Here is an exclusive actual interview with SANANDA MAITREYA - formely knows as Terence Trent d'Arby's ... He speaks about Prince, his professor and more about him. Also his majors Sony war, internet music distrib., life, music etc.
FULL interview on FONKADELICA.COM : http://www.fonkadelica.com
it's in both french and Uk versions.

here's a sample :

FONKADELICA : Maybe you will be a little upset of the repetition of this parallel (sorry, but) : "Your musical life and choices, are very close to Prince's ones (the singer)". Here, in France, we feel that. We think you are very close to the man (change name - war to majors - soul in the voice - genius - God - funk rock and soul - etc ...many many). Are U upset with this comparison ?

We saw U in a video, interviewed in Paisley Park (MPLS) in 1988, do U still have contact with Prince ?
Do U speak each other about the music industry ?
Are U a NPG member ? (lol) and last one:
Do U ever record some songs with him? If not, why ? (terrible missing, a dream for us )

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SANANDA : Myself and Prince are both emissaries And aliens
We have never consciously sought to copy the other. Our creative egos wouldn’t allow it ! We are obviously both pioneers, he by nature, me by default ! As my musical elder he was one of my teachers.
The truth is that we don’t need to stay in contact Because we are in constant contact telephatically !
We are in fact both the same entity.
And it was the will of God that our wine be poured Into two different bottles
( there has even been some spillage into other Artists )
we are careful not to spend too much time toghether physically because when we do ( and this is no lie ) Phenomena happens
And then the next thing you know The Government is on our case.
It was prophecised long ago That the time we are living in now would contain a new type of Hybrid Being Come to help the world out of its pain, we belong to this team !

more on http://www.fonkadelica.com (copyrighted)
also maceo parker, greg Boyer etc ...

peace !

The blokes lost the plot. CUCKOO!!!

mpls said:

***ing hell. i'd like to think he's being funny, but the other questions don't reveal much of a sense of humour.

This guy is scaring me...

"Make him stop Mommy... make him stop"

Isn't it depressing that our favourite music has to be created by such lunatics?

Isn't "Sananda" an ancient Greek term for "fucked in the head"?

Bloody hell! What a crazy bastard!

I think that he must have bumped his head against the speaker to hard.

seriously I don't think that he can compare himself to princes situation because he had one very good album.Prince on the other hand has a very proven track record,producing,arranging etc. In my opinion any problem that terrance had with his record company was probably self imposed.It's not like terrance put out a lot of music.Prince still keeps the music coming and that is the most important thing to him,to play the music.

this guy's STILL full of himself 15 years later. didn't he learn any humility the first time around?

WOW! He's on a whooole 'notha plain.

I want some of what he's smokin'

"I am not a historian, I am a Futurian"

amen Sananda. and 4 those who don't like it, we forgive U!



'dre

DAYUM!!! TTD needs medication. And I thought that being a Prince fan was tough!?!?!?! I feel for all you hardocre TTD fans. Seriously.

funkbible said:

You are wrong. I am a Prince and a Sananda fan and it is a lot tougher to be a Prince fan
Contrary to Prince he put loads of songs for FREE download on his website http://www.SanandaMaitreya.com Contrary to Prince he respects his fans, always is willing to sign autographs for them and letting them take photos with him and talk to them. He knows that he is a talented artist, but he is very humble as well. His current album Wildcard is just superb. I prefer being a Sananda fan to being a Prince fan without needing a second to think about it. Sananda said some time ago that giving people the opportunity to listen to his music is the first priority for him as an artist and getting paid only comes second. I just wish Prince could learn from that attitude just a little bit

Contrary to Prince he respects his fans, always is willing to sign autographs for them and letting them take photos with him and talk to them

Sorry, but uh.. who gives a shit? Honestly. I don't care about Prince's autograph. I don't care if I get my picture made with him. What does that have to do with being a fan?

I don't see how it's hard to be a Prince fan. I have been one for years, and I've never just thought..'Man, this is all way too tough.' Prince's music is an escape from the garbage my life has to offer me, so.. seeing being a Prince fan as 'work' is just ridiculous to me.

Prince doesn't owe me a damn thing. I choose to spend my money on his music, his club, his merchandise. He didn't force me to. While his music is my favorite indulgence, I think there is a line that gets crossed way too often. Prince does not work for me, he does things for himself. He offers it up for us to decide if we wanna spend our hard earned money on it or not. If you do and don't like what you get in return, that's really your problem. You may not like the musical or personal directions he goes in.. and that's okay. But, to feel cheated because of it? That's scary to me.

I am a serious music lover. My life revolves around music of all types. And, sure, I buy albums and feel like i just wasted 16 dollars. But, aside from trying to pawn it off, there's really nothing I can do. Let your voice be heard, sure. But, it's always my choice.

This wasn't directed at YOU personally, Serious. Or anyone, for that matter.

