Saw this on the LA Weekly´s homepage and thought I should post it here because I haven´t seen this article in this forum.

http://www.laweekly.com/m...ic-6608702

JUDITH HILL HAS A GRAMMY AND A PRINCE-PRODUCED DEBUT ALBUM — BUT SHE ALMOST QUIT MUSIC

You sang at Michael Jackson's memorial service?
We were part of the band he was going to take out; it was a very shocking, unexpected death. It was one of those experiences where, I don’t know how I was asked to sing at his memorial, but I was deeply honored. It was a surreal, spiritual experience. I didn’t really get to know him. Every time he came to rehearsal he was very kind, fun to work with and in bright spirits, so it was wonderful.

What was the best advice from Adam Levine when you were on The Voice?
He was fun! He knows how being on a television show works, the emotional response that people have to what you say, sing; it was all very interesting. It was cool, educational — like being on The Hunger Games, where I’m this character and there are certain things that happen inside that show.

What was the most important thing you learned working with Prince?
He honors the groove. I had gone through so many different producers and I was in over my head at the time, but it was refreshing to go back to basics and write songs for every person on that stage. It’s a wonderful way to write music. Not just write for the singer. Prince just loves music; the arrangements are so much fun to play, they’re filled with so many great surprises. It’s a great way to write music.

How did your solo album Back in Time come together?
I had songs that I had already written. Prince invited me up to Paisley Park in Minneapolis, and I jammed with his band. It was casual in the beginning, then he was like, “Play me your songs.” I sent him a bunch and he wrote comments on them, but the real magic happened when I went up there and we jammed on it organically. It was great to see him come up with new arrangements of my songs and stuff that works better with a band. So that’s kinda how it all happened. Really it was just a jam session with a band, he recorded it, then he called me back and said, “This stuff’s so great, you gotta do a record.” It was already halfway done when we jammed, took those interpretations and recorded it.

Have you been a Prince fan your whole life?
Yeah, I really have! I really admire him. He was able to popularize funk in a pop setting; being a funkster myself, Prince is an icon who really did that, so I’ve always looked up to him. First time I met him was in L.A. for his album Art Official Age listening party. It was very casual, but I was very freaked out.

How was your experience being in 20 feet From Stardom?
It was very organic. I was honored to be a part of it. I was the young up-and-coming one and the other ladies were women I love so much. I grew up listening to Tata Vega, Darlene Love, Lisa Fischer and the others. I had a couple years of [documentarians] going to my shows, rehearsals, catching my story. It was just a fun little side project. I had no idea it was going to turn out to be what it is, winning an Oscar and a Grammy and all that. I love the honesty and sincerity of the film.