This is a great and infromative interview, done in February by the Sunset Sound folks, with Peggy McCreary, who was a main sound engineer for Prince during from Controversy through the Revolution era. Fair Warning: one of the interviewers really wants to steer the conversation to Van Halen, and says frustrating things like "The beginning of When Doves Cry sounds like Van Halen. Did Prince and Eddie ever meet in the halls?". Regardless, I assure you all that there is a big chunk in the middle where Peggy tlks about Prince at length. It's very good, and has new info.

Thanks! Will definitely check it out.

JudasLChrist said:

This is a great and infromative interview, done in February by the Sunset Sound folks, with Peggy McCreary, who was a main sound engineer for Prince during from Controversy through the Revolution era. Fair Warning: one of the interviewers really wants to steer the conversation to Van Halen, and says frustrating things like "The beginning of When Doves Cry sounds like Van Halen. Did Prince and Eddie ever meet in the halls?". Regardless, I assure you all that there is a big chunk in the middle where Peggy tlks about Prince at length. It's very good, and has new info.

Awesome video - thank you. That interviewer is Dweezil Zappa - Frank's son.

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SimonCharles said:

JudasLChrist said:

This is a great and infromative interview, done in February by the Sunset Sound folks, with Peggy McCreary, who was a main sound engineer for Prince during from Controversy through the Revolution era. Fair Warning: one of the interviewers really wants to steer the conversation to Van Halen, and says frustrating things like "The beginning of When Doves Cry sounds like Van Halen. Did Prince and Eddie ever meet in the halls?". Regardless, I assure you all that there is a big chunk in the middle where Peggy tlks about Prince at length. It's very good, and has new info.

Awesome video - thank you. That interviewer is Dweezil Zappa - Frank's son.

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I know! He needs to quit Van Halen fan-boying!

JudasLChrist said:

SimonCharles said:

Awesome video - thank you. That interviewer is Dweezil Zappa - Frank's son.

[Edited 3/4/21 11:31am]

I know! He needs to quit Van Halen fan-boying!

He really does.

Her take on 'When Doves Cry'?

' It just seemed like a wank …' 1.02.40

GREAT interview!

bwaaatch said:

Her take on 'When Doves Cry'?

' It just seemed like a wank …' 1.02.40

GREAT interview!

It absolutely is a great interview... The Sunset Sound folks said that part 2 is coming tonight and it's ALL about Prince.

who is she dissing at 42:46 as mass manufactured music? "Electric Light music"

ELO?

• I like her, she's so down-to-earth, not self-important.
• Ole Dweezil has the 'hots' for Edward.

it was interesting that Dweezil asked about Prince's guitar playing on When Doves Cry. I have long loved that and have always felt it was not celebrated enough. Although Dweezil seemed to call out how great the playing was, he seemed to call Prince just a 'great player'...like he wasn't one of the best.

I'm probably being an over-sensitive fan.

JoeyCococo said:

it was interesting that Dweezil asked about Prince's guitar playing on When Doves Cry. I have long loved that and have always felt it was not celebrated enough. Although Dweezil seemed to call out how great the playing was, he seemed to call Prince just a 'great player'...like he wasn't one of the best.

I'm probably being an over-sensitive fan.

It seemed to me that when Peggy would mention Prince, Dweezil wanted to return to talking about Eddie.

Did he imply that Prince may have 'borrowed' from Eddie re:WDC?

There's a part two, on the channel, too! I haven't watched it yet, though...so I have no idea how much of the chat is about Prince. Nevertheless, given the quality of the first chunk of the chat, I'm sure it will be as informative and interesting.

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And, yes, Peggy McCreary is so wonderful.

Danke schoen!

JoeyCococo said:

it was interesting that Dweezil asked about Prince's guitar playing on When Doves Cry. I have long loved that and have always felt it was not celebrated enough. Although Dweezil seemed to call out how great the playing was, he seemed to call Prince just a 'great player'...like he wasn't one of the best.

I'm probably being an over-sensitive fan.

You are. Prince wasn't one of the best by a mile. There are guys in every town I've lived in that could smoke Prince strictly as physically handling the instrument goes. His ideas and songs set him apart, not his physical skill in manipulating the instrument. I love Prince as a guitarist. Don't get me wrong. He didn't change the instrument or introduce anything new, though. He didn't even take what someone else has done and do it better than them. He's a legend because of the entire package, not because of skills on any one instrument.

Great interview! THX for sharing!

This is a good listen. I'm not an audiophile and don't always understand a lot of the process so quite insightful. Especially fun as always hearing what a pain in the ass Prince could be.

I agree that Dweezil always seems to want to steer the convo back to Eddie Van Halen and why it bothers a few people here. But it makes me wonder how many of the Van Halen fans are listening to it wishing they'd shut the fuck about Prince.

Prince..."White people don't have any rhythm" when Peggy would inadvertently bop her head to his music.

SimonCharles said:

There's a part two, on the channel, too! I haven't watched it yet, though...so I have no idea how much of the chat is about Prince. Nevertheless, given the quality of the first chunk of the chat, I'm sure it will be as informative and interesting.

*

And, yes, Peggy McCreary is so wonderful.

Sunset repsonded to me in the youtube comments and said part 2 goes into more Prince

Van Halen is one of my favorite bands. Watch it you lot.

"White people don't have any rythem." Tony M anyone.

2freaky4church1 said:

Van Halen is one of my favorite bands. Watch it you lot.

I like Van Halen...not feeling Dweezil.

JoeyCococo said:

it was interesting that Dweezil asked about Prince's guitar playing on When Doves Cry. I have long loved that and have always felt it was not celebrated enough. Although Dweezil seemed to call out how great the playing was, he seemed to call Prince just a 'great player'...like he wasn't one of the best.

I'm probably being an over-sensitive fan.

His father was also a "Great Player"...wudve been interesting if Dweezil had any Prince/Zappa anecdotes.

Frank thought Eddie was the best player. hah

feelin dweezil.

Prince drank coffee? nice lol

He played the piano for hours. gulp

Prince had to be mentally ill. He was so mean to people.

Who was the jerk star(2nd session) Peggy was referring to? She didn't name him