OldFriends4Sale said:

I'm very nervous about Prince collaborating with other artists

50% of the time I don't think Prince fully respects his work or legacy, or the 'sound' that he created and the sounds that he made popular.

His need to showcase 'classic' music that isn't his to me goes too far. It seems like he's presenting himself as someone that hasn't been there since 1976 making music.

His back catalogue of music is so vast that he should never have to do a cover. There are exceptions like A Case of U, A Whole Lot of Love, Just My Imagination.

Right now, I believe he needs to honor his life work and probably moreso his earlier periods from the demo periods to 1993 but especially the 1978-1989/90 years. These were the years that preceeded the internet, the periods were capturing events music performance wasn't as easy. Which is why we still go crazy when someone presents a boot or pictures from the Dirty Mind era or earlier.

His most defined sounds that were "PRINCE" were mostly the 1978-1988 years 1982-1987 even more particular. This was the time when his proteges were the best and mirrored the different avenues of 'Purple Music' the Time Vanity 6 Sheila E the Family Madhouse Jill Jones

Those proteges overall are still people who are out there making music and who respect Prince and what he did then. Still showing respect to that sound.

Those in his band then and the proteges are the ones, I would love to see him collaborate with. Because I believe they will be the one that can bring a freshness and excitement to Prince music. Larry Graham is going to bring Sly & the Family... Chaka Khan is going to bring Chaka.

I would love to see him have the Time, FDelux/the Family, Sheila E open for him

I would love for him to call up Gayle Chapman (keyboardist from 1978-1980) Lisa Coleman Wendy Melvoin Sheila E Jill Jones Rhonda and go into the studio and he can even bring Andy (because he will) and tell her to watch Wendy lol

I would love for him to go to a Time rehearsal and jam session and just jam 777-9311 the Walk Ice Cream Castles and even some of their new music and just let the honor they are actually showing to him affect him

Get together that whole crew, from Gayle Andre Dez the Revolution the Time the Family Eric Eddie M Sheila E and that Romance 1600 band Jill Jones and create a go round of interaction and collaboration. Sheila E jamming the drums with the Time, Prince playing guitar back-up for the Family the Revolution backing Prince & Jill Jones on "Jill Jones music"

And watch people start exploring more that historic period of Prince and those boots flowing and albums even coming back into circulation again.

And I think only thru that would we see a release of music from the vault that will be respected as well.

... co-sign, I completely agree, especially with the bolded parts