Jerome made fun of Morris when he was Revolution member(Oak Tree/Wooden Leg). It's par for the course! Nothing serious about any of it.

what's he up to these days. I miss him as part of the act.

whendovescry2000 said:

Sometime ago, I saw a "Morris Day and The Time" concert and during the show Jerome was making fun of Prince, imitating Princes shuffle from Purple Rain. He laughed encouraging the audience to follow suit. The other day a watched an. In studio radio interview with The Time (Original members), and Jerome again mad fun of Prince. I started to wonder why would a guy take so much pleasure in making fun of man who gave him more opportunities than he deserved. I mean, Jerome has NO TALENT at all. And yet he is a member of two Prince related bands, starred in two Prince movies! But has no contributing skills, talent or creativity, sans his ability to make fun of his meal ticket of nearly eight years. WTF? II just wanted to ask fellow members your thoughts.

WTF? Since when was dance and comedy skills not talent? Jerome is cool as hell. And on a side note it's funny how gay Prince fans attack the ish out of Jerome for saying he wasn't gay and didin;t appreciate people implying here on the org that he was, but WORSHIP Prince who openly discriminates against gays. WTF?

Nah Jerome has always made fun of Prince. It wouldn't be in him to be a comic foil because really that's what he was there for: the comic relief. He made fun of Prince when he was associated with Prince during the initial Time years. So it don't surprise me he would make fun of Prince. It ain't nothing serious.

HonestMan13 said:

Jerome made fun of Morris when he was Revolution member(Oak Tree/Wooden Leg). It's par for the course! Nothing serious about any of it.

Exactly. He loves them both so he can poke fun at the both of them. I bet if Jerome was in Prince's band again, he mocked Morris again.

BlaqueKnight said:

Its all part of the act. It always has been. Its a friend thing. A friend can make fun of you but if some stranger did, you'd be ready to fight, or cry...depending on your personality type.

Exactly. Jerome is playing Jerome. It is all part of the persona and entertainment. When he is kicking with Prince & playing Tricky he puts on some tight shirts and relaxes his hair.

If you watched the Prince performance on the NAACP Image Awards (with Morris & Jerome's brief appearance) you saw Jerome take the mic stand Prince was using & toss it to the side (in typical rivalry fashion). People respond well to the fun & mockery of Prince vs. the Time thing.

^ I'm sure he has already lol

Genesia said:

whendovescry2000 said:

All I'm saying is that Jerome made fun of the hand that fed him consistently, when he had no reason to do so. Jam and Lewis have a reason and don't. Jesse Johnson has a reason and don't. This guy gave Jerome employment. That alone should grant some type of gratitude and respect. Maybe my interpretation of being gracious is way off.

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whendovescry2000 said:

Okay I get it and never has an issue with the "comic foil". What I am saying is there is a time not to make bitter comments of the guy continued to give you work, just that simple. For what ever reason everyone seems to generalize my observation. Oh that's the way he is or you didn't see purple rain? All unrelated. I just think it's wrong to berate the mouth that fed you. Rather than just bust on him, at least acknowledge what he (prince) did for you.

bitter comments? check yourself fool! lighthearted banter at best. something tells me prince ain't sitting at home thinking "i'm gonna bitchslap that muthafucka jerome."

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JonathanRico said:

Jerome and Morris saved Purple Rain. Jerome played his part very well brother.He is not Prince obviously, But me can't make fun of our friend?

Well, uh, I think Prince's incredible songs are what "saved" Purple Rain (the movie). Without Prince and his music no one would have ever known Morris or (and in particular) Jerome. Jerome would be working in the mail room at a law firm right about now.

LinnLM1 said:

JonathanRico said:

Jerome and Morris saved Purple Rain. Jerome played his part very well brother.He is not Prince obviously, But me can't make fun of our friend?

Well, uh, I think Prince's incredible songs are what "saved" Purple Rain (the movie). Without Prince and his music no one would have ever known Morris or (and in particular) Jerome. Jerome would be working in the mail room at a law firm right about now.

