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Thread started 05/30/03 1:21pm

okaypimpn

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Prince and DeVante Swing

Is it true that DeVante Swing (famed producer of Jodeci) hitched his way to Minneapolis to be discovered by Prince, but it never happend? In fact, I heard the security never let him set foot in Paisley Park. I guess The Purple One knew he was up to no good. sad
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Reply #1 posted 05/30/03 1:23pm

suomynona
yes, it's true... at least according to devante in an august 1995 interview in

vibe magazine:

DeVante had run away in hopes of working with Prince at the age of 16, but didn't get too far in music before he returned home. He told Vibe magazine: " I was up at Paisley Park every day begging for a job, asking people to listen to my tape. The receptionist kept saying she couldn't help me. I wasn't gonna leave until they put me on."



[This message was edited Fri May 30 13:25:52 PDT 2003 by suomynona]
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Reply #2 posted 05/30/03 2:23pm

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Oooh disbelief The thought of Jodeci on Paisley Park Records. Can you imagine their rendition of Miss Thang? falloff
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Reply #3 posted 05/30/03 2:24pm

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chickengrease said:

Oooh disbelief The thought of Jodeci on Paisley Park Records. Can you imagine their rendition of Miss Thang? falloff

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Reply #4 posted 05/30/03 9:11pm

okaypimpn

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chickengrease said:

Oooh disbelief The thought of Jodeci on Paisley Park Records. Can you imagine their rendition of Miss Thang? falloff


It would probably sound a damn mess!!!
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Reply #5 posted 05/31/03 12:17am

suomynona
i'm not sure if they came out on the same day, but i did buy jodeci's debut album and "diamonds & pearls" at the beaverton tower records on the day "diamonds & pearls" was released in 1991...
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Reply #6 posted 05/31/03 11:12am

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suomynona said:

i'm not sure if they came out on the same day, but i did buy jodeci's debut album and "diamonds & pearls" at the beaverton tower records on the day "diamonds & pearls" was released in 1991...


Interesting...now that you mentioned it, they were both released in '91 weren't they? Maybe it was a plan of ol' DeVante.
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