Prince was probably alerted to this back in the day....so he went on the P&M tour to shove it in Quincy's face. "Prince don't know how many hits he got" | |
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IMO, who cares what Quincy thinks or said about Prince's piano playing...I certainly don't. | |
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1contessa said: IMO, who cares what Quincy thinks or said about Prince's piano playing...I certainly don't. Exactly...Quincy says some crazy stuff. I understand Prinxe was not a true jazz musician but anyone who can do the piano and bass parts he does in Madhouse 1 is 8 trillions more qualified to talk about jazz than some one who just listen and loves jazz.haha... Prince's playing on Madhouse....that 1st track is just pretty incredible. | |
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Quincy Jones is a salty old fuck! He's a washed up horn player that only wished he could have a quarter of the talent Prince had. Quincy Jones was mad a the fact that he didn't have the talent which Prince possessed, the looks Prince had, the women Prince had, and simply put the stardom. Rick James had the same problem. __________________________________________________
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QJ is more talented than just a washed up horn player. The dude did musical arrangements for Frank Sinatra/Count Basie, wrote the soundtrack for In the HEat of the night (and other movies like In Cold Blood for which he was the first black composer to be nominated for an oscar), did the Sanford and son theme song, produced and arranged some of MJ"s biggest hits..I know he did more but I don't follow him that closely. That all being said, he is still a salty old man who is underplaying the talent of those around him.
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Since we are debating P's piano prowess, what do you folks think about P's playing on the One NIght Alone album. Its not a perfect album and I am not an expert on piano playing...but it certainly sounded like he could play quite a bit more than a few chords. There is some pretty stuff on that album.
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Some of you guys are truly delusional and childish. . For the record: I am not a fan of Q but a fan of Prince. But attacking Quincy Jones on a personal level (and talking about his preference in women – really?...) says far more about you than about him. Prince's strengths as a pianist or guitarist (and bassist) came from his fiercely competitive nature and amazing dedication to achieving his dream from a very early age. He practiced his butt off "while everyone else was down the street". He practiced religiously, like it was mantra for him. He has learned all the fancy chords and licks from the records he listened to, mainly soul, funk, rock, jazz fusion and pop, possibly gospel too. I love these genres too but these are only some small fragments the whole music universe. Prince has perfected his rehearsed licks and runs to such an incredibly high level that combined with his natural, soulful feel and passion, his playing became truly inspired and even when he played rehearsed licks he managed to sound like improvisation to the untrained ears. (He could improvise, but in his improvisations he relied on rehearsed licks too.) . Again: Prince was a truly one-of-a-kind, all-around musical genius and I have the greatest admiration for him. (As for Q: I respect his depths of knowledge in music and for what he's done in music, but I've never been a true fan of his production style, it's far too perfect to my ears and often soundling like a Unicef Gala, borderline kitsch.) .
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True! I guess I glossed over that bit as Quincy being Quincy, my bad. Alternatively it's as Kares says above, depending on how generous we want to be to Quincy. [Edited 7/31/18 6:18am] | |
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I've always felt that Quincy's issues with Prince stem from him not doing the We Are The World single. If I'm going to be critical, Prince's piano technique could be better - the runs could be better exexcuted - but those clips show some very tasty playing with great feeling. Nobody comes closes to Prince in terms of a combination of so many musical talents in one person without coming up with self-indulgent twaddle. | |
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Q is entitled to say that. He's a musical icon....but it doesn't mean that I have to agree with it...P is playing some beautiful stuff in that clip. I always liked his piano playing more than his guitar work. | |
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This. And there was the incident at The AMA's in 95. While everyone was on stage singing WE Are The World Quincy put the mic to Prince to sing. He of course responded by putting his lollipop to Q. Q was quoted as saying afterwards something like 'after all these he's still a prick' | |
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. You don't have to agree that the Earth is spherical either, if you don't want to. And no-one said that Prince's playing isn't beautiful or even great. . I'm honestly amazed at how some intelligent, grown-ups can't even bear the thought of Prince not being the greatest on Earth in every single aspect of his work and take offence at anyone who dares pointing out that as truly great as he was, he was nowhere near amongst the best AS A PIANIST. . Friends don't let friends clap on 1 and 3.
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"Time is space spent with U" | |
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Prince does screw around on pinano. Or he did. All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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He plays better than MJ you old cretin. All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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"Time is space spent with U" | |
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. . . . Friends don't let friends clap on 1 and 3.