ElectricChair said:

Well of course it's not about getting an autograph, but that just shows that you respect your fans. Prince chooses to treat his fans like people who should not think of themselves, but just give him his money. He was sueing his fans, he messed up nearly each and every order I ever did through his companies (NPGMC,NPG Store). I don't care if he shakes my hand or not, I just want to be treated in a fair way which means e.g. that I get the stuff I ordered before it is in the stores (and at a cheaper price than when you ordered it directly from the artist) and that I am allowed to speak out my mind on his so-called music club (as long as I do it in a polite way).

Is this for real... there are a lot of typos and misspellings. Plus, TTD is too smart and deep to give that silly response to the Prince question. I mean, he preaches some weird but he's a pretty intelligent guy. I can't believe this is for real.

The only thing that happens when they get together is that no women in the immediate area are safe.

Interesting read...

That wasn't what I was addressing though. You used that as an example of how Prince disrespects his fans. I don't see him objecting to autographs or not shaking my hand as disrespect. If I did, then I've disrespected most of the human population.

The 'business' side of things, I agree with. I think you should at least get the product you pay for, in a fair manner. As a business person, Prince and his lackey team fail more often than not.

I will say that I've never experience any trouble with that kind of thing out of the club or the previous purchases I made with New Funk. I know I'm lucky for that, but I understand that it would be a pain in the ass. Still, I don't think that applies to the point I was making.

Yeh Sananda is nuts, right ppl? Please. He's so on another level that he has blown your minds, it seems.

"In contact telepathically" and "both the same entity" mean they are one in spirit, basically. Do not take it too literally folks! They are both true artists of the same type he's saying here (but the "wine was poured into 2 different bottles", with "overspill", or influence, to other artists).

Yes, Sananda is full of himself, he always is (who couldn't be if they truly know themselves?). It's cool if you're not feeling it (to paraphrase him in a previous interview), but he will never compromise to anyone else's idea they have of him but his own. His hell with Sony has just reinforced that for him.

The "government is on our case" he's trying to explain that both he and P are both influential artists cut from the same cloth, so to speak, that have the power to "shake shit up" as he's stated in a previous interview, moreso if/when they combine forces.

He has talked about the 60s and 70s artists in the past and how they had the power to really make people think and give their "power back" and make important social changes, which I think he is referring to here with his hypothetical "government is on our case" if he and Prince were to ever combine comment (which they have actually talked about in the past but never really done). He knows both he and P have pushed the boundaries and advanced the consciousness of those who have listened and he's trying to get it across that they are a potent force whenever they are near.

Whenever voices are there telling the people to think for themselves, the governments of the world crush them because they are a threat to their own stability and control. If you don't believe he's anywhere near worthy and is full of himself, fine. But he sure thinks he is one of these influential artists. He thinks P and others have been too.

Now let's wrap up...

He has been thru hell with Sony. He has won his freedom. He owns all his damn work and the bulk of what he sells goes straight into his pocket. No middlemen taking 85% of his earnings like the record company "plantation" artists. He still produces brilliant music (IMO), amazing writings and he is happier now than he's been in a long time, career-wise. Who is crazy here?

If the way he speaks to describe himself is enough for you to proclaim he is crazy, fine Look at where he is in life now and the results really speak for themselves...

Typo edit-o-rama
[This message was edited Thu Nov 27 19:59:02 PST 2003 by cynicalbastard]

Bull said:

It's obvious to me you've only listened to his debut.

DreZone said:

Amen!

How many instruments does Darby/Sananda play? How many great albums has he been associated with? How many great songs(hits and non-hits) has he written for himself and OTHER ARTISTS? Does he produce his own records?
How can anyone compare this guy to Prince!?

chrisslope9 said:

He plays almost the same instruments Prince does and like Prince plays most of them on his records by himself. And he has a brilliant voice (far superior to Prince's) and also is a fantastic lyricist (also on another level than Prince's lyrics).

He had 5 great albums (because of problems with his record companies he couldn't release his songs for some years and he also started later than Prince did) and loads of superb b-sides as well. But of course you are right that Prince put out more quantity of music. But when it comes to quality they are on the same level. And since the 90s I prefer his songs to Prince's.

Sure he produces all his own records. This question alone shows that you don't know anything about his music

Because he is an incredible gifted artist who has been developping all through his career and who was not afraid to put out great albums instead of records to "satisfy the masses". BTW, he is working on his new album right now. But you are right he need not be compared to Prince as he is an artist in his own right just like Prince is.

If you were just asking your questions as you really didn't know anyting about Sananda/TTD yet, I am sorry if my answer sounded harsh to you as it was not the intention. I am just sick of people who can't give credits to other great artists beside Prince.
[This message was edited Fri Nov 28 2:54:57 PST 2003 by Serious]

LOVE his music but he's on some other shit :O

Don't compare TTD to Prince. You shouldn't do that, he shouldn't do that. It's ridiculous.
Of course he's talented but only because he also fought a war against industry does not mean he + Prince are the same wine poured into different bottles.
TTD was compared to Prince and he obviously liked that. He still likes it. It puts him on a higher level but it doesn not make much sense.

And yes, the things TTD state sound nuts ... but most of the things I have heard from our man through the years do not sound much more reasonable.