In the Guardian today, Beverly Knight said this about Prince:

Knight's hero is Prince, and Purple Rain is the album that does it for her. "The first song I heard by him was Little Red Corvette, when I was nine," she says. "Of course, I didn't have a clue about what he was singing about; the sexuality is implicit and I love that. Prince goes back to me listening to preachers when I was a child, who tell a story to illustrate a point. My mum wouldn't even go into my bedroom after a while, when it was wall-to-wall Prince... it was all [affects heavy Caribbean accent] 'I do nut want to see dat man!' "

Luckily, Prince's becoming a Jehovah's Witness has not affected his music too much. "If it did," says Knight, "I'd be like: 'Hey. Have a chat with me.' My uncle's one, too, and I don't have much time for it. Still, Prince is the big influence. My goal is to have a range as wide as his - to be really deep and really high like he is."

In Saturday's Guardian? Which section, I read it all this morning and didn't happen across Beverley Knight.

why doesnt Michael Knight ever praise Prince eh ?? that would make news also, coz this news is smokin !!! 4get about new live cd sets and dvds, Bev praised Prince, now we can feel good about liking Prince, and hey, that Beverly Knight's a nice girl 2 !!!

Can somebody please tell me who Beverly Knight is? I have heard of Shirley Knight,but not Beverly. Is she a singer?

Natasha said:

Yes - singer - http://www.beverleyknight.com/
[This message was edited Sun Oct 27 2:30:14 PST 2002 by langebleu]

The story ws in Fridays Guardian G2 review.

Thanks Langebleu. Is she any Good? Is she popular? I Never heard of her. Is she a newcomer?

Natasha said:

She got her break when my uncle signed her to Dome Records but she decided she wanted to have a more commercial sound and left the label. She has a good voice, but a bad attitude.

bkk1981 said:

Bad attitude? She always seems so lovely... Dome album was time ago now so she may have just changed I guess.