Set your VCRs and Tivos on 7-20-04
Prince talks exclusively with CBS News' THE EARLY SHOW anchor René Syler. In this rare television interview, the unpredictable and sometimes controversial Prince speaks candidly about politics, racism, the war on terror, and the music industry as a whole.
Prince tells Syler that he embraces female performers and actually prefers working with them. "Female musicians tend to listen better, and they don't let their ego get in the way of music. I have a really great bass player -- Rhonda Smith. I notice that she doesn't think it's important for her to take solos and play too much and drown out the other instruments... she's a joy in the sense that she understands that her instrument, the bass, really is spelled B-A-S-E as opposed to B-A-S-S."

25 years later, Prince is still making music, but says his focus has shifted away from the sexually explicit lyrics from the past. At age 46 he now says, "The simple fact is that I'm not alone on the planet. There are others around me just by virtue of the children that come to our concerts and things like that. I have a responsibility to them to perform in a manner that I would like my children to be performed in front of. So, that said, I just want to be the best human being I can be...on stage and off."

Cool!

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AIRBORUSH said:

He sounds so human! I love it!!!!!

madartista said:

hmmm, i guess. he sounds kind of self-righteous to me.

So, he's going 2 start signing autographs again!!!

ThePurplePeopleEater said:

like hell.

SassyBritches said:

lol, why? because he feels he understands how he should conduct himself now? or at the very least what things he should consider in that regard? If that's self-righteous... maybe we need to redefine the term.

AIRBORUSH said:

This, to me, sounds like, "She won't upstage me."

RipHer2Shreds said:

that's what i was thinkin'...."she knows her place"...i'm sure he doesn't think the same when larry's onstage slappin' his bass next to him.

JumpUpOnThe1 said:

co-sign

SassyBritches said:

Self righteous?...what a stupid thing to say...Geezz!!!

Then Prince went on to say... "S'cuse me now, I gotta go sue some little bitch whose camera I stole."

squirrelgrease said:

Oh, damn. There goes the autographs out the window!

AIRBORUSH said:

Does that quote sound like the 2004 version of, "I really like my wife, because she knows her place, and that's in the kitchen. And man can she ever make one mean stuffed pork chop!," to anyone else?

Okay, maybe not the stuffed pork chop part.

I have a feeling that if he ever said that about Wendy or Lisa, they'd smack him up. Prolly why Prince and the Revolution dropped the Revolution, before its time.

Luv & Peace,
Alex
Clubbin' in Mpls/A Night w. Prince

AIRBORUSH said:

Maybe he'll endorse a candidate in the election! (Yeah, right!) At any rate, this sounds pretty interesting.

What children? did he have kids when I wasn't paying attention?

Pacina

Jesus, great to see that the same geeks on here are still desperate to find a negative angle on the slightest thing Prince says or does. The man just cannot win.

The morning show interviews are always SO boring yet I look forward to them so much

AIRBORUSH said:

i think i'll make it a point to miss this one

sloopydrew4u said:

Just to explore all possibilities of the intention of his statement, besides the sexist/chauvenist one. Perhaps he meant that the absence of ego and showboating helps the band flow better as a cohesive unit. This type of attitude is crucial especially with the Base (Bass) of the band. The Bass is the feet of the band, not the head. What if u had to where your feet on your head?

Why did I just ask that?

yea

Hey fellow Prince fans,

I'm new to the org, in fact, this is my first post. I'm really excited to talk shop with y'all. I am a 24 year old whiteboy who can't dance but tries his hardest. I think this comment P made could be taken either way. personally, sounded like he was saying she's a team player. I think every musician in the NPG is incredible, no one has to showboat in order to show me how good they are, it is evident in from their talent and enthusiasm on stage. I was at the Chicago show June 26 only to have my heart broken, but i'm making the road trip up on august third for the rescheduled show, eye can't wait to see some of you there.

peace

I can't wait 2 C this interview!!!!!

sloopydrew4u said:

I can see how this could be construed that way, but I don't think that's the case at all. If you read the sidebar article on Mike Scott in Guitar Player, he talks about how he used to show off when he was playing, until Prince taught him otherwise. To create a tighter sound, you have to reign it in sometimes.

As for Wendy and Lisa, I DO believe he would say this about them. They were phenominally tight, and weren't big on showboating at all. This isn't negative, in my opinion.



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[This message was edited Fri Jul 16 11:51:14 2004 by JediMaster]

"The simple fact is that I'm not alone on the planet. There are others around me just by virtue of the children that come to our concerts and things like that. I have a responsibility to them to perform in a manner that I would like my children to be performed in front of. So, that said, I just want to be the best human being I can be...on stage and off."

did he read this from an index card he was holding in his hand? lol

LOL.


I appreciate everyone's response on this one. We do know that Prince is a little egotist. But then again he may have a point about showboating. And I do feel he has definite chavinism issues .


I agree with the comment about Larry Graham being on stage and probably be allowed to show-off. But I haven't seen that so I don't know.


But one thing I do think about his band is that the purpose of the band is to support his ideas and compliment him. I do think there was more individuality with The Revolution.


I mean I know it's HIS band but it's nice to let others share in the spotlight harmoniously.

I do wonder about this.

Anxiety said:

co-sign

Nep2nes said:

Perception people, perception...

madartista said: