cRaZyMiLk said:

Can I ask what comments Dhani has made recently? I cant seem to find anything about the remarks he made??

Thanks

Thanks for your question. Here is a link to his interview done in 2017. It is titled: "Dhani Harrison on Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne & that Prince "gratuitous" guitar moment."

https://www.youtube.com/w...QLPd-aw_mM

rogifan said:

Exactly. Revisionist emotions from Dhani all of a sudden. gtfoohwtbs

As someone said in the comments on YouTube "if Prince doesn't scorch the stage that last 3+ minutes, that 43 million viewed video of While My Guitar Gently Weeps would be about 430,000."

[Edited 11/2/18 9:08am]

minnesoundlvr said:

cRaZyMiLk said:

Can I ask what comments Dhani has made recently? I cant seem to find anything about the remarks he made??

Thanks

Thanks for your question. Here is a link to his interview done in 2017. It is titled: "Dhani Harrison on Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne & that Prince "gratuitous" guitar moment."

https://www.youtube.com/w...QLPd-aw_mM

Great! Thanks all who pointed me the right place.

Love u guys

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

As someone said in the comments on YouTube "if Prince doesn't scorch the stage that last 3+ minutes, that 43 million viewed video of While My Guitar Gently Weeps would be about 430,000."

I just looked and it is now up to 66,992+ million views.

i don't have broadcast tv. was this P's performance initially aired on tv? i guess

my questions is are the RNRHOF performances aired on tv like the Kennedy Honors.

i had never seen the performance until after 4/21. thx.

purplefam99 said:

rogifan said:

williamb610 said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

jdcxc said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

Cee lo Green has a good take on this performance. There is a YouTube clip of him talking about it. I’m not remembering his exact words, but something to the effect that they may have been slacking him behind his back and he showed them what’s what.

Fuck Dhani. Would anybody care about a Prince-less version of this performance? Prince blows there mediocre asses off the stage. George would’ve appreciated a new interpretation. Side Note- the Traveling Wilburys album is some of the worst “superstar” music I have ever listened to. I always thought P was directing his performance to Rolling Stone Magazine, who inexplicably left him off their 100 Greatest Guitarists list. A grave error that they corrected later. Ceelo was right!

Yes, I think Prince was using this platform to "talk to" a number of folks.

jdcxc said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

Cee lo Green has a good take on this performance. There is a YouTube clip of him talking about it. I’m not remembering his exact words, but something to the effect that they may have been slacking him behind his back and he showed them what’s what.

Fuck Dhani. Would anybody care about a Prince-less version of this performance? Prince blows there mediocre asses off the stage. George would’ve appreciated a new interpretation. Side Note- the Traveling Wilburys album is some of the worst “superstar” music I have ever listened to. I always thought P was directing his performance to Rolling Stone Magazine, who inexplicably left him off their 100 Greatest Guitarists list. A grave error that they corrected later. Ceelo was right!

Most definitely!

jazzz said:

Prince vs. the hillbillies: 1-0

rdhull said:

quoted from endorphinz:

Talk about revisionist history...when it was happening Dhani was smiling like a school girl with a crush before Prince even played a note of his solo, that's how excited he was to hear Prince play. He almost never stopped smiling throughout the performance, and afterwards was gushing over Prince's solo so much that he said he wanted to hug him. Tom Petty said he kept giving Prince signals to keep it going because he knew something special was happening on stage (Prince keeps looking to Petty to take his cues as to whether to wrap it up or not). Before Prince's solo not a single person was standing up...by the end of his solo not a single person was sitting down. Dhani praised it to the hilt at the time. Now he's saying it was gratuitous and that he was a "buffer" between Petty and Prince? WTF?

Exactly. Revisionist emotions from Dhani all of a sudden. gtfoohwtbs

I think Tom Petty's account mentioned above is also revisionist history. I don't think he was happy at all when Prince dropped the bomb on all of them on that stage. I also think Dhani was only repeating what he had heard Petty, his mentor, say.

