Dave telling you he was there (so you can't dispute that...right?) and history telling you he didn't perform with Prince in front of a crowd, in his (Dave's) hometown after being invited down to rehearse to do so.

I definitely have no idea what I'm talking about.

Prince can be SUCH a damn dick sometimes!! Have same damn professionalism. If you invite a guest to do something with you, you don't just brush them off at the last minute, and continue to do it repeatedly, even. It's like he was on a power trip to see just how long he could string him along for the ride.

He's so worried about having chicks up there performing with him that I'm surprised this was even a possibility to go down (though I'm sure in hindsight, it probably never was a TRUE possibility from jump).

edgarama said:

TwiliteKid said:

Exactly. If you can't back it up, best to keep it to yourself.

Heh. You have -no- idea what I'm already keeping to myself. Don't encourage me...

What exactly do you want?

He just told half of of the story, himself. History tells the rest. I shouldn't have to proove anything to you. The bottom line is this. Prince had Dave out to rehearse and Dave didn't sit in when it was show time. Do you think it was because Dave backed out? I doubt it, and if you just saw the way his face lit up when asked...you doubt it too. Do you think it's because Prince wasn't into having big guest stars sit in? He obviously hates that...right?

He was invited to soundcheck at the Forum. They (P+DG) -rehearsed- much like Alicia and Gwen had...the week before it was supposed to (and in their cases, DID) go down. Dave came back the following week to perform, and P wasn't feeling it that night and asked him to come back the following (show or week, I don't recall exactly so I won't pretend to...but I think it was...) week and Dave agreed. When he returned the following (whenever it was...speculate further from my next paragraph) night, P waved him off again because another guest was there/ready/scheduled/whatever his reason was.

As it turns out, the following week the Foo's big tour began (check the dates, haters) and Dave couldn't return. He was however, obviously willing to play the game for (at least) a couple of weeks. Frankly, knowing what went down (Dave got played, multiple times) and how much lackluster talent P "showcased" during the Forum run, I was surprised to see him glow like that when asked about it. I guess that could serve as a sort of answer to the question "Who's the bigger fan of whom?" that was posed earlier in this thread.

And like I said earlier in this thread, I'm surprised nobody had mentioned DG's prescence at the Forum before this interview surfaced/was mentioned here. I guess people would probably jump their shit asking for sources...or video...right?

Well now you've got video of Dave telling you he was there (so you can't dispute that...right?) and history telling you he didn't perform with Prince in front of a crowd, in his (Dave's) hometown after being invited down to rehearse to do so.

I definitely have no idea what I'm talking about.

Sounds about right to me.

Didn't he do something similar with Sheila?

Would've loved to see Dave w/ Prince at The Forum!

Not all of the guests were lackluster, though. I enjoyed Mary J and come on Stevie Wonder!!

"Best of You" is pretty much the only recent "rock" song cover Prince does justice too.

RodeoSchro said:

While I don't care for his music, and will always maintain that Nirvana killed real rock n roll, I do admire his enthusiasm when he plays.

If by real rock n roll you mean all that 1980s hair metal douche-baggery, then I salute Dave Grohl and the Nirvana guys. Hair metal had become what disco was in the late 1970s and it was time to kill it. Seriously, what real rock n roll was going on when Nirvana came on the scene? I can't think of anything worth a damn that was getting radio play.

steakfinger said:

RodeoSchro said:

While I don't care for his music, and will always maintain that Nirvana killed real rock n roll, I do admire his enthusiasm when he plays.

If by real rock n roll you mean all that 1980s hair metal douche-baggery, then I salute Dave Grohl and the Nirvana guys. Hair metal had become what disco was in the late 1970s and it was time to kill it. Seriously, what real rock n roll was going on when Nirvana came on the scene? I can't think of anything worth a damn that was getting radio play.

CallMeCarrie said:

Sounds about right to me.

Didn't he do something similar with Sheila?

Would've loved to see Dave w/ Prince at The Forum!

Not all of the guests were lackluster, though. I enjoyed Mary J and come on Stevie Wonder!!

You ask me like I know something

I didn't say -all- the guests were lackluster I said "how much" (referring to how many were compared to the talent he obviously had at his disposal in LA).

I mean really...if Dave got shelved because The Pussy Cat Dolls chick showed up...how wrong is that?

Prince should have had him sit in on drums during Whole Lotta Love w/Nikka, and come back out during the sampler set...leading tNPG through Darling Nikki (w/P solos) after the nightly 16 bar tease.

Epic fail. BOTH would have easily been among the top 5 moments of the Forum run.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEoYKYA9oHE&feature=related

edgarama said:

CallMeCarrie said:

Sounds about right to me.

Didn't he do something similar with Sheila?

Would've loved to see Dave w/ Prince at The Forum!

Not all of the guests were lackluster, though. I enjoyed Mary J and come on Stevie Wonder!!

You ask me like I know something

I didn't say -all- the guests were lackluster I said "how much" (referring to how many were compared to the talent he obviously had at his disposal in LA).

I mean really...if Dave got shelved because The Pussy Cat Dolls chick showed up...how wrong is that?

Prince should have had him sit in on drums during Whole Lotta Love w/Nikka, and come back out during the sampler set...leading tNPG through Darling Nikki (w/P solos) after the nightly 16 bar tease.

Epic fail. BOTH would have easily been among the top 5 moments of the Forum run.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEoYKYA9oHE&feature=related

I find myself unable to agree with some of the things he says or does.

I just try to enjoy what he gives us, like the North Sea Jazz shows. Wow

I'd love to hear what he was rehearsing in those sessions, though!

Dave kicking fan out of his concert yesterday.

I like what Dave Grohl said about how playing with different musicians can help create something completely different. I think that is why Prince has always changed his band around. Prince is a sponge when it comes to ingesting music and i am sure that he has learned alot from his band members over the years.

unique said:

you can just imagine prince showing off on smells like teen spirit and ending up by saying, see, that's how you play it

personally I think he'd do a terrible job with it - simply cos he doesnt the right attitude/emotion (not sure if they are the right words) that is key to this kind of music. Being able to play the guitar well isnt really the point imo

unique said:

you can just imagine prince showing off on smells like teen spirit and ending up by saying, see, that's how you play it

With one of P's rip roaring guitar solos at the end, that would be hilarious!

plumbcrazy said:

unique said:

you can just imagine prince showing off on smells like teen spirit and ending up by saying, see, that's how you play it

personally I think he'd do a terrible job with it - simply cos he doesnt the right attitude/emotion (not sure if they are the right words) that is key to this kind of music. Being able to play the guitar well isnt really the point imo

he would turn it into some kinda ballad thing like creep and then forget about all the other musicians onstage like the george harrison tribute and solo for 20 minutes whilst everyone else stares at him wondering when he's going to stop. and then he'd say peace to jehova and kurt and throw his guitar at whoever brought his morning coffee

PRNelson said:

That interviewer is TERRIBLE. Let the interviewee speak and dont project what you believe they think onto them.

Love Dave Grohl though.

Agreed, David was very excited so that interviewer could have gotten much more out of that story, what a f'king dumbass!

V10LETBLUES said: