Has Prince ever commented or had any interaction with the RHCP's? I ask because both acts came up in the 80's, have been around for many years now, are seriously talented musicians, and have made some of the best funk/rock music ever recorded. You'd think someone would have covered the other or a jam would have taken place by this point.

No but there was a quote in the ACT I Tour book from Anthony saying what a bad mamma jamma Prince is.

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I like RHCP a lot, great music (some of it), but I don't think Prince likes them because of their drugs addictions.

(I am guessing here).

I have never heard Prince covering one of their songs, and I haven't heard him talking about them either, but..... maybe it did happen...?

Let others with hard facts comment on this.

Interesting but, he was big into Amy Winehouse and he hangs with people like Lenny Kravitz and ?Love who make no secret of there drug use.

thedance said:

I like RHCP a lot, great music (some of it), but I don't think Prince likes them because of their drugs addictions.

(I am guessing here).

I have never heard Prince covering one of their songs, and I haven't heard him talking about them either, but..... maybe it did happen...?

Let others with hard facts comment on this.

thebanishedone said:

part of the Prince Admiration Club

thebanishedone said:

Anthony visited paisley during late 1990 and said that diamonds and pearls is the best song he ever heard

no he did not

chrisslope9 said:

WHat the heck are you talking about? Maybe go back and read the original post?

vvluvfunk said:

chrisslope9 said:

Interesting but, he was big into Amy Winehouse and he hangs with people like Lenny Kravitz and ?Love who make no secret of there drug use.

yes but lenny kravitz is aboss genius, i think that prince is way, on a diffrent level as good as u guys may think the rhcp are prince is in the top ten musicisians of all time a musical lyrical arrangement multi talented being that we have been blessed to watch:) i rest my case but hey, if prince digs them then its up to him to do something about it. but be extremely careful when u compare people side by side or put people side by side:)

thebanishedone said:

Anthony visited paisley during late 1990 and said that diamonds and pearls is the best song he ever heard

Actually I think that was more in '91 or '92 and Prince was playing the whole album loud, and Anthony Kiedis said some of the tracks were great.

This might have been an article in Rolling Stone. Actually I might have it somewhere.

It was in USA Today. He said it felt like he was going off to Oz to meet the Wizard!

Funny this thread came up, I just bought three of their albums today.

Listening to the George Clinton produced "Freaky Styley" right now.

ufoclub said:

thebanishedone said:

Anthony visited paisley during late 1990 and said that diamonds and pearls is the best song he ever heard

Actually I think that was more in '91 or '92 and Prince was playing the whole album loud, and Anthony Kiedis said some of the tracks were great.

This might have been an article in Rolling Stone. Actually I might have it somewhere.

I read that he went to Paisley, Prince played him the diamonds and pearls album and he said it was some of the greatest songs he'd ever heard.

Does Prince put some gas in the air conditioning at Paisley which makes people lose their minds?

^ Yes, that quote was in the Per Nilsen book "Prince A Documentary."

George Clinton is their mutual friend and co-producer from their early career, so there is no doubt if their roads have crossed or not. There are also many women who have been connected both to Prince and RHCP. Some of them are famous of their looks, some of them are well known musicians. Carmen Electra, Sinead O'Connor... Who else do you know? Funky attracts people with good sexual appetite.

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DaniCalifornia said:

George Clinton is their mutual friend and co-producer from their early career, so there is no doubt if their roads have crossed or not. There are also many women who have been connected both to Prince and RHCP. Some of them are famous of their looks, some of them are well known musicians. Carmen Electra, Sinead O'Connor... Who else do you know? Funky attracts people with good sexual appetite.

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Don't forget, Prince and the Chili Peppers were also on Warner Brothers in the '90s, so they probably would have run into each other a few times at the office, so to speak.

anc282 said:

DaniCalifornia said:

George Clinton is their mutual friend and co-producer from their early career, so there is no doubt if their roads have crossed or not. There are also many women who have been connected both to Prince and RHCP. Some of them are famous of their looks, some of them are well known musicians. Carmen Electra, Sinead O'Connor... Who else do you know? Funky attracts people with good sexual appetite.

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Don't forget, Prince and the Chili Peppers were also on Warner Brothers in the '90s, so they probably would have run into each other a few times at the office, so to speak.

Yes, Diamonds and Pearls was just released when RHCP was signed to WB. Anyhow, Kiedis doesn't mention Prince in his memoires "Scar Tissue" so I suppose they were not that close we would like to think. Even mentally, the distance between Minnesota and California is too huge.

I clearly remember Prince saying he dug the chili peppers. Somewhere early/mid nineties.

ConsciousContact said:

ufoclub said:

Actually I think that was more in '91 or '92 and Prince was playing the whole album loud, and Anthony Kiedis said some of the tracks were great.

This might have been an article in Rolling Stone. Actually I might have it somewhere.

I read that he went to Paisley, Prince played him the diamonds and pearls album and he said it was some of the greatest songs he'd ever heard.

Does Prince put some gas in the air conditioning at Paisley which makes people lose their minds?

Hahaha I was thinking the same thing.... Lol If Prince played me Diamonds and Pearls I would say I loved it, even though I don't!

ConsciousContact said:

ufoclub said:

Actually I think that was more in '91 or '92 and Prince was playing the whole album loud, and Anthony Kiedis said some of the tracks were great.

This might have been an article in Rolling Stone. Actually I might have it somewhere.

I read that he went to Paisley, Prince played him the diamonds and pearls album and he said it was some of the greatest songs he'd ever heard.

Does Prince put some gas in the air conditioning at Paisley which makes people lose their minds?

yes, I will add my two cents and say I recall something along the lines of "the most beautiful pop songs" but I think we get the idea now

The full article concerning Anthony visiting Paisley Park would be in this mag.

[img:$uid]http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt249/dboen/Prince%20Diamonds%20and%20Pearls/princedp2a.jpg[/img:$uid]

and read the article here:http://books.google.com/b...amp;f=true

thedance said:

I like RHCP a lot, great music (some of it), but I don't think Prince likes them because of their drugs addictions.

(I am guessing here).

I have never heard Prince covering one of their songs, and I haven't heard him talking about them either, but..... maybe it did happen...?

Let others with hard facts comment on this.

which song ?

motherfunka said:

The full article concerning Anthony visiting Paisley Park would be in this mag.

[img:$uid]http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt249/dboen/Prince%20Diamonds%20and%20Pearls/princedp2a.jpg[/img:$uid]

That's it!

Wait.... where is it mentioned?

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I don't think that is the article, actually

NDRU said:

I don't think that is the article, actually

its not because there's no Kiedis(sp?)

pepper7 said:

ConsciousContact said:

I read that he went to Paisley, Prince played him the diamonds and pearls album and he said it was some of the greatest songs he'd ever heard.

Does Prince put some gas in the air conditioning at Paisley which makes people lose their minds?

Hahaha I was thinking the same thing.... Lol If Prince played me Diamonds and Pearls I would say I loved it, even though I don't!

He said P played him a 20mn version of D&P. He said it was epic. Unfortunately the motherfucker was cut down to a fewmn on the LP.

rdhull said:

and read the article here:http://books.google.com/b...amp;f=true

According to this source, it was award winner, Afro-American journalist Scott Poulson Bryant who visited Paisley Park, not Mr. Kiedis...

DaniCalifornia said:

rdhull said:

and read the article here:http://books.google.com/b...amp;f=true

According to this source, it was award winner, Afro-American journalist Scott Poulson Bryant who visited Paisley Park, not Mr. Kiedis...

see my reply #26