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Nobody is saying the sun shone out of Prince's ass. Why can't you grasp that? Quincy JOnes has said a lot of shit about Prince in the past. So, maybe that's why folks don't give him the benefit of the doubt where Prince is concerned. Q doesn't say Prince's talent was raw, or he is colorist, or that he is a competent piano player but not a master or trained classically or explain himself with the nuance you put in his mouth. HE said he is an okay piano player and knows some chords. He didn't even give him the credit of knowing quite a few chords--just "some" I doubt he meant what you are describing. Quincy has never been kind where Prince is concerned and this is just another example. I am talking about"semantics" here and the fact that fans watching a documentary about Prince aren't going to know who Oscar Peterson is to compare to PRince. They are kids and casual music fans and Q just basically told them that Prince dabbled in playing piano. Call me cynical but I think that is exactly what Q wanted folks to think. He could have said "Prince is not a classical or jazz great piano player but he is good for a pop musician". But apparently that would be too nice.
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Nevermind QJ. I want to see more footage of Prince playing the piano. The wooh is on the one! | |
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. Q certainly has never been one to sugarcoat his words and I understand that it can offend people but I don't care about that. I assume we're not in kindergarten so if you're offended by someone voicing a critical opinion of your hero, I'm sorry, that's your problem. As for the Prince fans who have no idea who Oscar Peterson was or who Herbie Hancock is, I think it's perfectly alright to point out the fact that Prince, AS A PIANIST was nowhere near that, so maybe they should look them up and broaden their musical horizon. Friends don't let friends clap on 1 and 3.
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I meant not biracial or light skinned or Latin like some of Prince's girlfriends. I meant full out white anglo-saxon protestant types. I meant Kim Basinger, not Mayte Garcia.
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I would like to talk Quincy's use of words in a documentary about Prince..not talk about what is the right way to be a fan if you don't mind. Quincy JOnes only points out the negative of musicians because he is snob. Even his BEatles comment could have been laced with some generosity. He is right that the Beatles are not great musicians in a technical sense. Unlike generous or thoughtful people, he stops there. He doesn't say ..."but they have good ears for melody--their melodies are deceptively great". This was a standard compliment for the BEatles and he couldnt even go there. He can't give an inch to anyone.
He didn't just say they were raw musicians when they first started...he talked about working with Ringo Starr in 1970 on a version of Love is a many splendoured thing"..the only compliment he threw Ringo's way was that he was a nice guy. He also said the following...
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Let's put it this way: | |
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. If you're going to quote that, at least quote the significant question too, which was about his FIRST IMPRESSIONS of the Beatles in 1963. Q answered: "[my first impressions were] that they were the worst musicians in the world." Obviously he didn't mean the whole wide world that includes all the toddlers and amateurs. He meant the world of professional musicians. And within that world of truly great musicians who could play anything, COMPARED TO THE PROS, the Beatles were in fact "no-playing" amateurs. . I'm not too keen on his language either and yes, he could've added something positive too, but just because he doesn't have charming manners, what he said is true. . Friends don't let friends clap on 1 and 3.
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No offense but you called me on cherry picking when in fact, you did the same thing. He wasn't just digging on them in reference to his first impression when they first got on the scene. He told a whole story about Ringo's lack of talent in 1970.
COMPARED TO THE PRO's---the Beatles were paid for their music, songwriting etc. That, in fact, makes them professionals. I love jazz music and I get where the resentment is coming from. BUt if jazz musicians and classical musicians would stop this snobby shit, it might help make their genre more accessible to the general public. People want to be moved, not just impressed. I am not saying they should sell out or "dumb" down their music. But drawing thoughtful parallels, pointing out the subtle genius of pop hooks whilst enlightening the rest of the world of the complexities of their genre (and playing)...might help others embrace a music that many find meandering and hard to connect to. Writing and performing catchy populist music can be an underrated thing. Off the subject a bit. I am not questioning Q's musical knowledge where Prince or anyone else is concerned, I am challenging his lack of thoughtfulness and his ignoring the strong points of others. He is like a teacher who only tells you what you are doing wrong.
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"Time is space spent with U" | |
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Well, it takes one to know one... Prince could be snarky about other musicians and throw some petty insults down about their music but they were usually his competitors/contemporaries and he also could be complimentary about others' talents as well. But Quincy is the type of guy who would go on someone's musicial documentary and have nothing nice to say. HE is type of guy who would talk about dead musicians' personal lives (do we really need to know that Ray CHarles shot up in his testicles?) Prince doesn't even compare to that level of "prick"ness. He never talked about people's personal lives, he respected the dead, and even said a few geniunely nice things about MJ (his biggest rival.) Prince got called out for making fun of the fact that MJ, unlike himself, had nose surgery..Well, Quincy JOnes, who worked with MJ, said MJ (whom he had to have known had vitiligo) wanted to be white. NIce guy. So I guess for this reason, Q doesn't get the benefit of the doubt from me. As for my white girls comment, that was a joke (not to be taken too seriously) but Quincy saying MIke wanted to be white while he was dating mostly white women is a load of irony.
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