In a interview published in Film Magazine Spike Lee commented on working with Prince, the Girl 6 movie, I'll Do Anything project, and mentioned that he and Prince hoped to do a musical one day.



John: Talk about working with Prince.


Spike: The artist formerly known as Prince (TAFKAP).



John: Oh, I'm sorry. I asked you what to call him before that summer screening and you said, "Whatever you do, just don't call him Prince."


Spike: Actually, for this film it's going to say music by Prince.




Kevin: Really, because a lot of it is old Prince tracks? I went nuts when I heard Rasberry Beret.


John: How many new songs?


Spike: Three new songs. She Spoke to Me which is the opening credits, then Don't Talk to Strangers, and the end credit song Girl 6. It was interesting when I wrote, excuse me, had the idea for this script, we knew right away that we wanted to use the music of TAFKAP. So we shot the film, and during the rough cut all his music was cut into the temp soundtracks . Then I just called him up cold and said, "I did this film and I thought of you, thought of your music. And how do you feel about it?" He said, "I'd like to see it." So he flew to NY and he loved the film, and it's been a collaboration ever since. And we hope to do a musical one day.



John: You were very kind to invite me to that screening and when he left he obviously looked very energized but also left his lollipop on the seat. [More laughter] And I thought about taking it but I didn't.


Kevin: the lollipop formerly held by the artist formerly known as prince. What is it with the great directors always wanting to do musicals? Everyone wants to revive a musical. The genre is dead.


Spike: I hope not.



John: You went to Radio City Musical Hall at an early age with your mom?


Spike: Bye Bye Birdie, Easter Show.



John: That really stuck in your head?


Spike: I like musicals!




Kevin: It's just a time gone by. Now it has to be animated to be a musical. It just doesn't seem to work, and poor Prince he did the Brooks movie I'll Do Anything.


Spike: That's not his fault. He told me James Brooks didn't tell him Nick Nolte's supposed to be singing those songs. [loud laughter]



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