I heard she was fired after the Ellen show and I heard she left to concentrate on her own band. I really wish I had an answer for you but I will say this...do we really need 3 keyboardists in the NPG anyway?

Wasn't she singing horridly off-key in that performance? And yeah, 3 keyboardists would be overkill just like all those damn horns were over-doing it when the catalog was being over-Vegas-ed just a few years ago.

sitruk7 said:

I guess Rad wasn't so "rad" after all. But on a serious note, I wish her the best of luck in her current endeavors.

andykeen said:

A female keyboardist/singer who toured with Prince 2003/early 2004.

sitruk7 said:

any pix?

she played at the filmore..i loved her..thought she had the most "personality" of any of prince's recent bandmembers...then she was gone..

wasnt filmore after Ellen?

andykeen said:

She is in the Musicology video.

On the right

With the band on the right again

All pics are from here:
PRINCE AND THE NPG WORLD TOUR 2003 BOOK

She does not look happy... I thought she was great- but seemed the type to have too much personality for Prince to handle. But then he's toned it down too over the years... I mean think of the difference in style over the years!

ThePurplePeopleEater said:

sosgemini said:

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But she could not sing !!!!

laurarichardson said:

huh? whats that got to do with the price of tea in china?

I believe Prince wanted a guitarist for the Musicology tour so he could free himself up a bit more. Enter ex-NPG member Mike Scott (whos first gig was the Ellen show incidently). He didn't need 3 keyboardists and 2 guitarists. Simply put, he made the tough decision that all band leaders have to make from time to time. From memory you can still buy Rad's solo album from NPGMC so I don't think there's much (if any) beef between the two.

Who knows, maybe she was a junkie

RAD (in a husky Miles Davis-esque voice): "Prince... I need some mo' cash for my stash!... I'll kick yo' ass!"

toejam said:

shes cute tho

I thought three keyboards was a bit much. I don't think he's ever had more than two, not including himself.

sosgemini said:

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Well I will take talent over personality any day. That is just my opinion. I kind of like to see P move away from looks over talent.

laurarichardson said:

nahh..its not her looks that i liked..its her energy.

look at it this way, celine dion has vocal talent...but she is boring as fuck....mary j blige rarely hits the right note...and god bless her for it.

There was an insider that reported the firing of Rad. Someone mentioned the off key singing and Prince giving her the evil eye as the reason for the dismisall and the insider said that was pretty much the reason. This insider turned out to be a tailor who made Prince's clothes, and he recently passed away.
His name was Saul or something like that.