Oh, please. Glitter had good music, too. Did you see that flop? Morris and Jerome were a central part in the success of Purple Rain AS A MOVIE. If you took them out of Purple Rain, it wouldn't be anywhere near as interesting or a cult classic of a movie. Jerome was also part of what made UTCM watchable.

Adisa said:

Don't hog it all!

BlaqueKnight said:

LinnLM1 said:

Well, uh, I think Prince's incredible songs are what "saved" Purple Rain (the movie). Without Prince and his music no one would have ever known Morris or (and in particular) Jerome. Jerome would be working in the mail room at a law firm right about now.

Oh, please. Glitter had good music, too. Did you see that flop? Morris and Jerome were a central part in the success of Purple Rain AS A MOVIE. If you took them out of Purple Rain, it wouldn't be anywhere near as interesting or a cult classic of a movie. Jerome was also part of what made UTCM watchable.

Lol!!! You are actually comparing Glitter's "music" to the music from Purple Rain?!?!?!?! Purple Rain - literally, one of the greatest albums ever released. I've read some crazy comments but that takes the cake. Unbelievable.

And the thing about the music in Purple Rain is that most of it is shown in a concert setting - arguable the best, most dynamic rock n roll concert footage ever put on film. As a "movie" let's face it, Purple Rain was amateurish at best. If Morris and Jerome were so integral and wonderful why didn't they go on to success as comedic actors?

LinnLM1 said:

BlaqueKnight said:

Oh, please. Glitter had good music, too. Did you see that flop? Morris and Jerome were a central part in the success of Purple Rain AS A MOVIE. If you took them out of Purple Rain, it wouldn't be anywhere near as interesting or a cult classic of a movie. Jerome was also part of what made UTCM watchable.

Lol!!! You are actually comparing Glitter's "music" to the music from Purple Rain?!?!?!?! Purple Rain - literally, one of the greatest albums ever released. I've read some crazy comments but that takes the cake. Unbelievable.

And the thing about the music in Purple Rain is that most of it is shown in a concert setting - arguable the best, most dynamic rock n roll concert footage ever put on film. As a "movie" let's face it, Purple Rain was amateurish at best. If Morris and Jerome were so integral and wonderful why didn't they go on to success as comedic actors?

Did you completely fail reading comprehension in school? Are yo so slow that I have to connect the dots for you? Okay, since I have to explain everything like I'm talking to a 2nd grader:
Comparing the music of Glitter to the music of Purple Rain would be (example) "All My Life" is funkier than "Ice Cream Castles". That is comparing the music. That is not what I did. So, to answer your question; NO, I am not comparing the music of Purple Rain to the music of Glitter. Are you following me? I hope so.
The comparison I made was meant to exemplify that having good music in a movie does not equate to it being successful. The comic relief of Morris and Jerome made the non-musical parts much more tolerable, whereas Glitter, a movie that didn't have any such comic relief but DID have bad acting like Purple Rain did, flopped because it lacked something to balance it out and make it more interesting. Did that make sense to you? I hope so.
And to answer your second question, I don't have any idea why two members of a marginally successful R&B band didn't quit and go off to be comedic actors. I suppose you would have to ask them why they didn't quit doing what they seemed to love to do to do something else.

Lets face it - after holsing them mirror and doing the peguin with Morris, this kind of clowning is all Jerome realy has to offer. He is easily one of the luckiest people in the business - he actually had a music and movie career without having talent for either. He and Morris did make Purple Rain juvenile enough to appeal to the lower IQ segment of the Prince demographic - they were not exacty Abbott and Costello but funny nonetheless. Purple Rain would still be a classic without Jerome. Prince would still be a legend without Jerome. Jerome would be washing cars without Prince.

BlaqueKnight said:

LinnLM1 said:

Lol!!! You are actually comparing Glitter's "music" to the music from Purple Rain?!?!?!?! Purple Rain - literally, one of the greatest albums ever released. I've read some crazy comments but that takes the cake. Unbelievable.

And the thing about the music in Purple Rain is that most of it is shown in a concert setting - arguable the best, most dynamic rock n roll concert footage ever put on film. As a "movie" let's face it, Purple Rain was amateurish at best. If Morris and Jerome were so integral and wonderful why didn't they go on to success as comedic actors?

