as far as i'm aware prince has never done an interview in the uk which is a huge shame, our chat hosts are great fun... an interview & jam would be really supercool with jools holland, but i heard that there was some kinda friction between them/bitching words/offended feelings?

there was a sweet performance on 'the white room' in 1995, during his tora phase..

i think he performed the greatest romance ever sold on totp & looked like mystic meg

the brit awards 2006 is a very cool watch

Isn't there an interview on The White Room where he's Tora Tora and Mayte answers all the questions?

Milty said:

beatriceau said:

Milty said:

Isn't there an interview on The White Room where he's Tora Tora and Mayte answers all the questions?

Thanks I'll look it up!

It's cringe worthy!

The UK television show in which Prince has been 'interviewed' that Milty refers to above was not Channel 4's, The White Room. (on which he performed)

He was interviewed at Wembley Arena, London by Veronica Webb for BBC's The Sunday Show on 5 March, 1995.

It was broadcast by the BBC on 12 March 1995.

Prince was dressed as Tora Tora and accompanied by the rest of the NPG. Webb asked the questions, and Prince whispered responses to Mayte, who provided them.

A further broadcast on 1 April, 1995 (a special edition of The Sunday Show) included previously unaired footage from the same 'interview',

(Source: The Vault)

kewlschool said:

beatriceau said:

Milty said: Thanks I'll look it up!

It's cringe worthy!

Tora Tora interviewed on The Sunday Show on the BBC approx March 1995. I have a feeling he was interviewed by Cat Deeley on SMTV (music/kids programme) in 1999 to promote Rave. And then the Beautiful Strange interview initially shown on channel 4 in 1998.

On 20 October, 1998, BB2 broadcast a 'documentary' as part of O-Zone, which included the video for Come On, and a short interview. This had been filmed on 20 August when Prince was accompanied by the NPG and Larry Graham.

(Source: The Vault)

Channel 4 broadcast a special evening devoted to Prince starting on 24 October, 1998. The evening included an edited version of the interview conducted by Mel B at Paisley Park studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota, and which was subsequently released on the video, Beautiful Strange.

(Source: The Vault)

Cat Deeley has interviewed Prince:

http://www.speakerscorner...brity.html

but I do not have broadcast details. (As indicated above, it is likely to have been for SM:TV).

I seem to remember also a TV interview with one of our radio DJ's, might have been Kevin Greening, which I think was around the NPS. It stood out because he asked if anyone ever said no to him or suggested things might be substandard.

TheEnglishGent said:

I seem to remember also a TV interview with one of our radio DJ's, might have been Kevin Greening, which I think was around the NPS. It stood out because he asked if anyone ever said no to him or suggested things might be substandard.

You are correct sir. That's the O-Zone one mentioned above.

I think they only ever showed a very small part of the Cat Deeley one on SM:TV (I seem to recall it was shown during the later CDUK chart rundown portion of the show)

TheEnglishGent said:

I seem to remember also a TV interview with one of our radio DJ's, might have been Kevin Greening, which I think was around the NPS. It stood out because he asked if anyone ever said no to him or suggested things might be substandard.

It was broadcast the night Prince played Brixton.

TheDigitalGardener said:

TheEnglishGent said:

I seem to remember also a TV interview with one of our radio DJ's, might have been Kevin Greening, which I think was around the NPS. It stood out because he asked if anyone ever said no to him or suggested things might be substandard.

It was broadcast the night Prince played Brixton.

I loved that gig

Don't think I knew about the Cat Deeley one.

TheDigitalGardener said:

TheEnglishGent said:

I seem to remember also a TV interview with one of our radio DJ's, might have been Kevin Greening, which I think was around the NPS. It stood out because he asked if anyone ever said no to him or suggested things might be substandard.

It was broadcast the night Prince played Brixton.

that was the ozone show, recorded backstage at brixton, but it wasn't broadcast the same day as i was at brixton and remember taping that show myself from tv

langebleu said:

The UK television show in which Prince has been 'interviewed' that Milty refers to above was not Channel 4's, The White Room. (on which he performed)

He was interviewed at Wembley Arena, London by Veronica Webb for BBC's The Sunday Show on 5 March, 1995.

It was broadcast by the BBC on 12 March 1995.

Prince was dressed as Tora Tora and accompanied by the rest of the NPG. Webb asked the questions, and Prince whispered responses to Mayte, who provided them.

A further broadcast on 1 April, 1995 (a special edition of The Sunday Show) included previously unaired footage from the same 'interview',

(Source: The Vault)

Tora Tora..Prince with the scarf, SO embarrassing!!! One of those moments when I was really hoping nobody had seen this....I was so excited that Prince would do an interview untill the broadcast began. He did perform a song, someone remebers wich one??

Paisley4u said:

langebleu said:

The UK television show in which Prince has been 'interviewed' that Milty refers to above was not Channel 4's, The White Room. (on which he performed)

He was interviewed at Wembley Arena, London by Veronica Webb for BBC's The Sunday Show on 5 March, 1995.

It was broadcast by the BBC on 12 March 1995.

Prince was dressed as Tora Tora and accompanied by the rest of the NPG. Webb asked the questions, and Prince whispered responses to Mayte, who provided them.

A further broadcast on 1 April, 1995 (a special edition of The Sunday Show) included previously unaired footage from the same 'interview',

(Source: The Vault)

Tora Tora..Prince with the scarf, SO embarrassing!!! One of those moments when I was really hoping nobody had seen this....I was so excited that Prince would do an interview untill the broadcast began. He did perform a song, someone remebers wich one??

The song performed was Billy Jack Bitch.

NouveauDance said:

Don't think I knew about the Cat Deeley one.

I saw that.

It was during the Rave era...Cat Deeley asks him,concerning the name change..."so who do i tell my mum i interviewed today"?

Prince........."a new friend"

i vaguely remember the SMTV show. it was blink or you miss it. the show was only watchable due to cat deeley

beatriceau said:

Who/ what is Tora Tora? Sorry,I'm new to a lot of this!

Tora Tora was just a temporary alter ego of Prince to make a point/get around his whole namechange dispute with WB in 1995.

If you see pics of Prince around this time (especially during the NPG Exodus album promotion and videos) with a hat and net scarf across his face ...that's Tora Tora (words taken from a Japanese battle cry I think)

KeithyT said:

The "Tora Tora" phase was great, yes he looked like a fanny and everyone and their gran knew it was Prince, but it was Prince at his stupidly bonkers best.

beatriceau said

Thanks! So that's why he's wearing a stupid scarf over his mouth while performing on top of the pops! Yet they still announced him as prince lol! I love him but he has done some silly things! Lol!

That's Prince for you! He wasn't really trying to hide his involvement, it's just part of the fun. That and TOTP wanted the kudos of announcing Prince rather than just some random backing band.

NouveauDance said:

He wasn't really trying to hide his involvement, it's just part of the fun.

I remember watching the Sunday Show interview the morning after a house party and a girl asked me did I really think that was Prince. I said yes its definitely him but I was a bit at the question. I guess if you only knew his image from videos and hits (last of which at that point would have been D&P era and TMBGITW) it could have been anyone.

NouveauDance said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

Paisley4u said:

Tora Tora..Prince with the scarf, SO embarrassing!!! One of those moments when I was really hoping nobody had seen this....I was so excited that Prince would do an interview untill the broadcast began. He did perform a song, someone remebers wich one??

The song performed was Billy Jack Bitch.

Oh yeah....great song!!!