paisley16 said:

Parts of this interview made me laugh because you can tell that some of the things they talked about either one or the other didn't get... like when she asked if he was this "put together" everyday and he said "oh I'm always clean"...it was like she didn't get it. And when she asked his waist size & he said 27 she said "well isn't that delightful" & he thought she meant his outfit. I took it as she was being sarcastic like "well you have a 27 inch waist, that's just great" because hers isn't. I love that interiew even if a lot of it is strange.

shaedove99 said:

well, as I was saying, I used to love that interview, but find it disturbing now. People want to talk about how happy he seemed, how much in love with Mayte, etc. but the facts of that time period just don't support that.
I wish he'd go back and do a real interview with Oprah now.

xplnyrslf said:

It was ont of his big earrings, guess the one he tossed to Aples at a certain point... The interview was done in Paisley Park, as a promo to The NPS album, and can be found on the Beautiful strange video, which also includes the vid for that song and parts of the Cafe de paris gig in London. It is pretty ok.

I saw very few of them and all of them vere recent. I haven´t seen any from the 80´s.
I loved him in Oprah.

paisley16 said:

People will view things differently no matter what the situation is, especially when they don't have all the information. At the time that I saw this interview I had no idea that his child had passed. He seemed very much in love with Mayte IMO at the time of the interview so that's why many people are fond of it. They've never seen P gush so much. I think because of the information we have now some people are like how could he do that? But everyone grieves differently and I can't fault anyone for how they deal with their pain. I still love the interview because it gave me a glimps of PP & how he behaved in his environment... even if it was just an act.

My top favorite of all time (that I have even shown non prince fans):

the musicology era one with the hot female newscaster on msnnbc where she tries to get him to sing and play guitar and he turns it sround on her and makes her tear up in the eyes.

Prince has never seemed so cool and wickedly funny in an interview which kept boiling to the point where you could even hear the production crew reacting.

not sure if wickedly-funny = charming though.

ufoclub said:

I´ve only seen a few pics of that interview, I think you´re talking about the one with the acoustic guitar and that beige colored jacket. What was so special about that interview ? I´m just curiious....from reading your comment, it sounds as if he were a bit mean towards her, making her eyes well up etc.


???

Chris Rock, I think 1997

yabadabajudith said:

that's right.

That was a pretty cool one, cuz the two of them know each other (at least I'm sure they do) so it's easy for Prince to relax when he's being interviewed by someone he knows personally.

ufoclub said:

damn u stole my thunder....

it was cnbc...maria bartellomo i think was her name. i love the way he just plays the acoustic purple rain like it was breathing

DaisyHall said:

I have to agree with you

He looked like he was actually having some fun with her

the cnbc interview w/the money honey

ufoclub said:

Yes this was a good one. I don't even remember what they were discussing in the interview but I remember that part. She was like, "I'm a chiken" & he makes the chicken noise. I would have sang loud & off key and didn't give a damn. LOL

I like the one he did with Chris Rock and the one he did with Oprah.

The one he did at MMM was interesting. He was even a little doofy, which is always nice to see.

How can one pinpoint??? I actually like when he was on Rosie O'donnell, he was looking quite foxy and participated with the audience. Even his rendition of "Holy River" on there was outstanding!!!

It was a big deal when P granted the interview on MTV. MTV promoted it to death for damn near two weeks before they aired it. Me having seen P in concert 6 times already by the time this first aired, I had a pretty good idea on how P was going to be. To be honest, I thought he was going to be less talkative. BUT at the same time, the interview was totally controlled by P. He already knew the questions that were going to be asked cuz it was asked by his own manager/business associate. So he was super prepped and ready. It wasn't, in any real sense of a stretch, a real interview. P was soooo prepared on what to say and HOW he was going to say it and how he was going to look when he said it. That's what u see in that interview. It was designed to make P look as charming and witty as possible. Not saying that he isn't any of those things in a REAL situation. But that MTV interview definately wasn't "real".

blackguitaristz said:

exactly.
however, I don't know if I'd call his demeanor charming....witty, maybe.

Dont U find it odd, yet compelling, that Opera would ask Prince if he was gay ...with his Wife sitting right next to him?

luvsexy4all said:

Yup. I also got annoyed when she kept saying "You're pretty, really pretty." He's still a man, call him handsome or something other than pretty. At least to his face anyway.

I liked the BET interview with Tavis Smiley from 98. It was a really long interview and he even had callers call in asking questions and was giving really good, quick answers.

The Mel B one was nice also. I have these at home so can check on the title since do not remember it offhand.


The Tora Tora interview with the vailed face and Mayte talking for him is always good for laughs tho

blumer said:

Yes the Tavis one is a good one. He actually had another one with Tavis that I enjoyed also. They were sitting in chairs rather than on the stools like the first one. I don't know what year that was though.

Chris Rock interview
The Electrifying Mojo radio interview from '85 or '86
Tavis Smiley Interviews

I really liked the BET Tavis Smiley interview and I also really like the one with Dick Clark on American Bandstand(that had to be 1980 give or take a year).Prince was quite a character even from the beginning and that is why I find him sooo charming.

Ifsixwuz9 said:

Did u read this interview or did u hear it? cuz I just read this interview 2day but if I can hear it it would b even better!

KidaDynamite said:

Heard it. As a matter of fact there used to be cd of it being sold. And no it wasn't a boot either, it was a legit cd. I think I have that dang thing somewhere.

Oh man... I'd kill to see another Prince interview right now...

Ever since Housequake was stripped of its videos, the last one I saw was the Chris Rock on YouTube...

I miss seeing Prince in that setting

I liked him on Oprah. He seemed down to earth & very open.

I'll tell you which interview I thought was the worst! It was that press conference in Spain in 1998. The translator kept cutting him off, and he got really pissed. He finally asked for a show of hands from the people who could understand English. He also seemed very uncomfortable, and looked like he would have rather been anywhere else than in that seat. It was not fun to watch.

shaedove99 said:

exactlt!

I think it is strange to go on that interview... but I am not as driven as Prince is... that is why he is PRINCE and not Skipper Nelson.
I think he didn't want to Oprah prying in those raw feelings... remember Prince is sensitive...what would everyone be glad if he was "honest" and just fell apart on camera??
I personally like the Oprah interview and the Bryant Gumble interview done shortly after .,,, because Prince wasn't all about business, he opened up some of his personal life between him and his wife.
Made him seem more human, instead of superstar... ya know what I mean?