Did you completely fail reading comprehension in school? Are yo so slow that I have to connect the dots for you? Okay, since I have to explain everything like I'm talking to a 2nd grader:
Comparing the music of Glitter to the music of Purple Rain would be (example) "All My Life" is funkier than "Ice Cream Castles". That is comparing the music. That is not what I did. So, to answer your question; NO, I am not comparing the music of Purple Rain to the music of Glitter. Are you following me? I hope so.
The comparison I made was meant to exemplify that having good music in a movie does not equate to it being successful. The comic relief of Morris and Jerome made the non-musical parts much more tolerable, whereas Glitter, a movie that didn't have any such comic relief but DID have bad acting like Purple Rain did, flopped because it lacked something to balance it out and make it more interesting. Did that make sense to you? I hope so.
And to answer your second question, I don't have any idea why two members of a marginally successful R&B band didn't quit and go off to be comedic actors. I suppose you would have to ask them why they didn't quit doing what they seemed to love to do to do something else.

I'll make it real simple for you - you said Glitter "had good music too". Um, no it doesn't. That music seriously sucks - by any standards. And the music in Purple Rain isn't just "good music", it's some of the very greatest music of the last 30 years. That the music was that incredible is what made the movie a success. The other stuff in the film - Prince and Apple's relationship, Prince's relationship to his parents, Morris and Jerome throwing a girl in a garbage can, etc - that was all stuff you waited through to get to the next song performance. Following so far?

You said Morris and Jerome were the "central part in the success of Purple Rain as a movie". Purple Rain, AS A MOVIE, was not a success. People laughed at the non-musical aspects of it. And I don't know anyone who walked out of that movie talking about Morris and Jerome. But everyone was talking about THE MUSIC and the concert footage. That's all that was noteworthy in the film. Morris and Jerome ARE NOT NOTEWORTHY in that movie. If their performances had been noteworthy as you claim, they'd have been entertaining a slew of offers to repeat that performance - particularly Jerome who had/has zero musical talent. He definitely could have used a gig like that. But they were amateurs. Still following or have you gone back to playing with your blocks?

LinnLM1 said:

BlaqueKnight said:

Did you completely fail reading comprehension in school? Are yo so slow that I have to connect the dots for you? Okay, since I have to explain everything like I'm talking to a 2nd grader:
Comparing the music of Glitter to the music of Purple Rain would be (example) "All My Life" is funkier than "Ice Cream Castles". That is comparing the music. That is not what I did. So, to answer your question; NO, I am not comparing the music of Purple Rain to the music of Glitter. Are you following me? I hope so.
The comparison I made was meant to exemplify that having good music in a movie does not equate to it being successful. The comic relief of Morris and Jerome made the non-musical parts much more tolerable, whereas Glitter, a movie that didn't have any such comic relief but DID have bad acting like Purple Rain did, flopped because it lacked something to balance it out and make it more interesting. Did that make sense to you? I hope so.
And to answer your second question, I don't have any idea why two members of a marginally successful R&B band didn't quit and go off to be comedic actors. I suppose you would have to ask them why they didn't quit doing what they seemed to love to do to do something else.

I'll make it real simple for you - you said Glitter "had good music too". Um, no it doesn't. That music seriously sucks - by any standards. And the music in Purple Rain isn't just "good music", it's some of the very greatest music of the last 30 years. That the music was that incredible is what made the movie a success. The other stuff in the film - Prince and Apple's relationship, Prince's relationship to his parents, Morris and Jerome throwing a girl in a garbage can, etc - that was all stuff you waited through to get to the next song performance. Following so far?

You said Morris and Jerome were the "central part in the success of Purple Rain as a movie". Purple Rain, AS A MOVIE, was not a success. People laughed at the non-musical aspects of it. And I don't know anyone who walked out of that movie talking about Morris and Jerome. But everyone was talking about THE MUSIC and the concert footage. That's all that was noteworthy in the film. Morris and Jerome ARE NOT NOTEWORTHY in that movie. If their performances had been noteworthy as you claim, they'd have been entertaining a slew of offers to repeat that performance - particularly Jerome who had/has zero musical talent. He definitely could have used a gig like that. But they were amateurs. Still following or have you gone back to playing with your blocks?

You are absolutely, 100% wrong about that. Purple Rain (the movie) was extremely successful.

Genesia said:

LinnLM1 said:

I'll make it real simple for you - you said Glitter "had good music too". Um, no it doesn't. That music seriously sucks - by any standards. And the music in Purple Rain isn't just "good music", it's some of the very greatest music of the last 30 years. That the music was that incredible is what made the movie a success. The other stuff in the film - Prince and Apple's relationship, Prince's relationship to his parents, Morris and Jerome throwing a girl in a garbage can, etc - that was all stuff you waited through to get to the next song performance. Following so far?

You said Morris and Jerome were the "central part in the success of Purple Rain as a movie". Purple Rain, AS A MOVIE, was not a success. People laughed at the non-musical aspects of it. And I don't know anyone who walked out of that movie talking about Morris and Jerome. But everyone was talking about THE MUSIC and the concert footage. That's all that was noteworthy in the film. Morris and Jerome ARE NOT NOTEWORTHY in that movie. If their performances had been noteworthy as you claim, they'd have been entertaining a slew of offers to repeat that performance - particularly Jerome who had/has zero musical talent. He definitely could have used a gig like that. But they were amateurs. Still following or have you gone back to playing with your blocks?

You are absolutely, 100% wrong about that. Purple Rain (the movie) was [b]extremely successful.[/b]

It certainly was.On the weekend that it was released,it was Number One at the Box Office.And this was in the summer when we had all these major films like "Ghostbusters".That's quite impresssive.I don't see how anyone can downplay its success.And LinnLMI....alot of people were talking about Morris and Jeromes' performance in the film! They got some good reviews from critics.If you would go back and read the movie reviews,you would see that some critics even said that Morris "stole the show".The Morris/Jerome comedy scenes were so impressive that Prince tried to recreate that humor in his next film 'Under The Cherry Moon'.Why do think he hired Jerome for that movie? Think about it.

Genesia said:

LinnLM1 said:

I'll make it real simple for you - you said Glitter "had good music too". Um, no it doesn't. That music seriously sucks - by any standards. And the music in Purple Rain isn't just "good music", it's some of the very greatest music of the last 30 years. That the music was that incredible is what made the movie a success. The other stuff in the film - Prince and Apple's relationship, Prince's relationship to his parents, Morris and Jerome throwing a girl in a garbage can, etc - that was all stuff you waited through to get to the next song performance. Following so far?

You said Morris and Jerome were the "central part in the success of Purple Rain as a movie". Purple Rain, AS A MOVIE, was not a success. People laughed at the non-musical aspects of it. And I don't know anyone who walked out of that movie talking about Morris and Jerome. But everyone was talking about THE MUSIC and the concert footage. That's all that was noteworthy in the film. Morris and Jerome ARE NOT NOTEWORTHY in that movie. If their performances had been noteworthy as you claim, they'd have been entertaining a slew of offers to repeat that performance - particularly Jerome who had/has zero musical talent. He definitely could have used a gig like that. But they were amateurs. Still following or have you gone back to playing with your blocks?

You are absolutely, 100% wrong about that. Purple Rain (the movie) was extremely successful.

You are totally misinterpreting what I mean. I mean if you take the music out and just leave the "acting", Purple Rain the movie fails. Critics and even fans made fun of how outrageously bad the acting was and how ridiculously women were portrayed in that movie. WHAT MADE IT WORK, WHAT MADE IT A SMASHING SUCCESS WAS THE MUSIC AND ESPECIALLY THE CONCERT PERFORMANCES OF THAT MUSIC.

LinnLM1 said:

Genesia said:

You are absolutely, 100% wrong about that. Purple Rain (the movie) was extremely successful.

You are totally misinterpreting what I mean. I mean if you take the music out and just leave the "acting", Purple Rain the movie fails. Critics and even fans made fun of how outrageously bad the acting was and how ridiculously women were portrayed in that movie. WHAT MADE IT WORK, WHAT MADE IT A SMASHING SUCCESS WAS THE MUSIC AND ESPECIALLY THE CONCERT PERFORMANCES OF THAT MUSIC.

