Why did Prince say in interview with Larry King that name of his first manager escapes him?

it cant be that he forgot it.was there an argument or something?

That was classic Prince shade.

But why..?

Husney seemed incredibly fond of P and seemed to sincerely want the best for him.

I noticed that also.

Husney was really upset about the loss of Prince.

It's a shame that Prince did that.

Who knows what went on within those relationships? Perhaps P had good reason to answer in such a way.

laytonian said:

. Husney had a partner/investor named Davidson, there was Pepe Willie, there was Morris' mom and other short-timers. Even Chris Moon did some management. . ...and P was always nervous in interviews. It might have been an actual lapse. [Edited 2/11/17 20:50pm]

Prince might have actually forgotten, but I doubt it. P had a mind like a steel trap.

Zach Hoskins wrote about some of this in his blog. Looking back on it all from the outside, it does seem sad. https://princesongs.org/2.../miss-you/

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FlyOnTheWall said:

laytonian said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

Prince might have actually forgotten, but I doubt it. P had a mind like a steel trap.

Not forgotten...But more of not wanting to finish a sentence when several people think they were that. I'd rather not think he was that cruel.

Oh, I see what you mean. I know that Pepe was married to Prince's cousin and had him to play with his band on a couple of records and Morris Day's mom acted in a management capacity for Grand Central. Still, isn't it well-documented that Owen Husney was P's first manager, who brokered the Warner Bros. deal?

Owen Husney note: He went on to manage Jesse Johnson for quite few years.

It was completely unnecessary shade, and who knows why Prince chose to be a dick in that moment? Husney got Prince the best deal in history for a newly signed artist.

JudasLChrist said:

It was completely unnecessary shade, and who knows why Prince chose to be a dick in that moment? Husney got Prince the best deal in history for a newly signed artist.

Not one of his more endearing qualities for sure Owen and his wife both seemed very fond of him and worked very hard for him when they were involved.

FlyOnTheWall said:

rednblue said:

Zach Hoskins wrote about some of this in his blog. Looking back on it all from the outside, it does seem sad. https://princesongs.org/2.../miss-you/

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It is. My take: ppl who found themself in a parental position in relation to P and then disappointed/frustrated him in some way were likely to have him act out much more extremely than would seem normal. I think that applies to WB as well. And may have something to do with the fact that he didn't have anyone in that position in the last half of his life.

Here's a great interview with Owen Husney, who now teaches at UCLA and is working on his memoir. He tells great Prince stories but ends with, perhaps, a clue as to why Prince might have been unhappy with him. According to Husney, it seems that Prince felt, for lack of a better word, deserted by him. At least, that's my takeaway from this delicious interview. Below is what I think is the most relative portion, relative to the OP's question.

What is your most treasured piece of Prince memorabilia?

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It's probably a letter that he wrote to me. I don't want to go into it, but it was a great letter, and in it, he professed his love for me, and what he wanted to do. It was probably right around the time we were breaking up. I didn't want to carry on, I felt I had done my job: to take somebody who had never been in a studio, practically, and make all this happen. There was a point when I just didn't want to do it anymore, and so I told him I was out. And he wrote me a long letter. At the time, I thought, “God, now he's just turned into this ugly prima donna.” I realized retrospectively now that he really needed that kind of support. And he really needed these things to be done [for him] so he could put himself 150 percent into the music. I don't have a whole ton of stuff, but what I have is pretty uniquely interesting. And that letter will never go anywhere. It will probably be with me until I die. Read More...

FlyOnTheWall said:

jayseajay said:

laurarichardson said:

jayseajay said:

It is. My take: ppl who found themself in a parental position in relation to P and then disappointed/frustrated him in some way were likely to have him act out much more extremely than would seem normal. I think that applies to WB as well. And may have something to do with the fact that he didn't have anyone in that position in the last half of his life.

//He had people in his life according to Elisa Forillo. She said he knew people cared.

I didn't say he didn't have people who cared, there were clearly a ton of people who cared. That's different from people who are in a parental position i.e. who care and have some authority/control over you. And I'm not saying it's bad that he didn't have that, although arguably there also were relatively few people who cared and were in a position of equality with him, and that might have been.

FlyOnTheWall said:

rogifan said:

Would something like this really bother Owen Husney that much?

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I doubt it. I'd think OH rolled his eyes and said "that's so Princey" like we all do.

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laytonian said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

That was classic Prince shade.

His callous response caught me off guard. I thought, "Wow, this guy is selfish and vengeful."

NOt that simple.

It sounds like the breakup was a combination of Prince's impatience with the progress of his career and his distrust of his manager, Willie's instigation/manipulation and Owen's ambivalence. Prince's ego wasn't the only one that was the problem. Lots of misunderstanding and no one with enough humility to talk it out. Owen and his wife may have done much for Prince, but they still got their 10%. Business and personal feelings when intermingled are often hazy. Imagine what Prince thought when Willie relayed the message that Prince was just some 'singer' Owen wasn't that interested in. Its one thing for OWen to explain to Prince that his job can't and shouldn't be getting him space heaters, its another thing to act as if Prince was no more than a meal ticket to him (and secondary to his other job). NOt saying Owen did that, but I am saying that is the impression Prince probably had (due to either Owen's words or Pepe's version of his words). Owen was right in that it was probably more painful and hurtful of a break than just the breakup of a manager and an artist. But what many fail to consider is that it was probably just as painful for Prince. (thus, the long letter, the inconsistent attitude Prince had toward Owen in later years.)

Plus, Owen has been interviewed about Prince while he was still alive. Maybe he was being interviewed in 1999 and Prince took a disliking to the fact.

Identity said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

That was classic Prince shade.

His callous response caught me off guard. I thought, "Wow, this guy is selfish and vengeful."

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laytonian said:

rogifan said:

Would something like this really bother Owen Husney that much?

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I doubt it. I'd think OH rolled his eyes and said "that's so Princey" like we all do.

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I dunno...Owen seemed pretty cheesed out about it when he was on that What Killed Prince doc that just premiered on REELZ.