"A REMARKABLE MAN!”

Susan Rogers Reflects upon her Lifelong Journey in Music, What it was Like to Watch a ‘Genius at Work,’ and Her Personal Vow to Lift up Prince’s Legacy at Every Turn

http://prnalumni.org/members/spotlight/spotlight-susan-rogers/

FrancisA said:

"A REMARKABLE MAN!”

Susan Rogers Reflects upon her Lifelong Journey in Music, What it was Like to Watch a ‘Genius at Work,’ and Her Personal Vow to Lift up Prince’s Legacy at Every Turn

http://prnalumni.org/members/spotlight/spotlight-susan-rogers/

A complicated relationship.

violetcrush said:

Susan is fantastic. Smart, eloquent, and she holds an important place in Prince's music and life. He loved her too.

lol

Apparently you didnt read one of his last interviews and called her out.

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

violetcrush said:

Susan is fantastic. Smart, eloquent, and she holds an important place in Prince's music and life. He loved her too.

lol

Apparently you didnt read one of his last interviews and called her out.

LOL You mean the article that he had pulled about a minute after it was released??

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Susan was the one responsible for Prince even HAVING a Vault at PP. He was mad at her for doing interviews and discussing some of the personal things about his life. Classic Prince. He ALWAYS lashed out at associates - in interviews or songs - who gave more information than he wanted the public to know.

kaine said:

violetcrush said:

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

lol

Apparently you didnt read one of his last interviews and called her out.

LOL You mean the article that he had pulled about a minute after it was released??

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Susan was the one responsible for Prince even HAVING a Vault at PP. He was mad at her for doing interviews and discussing some of the personal things about his life. Classic Prince. He ALWAYS lashed out at associates - in interviews or songs - who gave more information than he wanted the public to know.

Agreed, he was often like that with his associates.

They really need to hire a writer. A good one.

He also called her out when talking to Dan about the book.

onlyforaminute said:

^ send in your resume.

I doubt they can afford me.

When my daughter was attending high school, this song dropped..."White and Nerdy"...

Apropos?

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funkaholic1972 said:

PeggyO said:

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

violetcrush said:

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

He also called her out when talking to Dan about the book.

I have no doubt he was pissed about her decision to talk about some of her personal moments with him - especially the recording of the song Wally.

and bringing it back 'round to you know who in 3 2 and 1... so predictable as to be (clearing throat, cough cough) obvious.

gwiliandre said:

Genesia said:

They really need to hire a writer. A good one.

I've been reading these articles with baited breath since the series began.
There's several writers for the record. I personally really like this one.

violetcrush said:

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

He also called her out when talking to Dan about the book.

I have no doubt he was pissed about her decision to talk about some of her personal moments with him - especially the recording of the song Wally.

icecreamcastle777 said:

violetcrush said:

icecreamcastle777 said:

That's your narrative girl... Prince been stated why he was pissed at Susan Rogers. Some of y’all, and some Prince associates too (including Susan Rogers) love thinking y’all could read Prince’s mind so ya'll could create your "own prespectives..."

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Prince wasn’t exactly hiding why he was pissed at Susan Rogers. I don’t know why your talking about the song Wally. The man explained that he took it as an insult when Susan was running her mouth about preserving his music for him. What don’t you understand??? He was insulted by her comment because he didn’t like that she was questioning his authority, like he couldn’t do shit for himself and make his own decisions, and do what the hell he wanted to do with his own damn music. As usual, you’re trying to spin it to what you rather believe happened... but if the man already talked about why he was pissed at her in the 2015 Ebony Interview, and still rallied back on the same issue again when he was writing his memoir with Dan P. , I think it’s clear that’s why he was pissed. Some of y’all might not like what he said about her, cuz y’all love hearing “the narrative she creates”, (like she said in the article...) but you can’t hide from it, or spin it, that the man didn’t have good feelings towards her, or wanted her in his life for quite some time. Even when Prince was pissed at other associates, he eventually brushed that shit off and still stayed/got back in contact with them. Not Susan Rogers though...

I find it quite funny that you continue to latch on to that Ebony interview, which Prince immediately pulled upon its release, as if it’s some kind of “gospel” with regard to his life. Were you really around for the whole of his career?? He lashed out ALL the time at those who he felt were invading his mystery or criticizing him in any way. This was his m/o from day one. * He was most likely defensive about her comments, because he KNEW the poor condition of his Vault at that time. Do you think he wanted the world to know? Nope. However, now WE KNOW how bad the Vault was, that some tapes were lost, and more would have been lost had it continued to remain that way. * People often go on the defense and lash out criticisms. Prince was no exception. [Edited 10/26/19 7:57am]

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Yea, but you're sleeping on the implication that even though Prince pulled the article, it was somehow "still accessible..." And you're sleeping on the fact that even though he "pulled" the article, he still later rallied back and doubled down on certain subjects he spoke about in that article. This being one of them.... Just sayin

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NPGSmoothOperator said:

Genesia said:

They really need to hire a writer. A good one.

I've been reading these articles with baited breath since the series began.
There's several writers for the record. I personally really like this one.

Friend of yours?

Grammar matters.

icecreamcastle777 said:

Prince hated people talking about his life, Susan talked about his life. It's pretty straight forward. Her insights are still valuable, just like everyone else he worked closely with.

That Ebony interview though:

There was one engineer who said that their sole purpose in life was to get the stuff out of the vault, and get it copied so it wasn’t lost to the world. I’m trying to figure out if that’s illegal. Should I fear for my safety that you might need some medical attention? You want to come up in my vault and you feel like that belongs to you and that’s your purpose? You better find something to do. That’s scary.

If I didn't know better i'd say Prince was a bit thick to think that's what she was trying to do. For a guy who was all about love and forgiveness this was some mean-spirited and wilful misreading of what she said. No wonder he wanted it taken down - it was, as they say, not a good look.

jaawwnn said:

violetcrush said:

jaawwnn said:

Prince hated people talking about his life, Susan talked about his life. It's pretty straight forward. Her insights are still valuable, just like everyone else he worked closely with.

That Ebony interview though:

There was one engineer who said that their sole purpose in life was to get the stuff out of the vault, and get it copied so it wasn’t lost to the world. I’m trying to figure out if that’s illegal. Should I fear for my safety that you might need some medical attention? You want to come up in my vault and you feel like that belongs to you and that’s your purpose? You better find something to do. That’s scary.

If I didn't know better i'd say Prince was a bit thick to think that's what she was trying to do. For a guy who was all about love and forgiveness this was some mean-spirited and wilful misreading of what she said. No wonder he wanted it taken down - it was, as they say, not a good look.

Yes, he knew exactly what Susan meant. He was mad that she was talking about the poor condition of his Vault and the lack of planning for his unreleased music. * Classic defense mechanisms for sure.

There was also his earlier comment about her not knowing anything about his music

dodger said:

There was also his earlier comment about her not knowing anything about his music

“You think Susan Rogers knows me?” he asked. “You think she knows anything about my music?”. Susan Rogers, for the record, doesn’t know anything about my music. Not one thing. The only person who knows anything about my music (pause for very pointed effect)….is me.“

He's not wrong. Would he have been happy if the only person listening to his music was him as well?

What was this in reference to again? Was it something to do with the Black Album? or Wally? I can't remember.

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jaawwnn said: