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Danny Goldberg discusses Prince/Bonnie Raitt Sessions. Danny Goldberg, the legendary manager of seemingly every band from the late 60s to now, has a new book out where he talks about the unheard, uncirculating Bonnie Raitt/Prince sessions...
FromSFGATE.COM Q: You mention in the book that at one point, before "Nick of Time," Prince produced some sessions with Bonnie Raitt. What did that sound like?
A: It was a well-intentioned idea that didn't work. It didn't sound like Bonnie Raitt. It sounded too much like Prince and not enough like Bonnie Raitt. It was too generically Prince and not authentically enough something that would work with Bonnie's voice. It wasn't bad, but it was inconsistent with her natural persona. It was an incredible close call because he was so big and she was struggling to get a deal. It was exciting that he was acknowledging her, and it was a door-opener, in theory. But at the end of the day, just 'cause something looks good on paper, if it doesn't work artistically, it just doesn't work, and it didn't. | |
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I'm not surprised. Seems like their styles would be terminally incompatible. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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I'm just happy for more info on this. It' rumoured that it happened, but you never hear much about it. | |
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Prince recorded her song "I can't make you love me", I like her music.  | |
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I think their styles would probably match better today than they did in 1987. | |
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Definetly!  I can see him singing her song "I will not be broken", it's got a message he would like.[Edited 10/17/08 14:24pm] | |
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i can't see this working out. her sound is too rooty and middle-of-the-road, whereas prince has a very definite and eccentric style. she'd sound silly trying to work within his sound. i bet they'd jam well together, though. | |
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I Love Bonnie Raitt...I have a couple of her cd's.  "The Lion Sleeps Tonight... | |
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Dayclear said: Prince recorded her song "I can't make you love me", I like her music.
Love both versions | |
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