I still dig Morris and his sense of humor. I enjoyed his show last year when I saw him perform for the first time--despite naysayers he still puts on a good show.

purplethunder3121 said:

I met Morris briefly in 2006 when they did the show in Vegas the night before the Tamar shows. It was right before the show so he was a little preoccupied but he was friendly albeit low key. I got the impression that he's nothing like his public persona.

babynoz said:

nursev said:

babynoz said:

I met Morris briefly in 2006 when they did the show in Vegas the night before the Tamar shows. It was right before the show so he was a little preoccupied but he was friendly albeit low key. I got the impression that he's nothing like his public persona.

I think you are right cuz he has kept a low profile over the years. I think he may be a genuinely nice guy, not anything like his onstage persona. Although he still can wear a cool ass suit

Even on the O7 dvd I notice he's pretty laid back and IIRC, being the front man for The Time wasn't something that he'd ever planned to do even though it worked out that way.

I agree he can rock the suits though...we always talk about how good P still looks but Morris ain't no slouch either,

babynoz said:

nursev said:

babynoz said:

Even on the O7 dvd I notice he's pretty laid back and IIRC, being the front man for The Time wasn't something that he'd ever planned to do even though it worked out that way.

I agree he can rock the suits though...we always talk about how good P still looks but Morris ain't no slouch either,

Haven't seen the dvd yet, but he's always been laid back to me. When he was the band leader on michael baisden's talk show he seemed kinda quiet and kinda introverted. It must take a lot of effort for him to turn the time persona on and off.

Y'know, I had forgotten about his time on the Baisden show but that's a good point.

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssss!

Play to win

that's the color

color of success

I always liked his songs, Color Of Success and The Character

babynoz said:

2elijah said:

babynoz said:

I met Morris briefly in 2006 when they did the show in Vegas the night before the Tamar shows. It was right before the show so he was a little preoccupied but he was friendly albeit low key. I got the impression that he's nothing like his public persona.

Oh wow, you were at that show at the Rio the night before the Empire show in Vegas too? So was I. That was a good show and that's the night Prince got on stage wifh the Time and played some guitar. I met you the next day at the Empire, the night Prince surprised fans at Empire club, and came out the side of the stage on the floor side, and talked to fans, before the show, and you and some other orgers talked to him. I was standing right behind you and threw in a few words also, and told him the Rio show the night before was nice, but he barely heard me clearly bcuz a few fans were also talking to him at the time. It was nice that he took the time to come out and talk to fans before the show started. Getting back to Morris Day, I will say they performed a good show that night at the Rio. [Edited 12/27/11 18:53pm]

Yep, the Empire show was unforgettable because that's the night I met Prince, I met you, Ivy Nathan and Ian the same day. Remember when P was playing around with Tamar at the stage door and he disappeared after some lady yelled something fammy at him?

I tell ya, I really hit the jackpot that weekend because the first two people I met when I got off the plane in Vegas were Jerome and Jellybean right in front of me on the escalator at the airport...now those two guys love to chat and were very friendly. We yapped all the way to the baggage claim area.

Then Morris Day was literally the first person we ran into at the Rio before the show. During the show we also ran into Mr. Hayes who likes to mingle a lot. He gave me a big hug because he remembered meeting me in Boston and he is always fun to talk to.

And to top it all off I met Jerome Bettis at the airport when I was leaving! Being a die-hard Steeler fan for over 30 years, that was the icing on the cake....

Good times and great shows the whole weekend.

Morris, I hear, is privately shy anyway. If you check "Purple Rain" just after he and the Time confronted him about the "showdown" and Prince and his band leave, the other Time members scatter around while Morris stands at the door looking forlornly suddenly. That was a sudden 360 from the extrovert front man he displayed throughout the film. He did that again during "Graffiti Bridge" lol

Timmy84 said:

Morris, I hear, is privately shy anyway. If you check "Purple Rain" just after he and the Time confronted him about the "showdown" and Prince and his band leave, the other Time members scatter around while Morris stands at the door looking forlornly suddenly. That was a sudden 360 from the extrovert front man he displayed throughout the film. He did that again during "Graffiti Bridge" lol

Did you see the documentary that came with the 20th Anniversary edition?

Adisa said:

Timmy84 said:

Morris, I hear, is privately shy anyway. If you check "Purple Rain" just after he and the Time confronted him about the "showdown" and Prince and his band leave, the other Time members scatter around while Morris stands at the door looking forlornly suddenly. That was a sudden 360 from the extrovert front man he displayed throughout the film. He did that again during "Graffiti Bridge" lol

Did you see the documentary that came with the 20th Anniversary edition?

Nah lol what happened?

"...In 1972, Prince’s cousin, Charles Smith, invited them both to play in his band, with Prince on guitar and Cymone on bass, and Smith noted how they had already developed a twin-like sixth sense when playing together. Cymone’s sister Linda Anderson soon joined on keyboards, and with Terry Jackson and William Doughty on percussion the band Grand Central was formed. By the time Prince started high school in 1973, Smith had left and Prince replaced him with drummer Morris Day. The “uptown” Minneapolis scene was starting to generate heat and included rival bands like Flyte Time (consisting of Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jellybean Johnson, Monte Moir and vocalist Cynthia Johnson) and The Family..."