Okay, the notion that you would (or even could) divorce the music from a movie about a musician is just idiotic. The music is part and parcel of the premise.

runawayslave said:

whendovescry2000 said:

runawayslave said:

Lets face it - after holsing them mirror and doing the peguin with Morris, this kind of clowning is all Jerome realy has to offer. He is easily one of the luckiest people in the business - he actually had a music and movie career without having talent for either. He and Morris did make Purple Rain juvenile enough to appeal to the lower IQ segment of the Prince demographic - they were not exacty Abbott and Costello but funny nonetheless. Purple Rain would still be a classic without Jerome. Prince would still be a legend without Jerome. Jerome would be washing cars without Prince.

Thank you! Thats what I have been saying. he is the luckiest man period.

So lucky that even TWO people at the same time couldn't replace and duplicate the talent and charisma he provided the live shows??? Not only was Jerome the foil of the group, but he was decent dancer, added percussion to performances when needed, and also gave the lead singer something the play off of while performing. You don't do all of that without SOME type of talent!!

whendovescry2000 said:

runawayslave said:

Lets face it - after holsing them mirror and doing the peguin with Morris, this kind of clowning is all Jerome realy has to offer. He is easily one of the luckiest people in the business - he actually had a music and movie career without having talent for either. He and Morris did make Purple Rain juvenile enough to appeal to the lower IQ segment of the Prince demographic - they were not exacty Abbott and Costello but funny nonetheless. Purple Rain would still be a classic without Jerome. Prince would still be a legend without Jerome. Jerome would be washing cars without Prince.

Thank you! Thats what I have been saying. he is the luckiest man period.

there you go, it is true...if you wait long enough (52 posts later to be precise) you will find some mug who agrees with you.

what you could write about the relationship between prince & jerome wouldn't fill the back of a postage stamp. check yourself fool.

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People are still arguing over this?

Look, the bottom line is this:

Jerome was a part of the Time.

Jerome was a part of Purple Rain.

Jerome was a part of Under The Cherry Moon.

Jerome was a part of Grafitti Bridge.

At the Time's live shows, Jerome was the liveliest person on stage.

That was his job and he did it. It has nothing to do with luck and nobody has to be "eternally grateful" like some of you fanbots suggest. It was a job and he did it for years. That's simply what it was. Its business. Luck is a fan that gets to go onstage. Jerome was being paid.

Only a couple of fanbots are gonna be mad at Jerome for being Jerome, which makes no sense whatsoever. If you didn't obsess over Prince and think that everyone should be as "moved" as you are to the point of eternal gratitude then maybe you wouldn't feel that way. No need to project YOUR feelings on others. Obviously he feels like he has a close enough relationship with Prince to be able to joke and tease him, which is more of a relationship than any of you have with Prince. Maybe its jealousy? Either way, it is what it is. Most of us are sane and are not going to be mad at Jerome for cracking a couple of jokes.

No one will really know everything behind the scenes Jerome has worked on, created, written, choreographed, managed, etc. And with regards to Prince he OBVIOUSLY saw something great and needed to his arsenal of talent. He also must be a good friend for Prince to have around. How many artists do YOU know held residency in 3 successful groups? Jerome never talked about this stuff because he never needed to. That dude has done a lot for a lot of people and folks have respect mad for him.

DJJillMonroe said:

No one will really know everything behind the scenes Jerome has worked on, created, written, choreographed, managed, etc. And with regards to Prince he OBVIOUSLY saw something great and needed to his arsenal of talent. He also must be a good friend for Prince to have around. How many artists do YOU know held residency in 3 successful groups? Jerome never talked about this stuff because he never needed to. That dude has done a lot for a lot of people and folks have respect mad for him.

I saw Morris Day and The Time years ago with Jerome and he made it hella fun! I wish he would join them on stage again, Just aint the same.

BlaqueKnight said:

Its all part of the act. It always has been. Its a friend thing. A friend can make fun of you but if some stranger did, you'd be ready to fight, or cry...depending on your personality type.

Ikr...the same as " I can call my sister a slutty ass bitch, but if you say it...that's your ass Mr. Postman!!"