rogifan said:

PennyPurple said:

This is all partly what I said that got snipped.

Are these people all together and talking stuff on Prince? We all know the stories of how he was hard to work with, but he honestly helped out his band mates no matter if it was years since he seen them. He paid for funerals, medical bills, etc. I don't like the narrative here of how P didn't think that John Blackwell was a good drummer, and fined him all the time and paid him less.

Without being there and hearing the conversation who knows exactly what was said and how it was said. But when you hear from associates directly it’s a different story. Like this interview with Elisa. https://www.reviewjournal...or-prince/ Or this one with Tamar where she breaks down in tears. https://people.com/celebr...-memories/ No doubt Prince wasn’t the easiest person to work for but in the nearly 3 years since he passed its almost impossible to find interviews/stories from associates that are negative on their time with him. The picture that most of them paint is of someone who deep down had a big heart and was full of love. 💜

Very touching interviews. What Elisa said about Prince playing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' while her daughter sang along is beautiful to imagine. You can tell that Elisa and Tamar loved him very much.Thank you for sharing.

kingricefan said:

I was at both shows in Seattle. I loved it all! I don't remember Prince yelling this but I do remember one of the horn players starting to play too soon while Prince was singing and the sax player motioned to him to knock it off. Went the first night with my best friend. We had 8th row seats because I was a member of the music club. When we were leaving I bought tix for the next night and took my sister. She still thanks me to this day for taking her and giving her the gift of seeing Prince live. "Real music by real musicians!"

woogiebear said:

When I saw the Musicology Tour in Seattle (2004), Prince yelled in the Mic @ the SOLD OUT Key Arena "Come on, John! Stay on the Groove!!" Miss BOTH of Them!!

He DID!!!! I was at the very top of Key Arena & HEARD it! I couldn't believe it Myself!!!

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Oh well, it's a memory to hang on to. I remember the first night the crowd must have stood and clapped for at least 5 minutes when Prince entered the stage. He stood there grinning that grin of his and waited for things to calm down but it went on and on. What a great feeling there was in the air that night....

woogiebear said:

kingricefan said:

I was at both shows in Seattle. I loved it all! I don't remember Prince yelling this but I do remember one of the horn players starting to play too soon while Prince was singing and the sax player motioned to him to knock it off. Went the first night with my best friend. We had 8th row seats because I was a member of the music club. When we were leaving I bought tix for the next night and took my sister. She still thanks me to this day for taking her and giving her the gift of seeing Prince live. "Real music by real musicians!"

He DID!!!! I was at the ver top of Key Arena & HEARD it! I couldn't believe it Myself!!!

woogiebear said:

When I saw the Musicology Tour in Seattle (2004), Prince yelled in the Mic @ the SOLD OUT Key Arena "Come on, John! Stay on the Groove!!" Miss BOTH of Them!!

I think it was in Oakland in 2011 - Prince was playing guitar and looked back behind him and shouted partially into the mic "We in the key of G, brother!!" I thought it was directed at Mike Phillips but maybe not. He did this in front of a sold-out Colisseum. EVERYONE heard him.