Hi...I'm a member of Dayz of Wild...and I'd like to file a report on Prince: A Celebration...



Prince sent vans to pick up the band at the airport. We grabbed a quick
bite, and headed over to Paisley. The place is gorgeous, and the tour was
extremely informative. We met Manuella (Prince's personal assistant), Takumi
(his guitar tech), and Eric (another member of the stage crew). After
chatting with Dr. Fink, we began a lengthy soundcheck during which Morris
Hayes came in to chat for a bit. We also snuck a peek at the setlist for the
Tuesday night show, (which as many of you will know by the time you're
reading this included most of the Rave tracks, Adore, Question of U, Uptown,
and the surprise opener, Anna Stesia). After soundcheck, we were all
starved, so we attempted to look for the easiest way out of the building.
The placed had been closed for 2 hours to get ready for the party at 9, so we weren't sure which exit to use. As we turned from the front exit, out of
Studio A walks Prince! He had on a blue loose fitted shirt, black pants, and
of course he looked great. We said hello. "Hey, how ya'll doin'?" was the
response. He went into the kitchen with someone, and quietly waited for us
to leave before he went about his business. After eating, we returned to the
Paisley dressing rooms upstairs to get ready. We spent a while on the stairs
once the party started watching the videos, and checking out the DJ. At
11:30, we took the stage. It was a blast. What an honor it was to play
right there in his joint! The crowd was lovely to us. Later, we found out
the Prince called Takumi several times during our set, and Takumi urged him
to come down to check us out. With 45 minutes left, I could see him
strolling up to the DJ booth in back. He just stood and watched the last few
minutes of our show, then disappeared. He reappeared later behind the
soundboard, showed the video from 93, and played some unreleased tracks.
When he hopped up onto his private seating area above the stage, we
approached Aaron, his bodyguard, and let him know we interested in playing
again thinking Prince might come up and jam with us. Aaron said, "Prince has
to approach me with that....I can't approach him." RATS!!!! Oh well.
That's my report. Oh yeah...one thing I forgot to mention. Info from Mr Hayes: Larry Graham has lost interest in touring with NPG (he's still with
the organization, and is currently working on a new album with Prince). Get
this: Prince has asked BROWN MARK to replace Larry on bass. Not sure but I
think he accepted! Well that's it! Thanks for listening....



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