Here's a little snippet from Ahmir-Khalib, better known as ?uestlove of the Roots, from the April 29th Rollings Stones issue section Q&A:



RS: So you got to play with the Artist?



?: The utter most frightening experience. D'Angelo calls me, says, "Pack some night gear. I got a surprise." So he flew me to New York, then told me, "Yo, we about to play with Prince." I was like, "What?!"



RS: Did the Artist request your presence?



?: He requested D's presence, and D wasn't about to go on the playing field alone. I'm like the Robin to his Batman. It was an after-joint at Tramps. We got up onstage and started jamming, and Prince finally sits on a chair with his back to the audience, with these big-ass Bono fly glasses and this straight face. I was thinking, "Damn, he's not gonna play, and then technically I won't have played with him. I want him to just hit one note."
Then he started playing, man, and me and D was nervous.



RS: Did you tell the Artist to stop trying to rap?



?: I didn't have the heart!