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Has Prince ever talked about the song KISS? Has Prince ever acknowledged how Kiss was recorded or even commented about the song? I have been looking for any quotes from the man himself, and I can't find any. The song was originally recorded by David Z and Mazerati, but he took it back saying that it was too good to give away.
Any help on this is greatly appreciated. The expanded version of my book PRINCE and The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983-1984 was released in November 2018. (www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538114623/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) or www.facebook.com/groups/1...104195943/ | |
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madhouseman said: Has Prince ever acknowledged how Kiss was recorded or even commented about the song? I have been looking for any quotes from the man himself, and I can't find any. The song was originally recorded by David Z and Mazerati, but he took it back saying that it was too good to give away.
Any help on this is greatly appreciated. In fairness, the song was probably not originally recorded by Mazarati and David Z., but I know what you are saying. I can't recall any quotation from Prince himself regarding the song's recording. I think the history all comes from reported interviews involving others. . . ALT+PLS+RTN: Pure as a pane of ice. It's a gift. |
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He once said that apart from Kiss, there wasn't much on Parade that he was particularly proud of. | |
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from what I read, he gave it to, then took it back from Mazarati | |
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the first demo of it is beautiful. nice and bluesy | |
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4nowneway said: from what I read, he gave it to, then took it back from Mazarati
Yeah that's what I read too in the D.M.S.R. book also. | |
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monte said: the first demo of it is beautiful. nice and bluesy
that is now thought to be a fake track. Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
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I wish he would retire that song like he did 1999  
No More TV Appearances of "Kiss" Thank You  | |
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I heard from a radio Biography of the man, that he gave "Kiss" 2 Mazarati, but Mazarati thought it could never make main stream, so prince kept it! Keenmeister |
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From an Interview with O)+> from The Saint Paul Pioneer Press, November 17, 1996:
Q: This reminds me of something I read in a meditation book once: Your 20s are about experimenting with who you are, your 30s are about becoming who you want to be, and your 40s are about taking that self-knowledge out into the world. I suppose it's kind of that "Life begins at 40" philosophy -- that if you do the work now, the rest of your days here can be extremely fruitful and gratifying. Is "Emancipation" the first time you've been aware of that path to what you call your higher self? A: I saw it very clearly during (the making of) "1999" (in 1983). Everything goes by very quickly. You can see time. I'm hearing the sound of a future time, and I'm listening to it in a car. You have to get that out of your head and onto the planet. After this ("Emancipation"), I don't feel the need (to make any more music) for a while. There won't be another record for a while. I feel like I could go to Hawaii and take a vacation. Q: Have you ever felt that way before? A: "When Doves Cry" and "Kiss." You go to a higher plane (of creativity) with that. They don't sound like anything else. "Kiss" doesn't sound like anything else. They aren't conscious efforts; you just have to get them out. They're gifts. Terence Trent D'arby asked me where "Kiss" came from, and I have no idea. Nothing in it makes sense. Nothing! The high-hat doesn't make sense. A very technical article on the creation of "Kiss": http://bg.mixonline.com/a...nces_kiss/ [Edited 3/7/05 13:10pm] | |
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Jestyr said: This text is from that article... The track was left as ambiently dry as it was elementally sparse. In the mix, Z says the starkness of the track actually made him a little uneasy. “I reached over and snuck in a little bit of the piano back in,” he says. What piano? I can't hear any piano! | |
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Jestyr said: From an Interview with O)+> from The Saint Paul Pioneer Press, November 17, 1996:
Q: This reminds me of something I read in a meditation book once: Your 20s are about experimenting with who you are, your 30s are about becoming who you want to be, and your 40s are about taking that self-knowledge out into the world. I suppose it's kind of that "Life begins at 40" philosophy -- that if you do the work now, the rest of your days here can be extremely fruitful and gratifying. Is "Emancipation" the first time you've been aware of that path to what you call your higher self? A: I saw it very clearly during (the making of) "1999" (in 1983). Everything goes by very quickly. You can see time. I'm hearing the sound of a future time, and I'm listening to it in a car. You have to get that out of your head and onto the planet. After this ("Emancipation"), I don't feel the need (to make any more music) for a while. There won't be another record for a while. I feel like I could go to Hawaii and take a vacation. Q: Have you ever felt that way before? A: "When Doves Cry" and "Kiss." You go to a higher plane (of creativity) with that. They don't sound like anything else. "Kiss" doesn't sound like anything else. They aren't conscious efforts; you just have to get them out. They're gifts. Terence Trent D'arby asked me where "Kiss" came from, and I have no idea. Nothing in it makes sense. Nothing! The high-hat doesn't make sense. A very technical article on the creation of "Kiss": http://bg.mixonline.com/a...nces_kiss/ [Edited 3/7/05 13:10pm] Thanx a ton Jess. Great info. The expanded version of my book PRINCE and The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983-1984 was released in November 2018. (www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538114623/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) or www.facebook.com/groups/1...104195943/ | |
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