And I don't think Prince was looking at Petty for cues. I think Mr. Nelson was just being petty, no pun intended, and laughing in their faces because he knew that he had snookered them. And stole the show. Just look at the smirk on his face after he leaned back into the audience and his stage hand pushed him back up. He knew exactly what he was doing. They had tried to limit his time in rehearsals, but he had the last laugh.

I also wonder about the lighting that night. Prince was in the shadows for the first half of the performance and then he magically steps to the front of the stage and a spotlight bathed him. And, incredibly, his solo lasted for the final two and a half minutes of the total 6:15. Had he been billed as the featured soloist? I think not.

[Edited 11/4/18 17:59pm]

From Guitar Player:

Though Prince is onstage the entire time, he stands off to the side until the end, when he takes center stage. From that point on, the show is entirely his. His slick stage move at 4:43 and his guitar face at 5:05 are as enjoyable as anything he plays...and he plays up a storm. The smile on the face of Dhani Harrison—George Harrison’s son, who plays acoustic guitar on the number—shows how much he was enjoying Prince’s star-turn on his father’s song.

“You see me nodding at him, to say, ‘Go on, go on,’” Petty said. “I remember I leaned out at him at one point and gave him a ‘This is going great!’ kind of look.

“He just burned it up. You could feel the electricity of ‘something really big’s going down here.’”

minnesoundlvr said:

rdhull said:

quoted from endorphinz:

Talk about revisionist history...when it was happening Dhani was smiling like a school girl with a crush before Prince even played a note of his solo, that's how excited he was to hear Prince play. He almost never stopped smiling throughout the performance, and afterwards was gushing over Prince's solo so much that he said he wanted to hug him. Tom Petty said he kept giving Prince signals to keep it going because he knew something special was happening on stage (Prince keeps looking to Petty to take his cues as to whether to wrap it up or not). Before Prince's solo not a single person was standing up...by the end of his solo not a single person was sitting down. Dhani praised it to the hilt at the time. Now he's saying it was gratuitous and that he was a "buffer" between Petty and Prince? WTF?

Exactly. Revisionist emotions from Dhani all of a sudden. gtfoohwtbs

I think Tom Petty's account mentioned above is also revisionist history. I don't think he was happy at all when Prince dropped the bomb on all of them on that stage. I also think Dhani was only repeating what he had heard Petty, his mentor, say.

And I don't think Prince was looking at Petty for cues. I think Mr. Nelson was just being petty, no pun intended, and laughing in their faces because he knew that he had snookered them. And stole the show. Just look at the smirk on his face after he leaned back into the audience and his stage hand pushed him back up. He knew exactly what he was doing. They had tried to limit his time in rehearsals, but he had the last laugh.

I also wonder about the lighting that night. Prince was in the shadows for the first half of the performance and then he magically steps to the front of the stage and a spotlight bathed him. And, incredibly, his solo lasted for the final two and a half minutes of the total 6:15. Had he been billed as the featured soloist? I think not.

[Edited 11/4/18 17:59pm]

Looks like he was meant to come out of the shadows and do that solo since he was 'bathed' in it.An just because he wasn't "billed as featured soloist" (who is? nobody is ever billed as that lol) And lets not forget, it was also his night s he was inducted that night.

rdhull said:

minnesoundlvr said:

I think Tom Petty's account mentioned above is also revisionist history. I don't think he was happy at all when Prince dropped the bomb on all of them on that stage. I also think Dhani was only repeating what he had heard Petty, his mentor, say.

And I don't think Prince was looking at Petty for cues. I think Mr. Nelson was just being petty, no pun intended, and laughing in their faces because he knew that he had snookered them. And stole the show. Just look at the smirk on his face after he leaned back into the audience and his stage hand pushed him back up. He knew exactly what he was doing. They had tried to limit his time in rehearsals, but he had the last laugh.

I also wonder about the lighting that night. Prince was in the shadows for the first half of the performance and then he magically steps to the front of the stage and a spotlight bathed him. And, incredibly, his solo lasted for the final two and a half minutes of the total 6:15. Had he been billed as the featured soloist? I think not.

