Akexis Petridis
The Guardian
Friday, 15 February 2019

Newspaper interview with Chaka Khan, covering her career, promoting her new album and including reference to Prince, their first meeting, and his death:

Awesome interview! Chaka sure doesn't hold back.

It was a very good interview.

I attended an industry event this past week & was told Chaka is featured prominently in a new Prince documentary! It was screened recently in a private mansion in the Hollywood Hills. The documentary was stalled for a while because of the estates approval. Chaka reveals some never before stories about Prince(r.i.p.) and their close relationship. From what I was told it doesn't sound like the Ava documentary.

scififilmnerd said:

Great interview. Very personal. I learned new and interesting things about her private life. I enjoyed the new video, too. Lotsa stuff going on in that phone booth. (I didn't know those still existed.)

PURPLEIZED3121 said:

Kiran has just put a post out on her twitter feed refuting the parts about P not eating well & doing acid.

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Kiran was Prince's "manager" for five years. Chaka has known Prince for DECADES.

BartVanHemelen said:

PURPLEIZED3121 said:

Kiran has just put a post out on her twitter feed refuting the parts about P not eating well & doing acid.

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Kiran was Prince's "manager" for five years. Chaka has known Prince for DECADES.

She should have thought of that.

BartVanHemelen said:

PURPLEIZED3121 said:

Kiran has just put a post out on her twitter feed refuting the parts about P not eating well & doing acid.

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Kiran was Prince's "manager" for five years. Chaka has known Prince for DECADES.

7 years, not 5. Would suggest Kirans observations in his final years have equal vailidty. Likewise CK's comments seem to be based on hearsay?

He had his demons like we all do....yet he still worked his ass off though immense physical pain. Those of us who are perhaps more well rounded / emotionally intelligent will see that & appreciate far more than others.

PURPLEIZED3121 said:

Comments deleted - l'ange bleu - moderator Be civilized

appreciated & thanks for keeping the thread open.

PURPLEIZED3121 said:

BartVanHemelen said:

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Kiran was Prince's "manager" for five years. Chaka has known Prince for DECADES.

7 years, not 5. Would suggest Kirans observations in his final years have equal vailidty. Likewise CK's comments seem to be based on hearsay?

He had his demons like we all do....yet he still worked his ass off though immense physical pain. Those of us who are perhaps more well rounded / emotionally intelligent will see that & appreciate far more than others.

You said Kiran refuted Chaka's comment, and that doesn't mean her word trumps Chaka's.

iZsaZsa said:

PURPLEIZED3121 said:

7 years, not 5. Would suggest Kirans observations in his final years have equal vailidty. Likewise CK's comments seem to be based on hearsay?

He had his demons like we all do....yet he still worked his ass off though immense physical pain. Those of us who are perhaps more well rounded / emotionally intelligent will see that & appreciate far more than others.

You said Kiran refuted Chaka's comment, and that doesn't mean her word trumps Chaka's.

I see where you are coming from. My point being that CK's comments could be percieved as P doing acid in his latter years, however Kiran set the record straight ie in her eyes he never did it in her 7 years there. So, yes both equally valid comments from CK & Kiran reflecting their different times with him.