( Source: citinite.wordpress.com: A...ity Nights )

Grand Central: (clockwise from left) Morris Day, William Doughty, André Cymone, Linda Anderson

^ Prince (keys), Dre (bass) & fro-rocking Morris (drums) ^

(Source: Morris Day.....The drummer???? )

Other photos from Olfriendsforsale's documented Prince the beginning of g... 1976-1980

Timmy84 said:

Morris, I hear, is privately shy anyway. If you check "Purple Rain" just after he and the Time confronted him about the "showdown" and Prince and his band leave, the other Time members scatter around while Morris stands at the door looking forlornly suddenly. That was a sudden 360 from the extrovert front man he displayed throughout the film. He did that again during "Graffiti Bridge" lol

True, Timmy. In that scene it was like Morris was fronting a hard image in front of his band members, but when they weren't around he displayed his soft side.

Timmy84 said:

Adisa said:

Did you see the documentary that came with the 20th Anniversary edition?

Nah lol what happened?

I believe the director insisted that they (quote) "soften" that scene up. The "How's the family?" line and laughter didn't segue well into the PR performance that followed. So he asked that the scene be softened up. Not disagreeing with you about Morris' IRL personality, though.

Adisa said:

Timmy84 said:

Nah lol what happened?

I believe the director insisted that they (quote) "soften" that scene up. The "How's the family?" line and laughter didn't segue well into the PR performance that followed. So he asked that the scene be softened up. Not disagreeing with you about Morris' IRL personality, though.

Ah I see.

2elijah said:

Timmy84 said:

Morris, I hear, is privately shy anyway. If you check "Purple Rain" just after he and the Time confronted him about the "showdown" and Prince and his band leave, the other Time members scatter around while Morris stands at the door looking forlornly suddenly. That was a sudden 360 from the extrovert front man he displayed throughout the film. He did that again during "Graffiti Bridge" lol

True, Timmy. In that scene it was like Morris was fronting a hard image in front of his band members, but when they weren't around he displayed his soft side.

Timmy84 said:

Morris, I hear, is privately shy anyway. If you check "Purple Rain" just after he and the Time confronted him about the "showdown" and Prince and his band leave, the other Time members scatter around while Morris stands at the door looking forlornly suddenly. That was a sudden 360 from the extrovert front man he displayed throughout the film. He did that again during "Graffiti Bridge" lol

Seriously, anyone who doesn't catch that moment in the movie--whether they were around in 1984 to see it on the big screen or decades afterwards on VHS or DVD, do not understand one of the key scenes that still makes this movie really great--and not cheesy. It is moments like this--the look on Morris' face after he makes the remark (combination insecurity and regret) that makes this movie timeless...not dated, as others on this board have suggested.

Timmy84 said:

Adisa said:

I believe the director insisted that they (quote) "soften" that scene up. The "How's the family?" line and laughter didn't segue well into the PR performance that followed. So he asked that the scene be softened up. Not disagreeing with you about Morris' IRL personality, though.

Ah I see.

And i meant to say commentary, not documentary.

Adisa said:

Timmy84 said:

Nah lol what happened?

I believe the director insisted that they (quote) "soften" that scene up. The "How's the family?" line and laughter didn't segue well into the PR performance that followed. So he asked that the scene be softened up. Not disagreeing with you about Morris' IRL personality, though.

Then the Director made a good call on that, because it was kind of cold when the band made fun of what happened to 'the Kid's Dad', and watching that scene you felt how cold it was, so yes, Morris showing that he did care in that moment, did help to soften things up.

Somehow when I see Morris Day, in his younger years, he kind of puts me in the mind of the kid in school who was the comedian in the class, and picked on the girls, and played practical jokes on them in a fun and annoying way.

[Edited 12/28/11 7:35am]

2elijah said:

Nice pics, thanks, so 1970s; the big 'fros, bell bottoms, leather jackets and polyester shirts, vests, studded and stitched suits, plaids, apple jack hats. The days of live bands, real musicians. Morris, Andre and Prince looked like they could have been cousins back in the day rocking those 'fros.

You're welcome

purplethunder3121 said:

Timmy84 said:

Morris, I hear, is privately shy anyway. If you check "Purple Rain" just after he and the Time confronted him about the "showdown" and Prince and his band leave, the other Time members scatter around while Morris stands at the door looking forlornly suddenly. That was a sudden 360 from the extrovert front man he displayed throughout the film. He did that again during "Graffiti Bridge" lol

Seriously, anyone who doesn't catch that moment in the movie--whether they were around in 1984 to see it on the big screen or decades afterwards on VHS or DVD, do not understand one of the key scenes that still makes this movie really great--and not cheesy. It is moments like this--the look on Morris' face after he makes the remark (combination insecurity and regret) that makes this movie timeless...not dated, as others on this board have suggested.

Right.