[Edited 11/4/18 17:59pm]

Looks like he was meant to come out of the shadows and do that solo since he was 'bathed' in it.An just because he wasn't "billed as featured soloist" (who is? nobody is ever billed as that lol) And lets not forget, it was also his night s he was inducted that night.

He was inducted, yes. It's not a point of contention. I just wondered.

minnesoundlvr said:

minnesoundlvr said:

rdhull said:

Looks like he was meant to come out of the shadows and do that solo since he was 'bathed' in it.An just because he wasn't "billed as featured soloist" (who is? nobody is ever billed as that lol) And lets not forget, it was also his night s he was inducted that night.

He was inducted, yes. It's not a point of contention. I just wondered.

Your whole post is point of contention. Like your blaming Prince for something. For being good that night.

rdhull said:

minnesoundlvr said:

He was inducted, yes. It's not a point of contention. I just wondered.

Your whole post is point of contention. Like your blaming Prince for something. For being good that night.

I think you need to reread my post. My goodness. I LOVED Prince's solo. When I said, he was being "petty," I meant that in the best possible way. Many of us know and love Prince and his adorable pettiness/shade. His is the face that launched countless memes and GIFS.

FWIW, this performance is what Pulled me back in. I was literally done and bored with the whole purple scene online and off prior to this performance. 2001-2004 was zzz for me and I felt it was over. Watching the Hall Of Fame show, I felt the regular performance of his hits that he did earlier in the show was "okay" and that having those dip shits Outkast as speakers on his induction (that disrespectuful "off the dome" boolshet) left me wanting. Thank God Alicia got me hyped and did him right with HER introduction. That was the best...until this surprise guitar performance. I literally got out of me seat and had teared the fuck up at what I had just watched. I wanted to call everybody I knew to ask if they had just witnessed what I did. It was so breathtaking (He wouldn't surprise me with such greatness again until the PR performance in the opening Musicology Show in L.A. and the Superbowl performance a few years later). I've rarely rewatched the perforamnce in all these years becasue I want to keep the first experience in my memory. For some reason, I feel that watching and re-waching certain things makes everything all to familiar and the experience reduces its charm or exclusive specialness if that makes sense. In all these years, Ive read how the vidoes of it all have different sounds, aspects to which speaker his guitar comes through, overdubbed etc etc. Too bad that all these so called dubious aspects to what was done that night has come into play at times but I dont give a fuck. I know what I saw that night and nothing from any other band or performer has come close to that and Ill always remeber THAT.

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[Edited 11/5/18 7:51am]

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

peggyon said:

PURPLEIZED3121 said:

yep, Dhani made some bloody awful & truly unnessary comments..sahme his dads ethos of love & peace didn't rub off!

Dhani made it seem he was acting as a' shield' between Jeff(Geoff?)/Tom and Prince.

He may have thought the guitar toss was gratuitous and a bit grand-standing...Trying to see both sides.

Right. I think if any of the guys playing had an issue it was with Prince doing the "lean back" into his bodyguard and throwing up his guitar and walking off stage at the end. I don't recall hearing any negative words about his guitar solo duirng the song. As musicians and guitar players they know how good it was.

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Morris Hayes detailed his discussion with Prince about this performance during his interview on the Peach & Black podcast. He said Prince told him he played it down in rehearsal, but knew he was going to do his solo at the show.

jdcxc said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

He opened the show! He was inducted and was THE main event for that year’s show. First year eligible by god he was going to headline the RR Hall of Fame that Year. Prince has NEVER been anything but one of the biggest badasses in rock. He’s been right up there with The Beatles and MJ since very early in his career and by the time of the show didn’t need to prove anything to anyone. HE WANTED TO. He has always gave it his all even if it was just an after show with a handful of people. That’s the recurring thing his protege’s and band mates have said about him. To give it your all no matter what. [Edited 11/4/18 19:18pm]

Good points. What is also lost on his induction is that he was still a vital creative artist...still releasing interesting music, collaborating with others, challenging the industry and creating amazing live performances. So many of the inductees are creatively spent, tired, retired or dead.

Yes, 2004 was a huge year for Prince. Inducted into the RARHOF, the largest concert tour, and the album sold - granted, some of that was the result of creatvie marketing/sales, but still...

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Musicology Live 2004ever was a concert tour by American recording artist Prince to promote his Musicology album. The tour began in March 27 in 2004 in Reno, Nevada and concluded on September 11 in San Jose, California. It was a commercial success earning $87.4 million from 77 shows in 52 cities across the United States and selling more than 1.4 million tickets.[1][2] Prince said one of the goals of the tour was "to bring back music and live musicianship."[3]

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Musicology quickly proved to be Prince's most successful album since Diamonds and Pearls, reaching the Top 5 in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany and making a significant impression on charts around the world. It also proved to be well received by music critics. The title track was only released as a single in Australia, where it enjoyed moderate chart success and airplay. However it was also a hit on the US R&B charts through airplay. The album was certified platinum by The RIAA in June 2004[5] and was certified double platinum in late January 2005.[6][7]

[Edited 11/5/18 8:43am]

PennyPurple said:

From Guitar Player:

Though Prince is onstage the entire time, he stands off to the side until the end, when he takes center stage. From that point on, the show is entirely his. His slick stage move at 4:43 and his guitar face at 5:05 are as enjoyable as anything he plays...and he plays up a storm. The smile on the face of Dhani Harrison—George Harrison’s son, who plays acoustic guitar on the number—shows how much he was enjoying Prince’s star-turn on his father’s song.

“You see me nodding at him, to say, ‘Go on, go on,’” Petty said. “I remember I leaned out at him at one point and gave him a ‘This is going great!’ kind of look.

“He just burned it up. You could feel the electricity of ‘something really big’s going down here.’”

Agreed. His solo was what made that performance shine. I think that any critical remarks made were referring more to his "Prince" antics during and after the solo. The "lean-back", the guitar toss, and the prancing off stage right after the solo. While all of that was standard Prince behavior on stage during his own shows some felt it took away from the spirit of the performance which was a group dedication to George. However, some felt that after his solo he deserved to "showboat" a little. Just a matter of opinion, I guess...

rdhull said:

minnesoundlvr said:

I think Tom Petty's account mentioned above is also revisionist history. I don't think he was happy at all when Prince dropped the bomb on all of them on that stage. I also think Dhani was only repeating what he had heard Petty, his mentor, say.

And I don't think Prince was looking at Petty for cues. I think Mr. Nelson was just being petty, no pun intended, and laughing in their faces because he knew that he had snookered them. And stole the show. Just look at the smirk on his face after he leaned back into the audience and his stage hand pushed him back up. He knew exactly what he was doing. They had tried to limit his time in rehearsals, but he had the last laugh.

I also wonder about the lighting that night. Prince was in the shadows for the first half of the performance and then he magically steps to the front of the stage and a spotlight bathed him. And, incredibly, his solo lasted for the final two and a half minutes of the total 6:15. Had he been billed as the featured soloist? I think not.

[Edited 11/4/18 17:59pm]

Looks like he was meant to come out of the shadows and do that solo since he was 'bathed' in it.An just because he wasn't "billed as featured soloist" (who is? nobody is ever billed as that lol) And lets not forget, it was also his night s he was inducted that night.

It's very easy for the Production Director to quickly call out a spotlight on stage. The production crew are trained to handle any sudden changes/adjustments needed at any given time. They can change lighting when necessary.

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The whole thing was so "Prince", just Prince being Prince, and it was great for that reason. The critique has been that he took away from it being a group dedication to George, but one could argue that his beautiful solo actually added dimension to George's amazing song and gave it new life.

[Edited 11/5/18 8:56am]

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

jdcxc said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said: Fuck Dhani. Would anybody care about a Prince-less version of this performance? Prince blows there mediocre asses off the stage. George would’ve appreciated a new interpretation. Side Note- the Traveling Wilburys album is some of the worst “superstar” music I have ever listened to. I always thought P was directing his performance to Rolling Stone Magazine, who inexplicably left him off their 100 Greatest Guitarists list. A grave error that they corrected later. Ceelo was right!

Most definitely!

Bingo!!! Most likely reason that Prince planned his "solo surprise" during that performance