I like how Prince "warms up" through interviews. He always starts very quiet, softly spoken, calm, monotone, then later on he opens up, becomes more lively, more smiles, his voices becomes louder and more expressive. Having an interviewer that he really likes helps with this a lot! What an absolute legend Prince is. We are so lucky to have interviews like this available.
I missed him so much I decided to watch this. I miss him even more now. This man had such eloquence and such creativity. The world is such a dimmer place without him.
I miss the brother so much as if he was a family member.. I used to plan out vacation plans in order to catch a Live show or two whenever he was touring...
I miss him so much it hurts. To me? Real music died with him. There will never ever ever be anyone like Prince who did what he did. Who thought of us as his family and loved us as much as we love him. He taught us it was ok to be different and break the rules. To go at something with everything we have inside. All of us have some type of talent. I am so thankful, grateful and humbled to have been on stage with our musical iconic genius. Wrapped in his arms and pulled tightly to his chest. He smelled like lavender and musky male. When we pulled back, he looked directly into my eyes and as much as it made me squirm as It felt he could see right into me? I wanted to jump into and swim in his warm and wide dark eyes. He patted my bottom as he still had me around the waist. I remember thinking, he speaks with his eyes.. He grabbed a hold of my hand and proceeded to drag me around stage like a rag doll. It was my birthday and he saw the sign above my head from my friend behind me. I was was lifted up on my other friends shoulders as I am quite short. Security saw and I was terrified from recent trauma and I heard someone yelling "Hey Birthday Girl!" I turned to look and it was Prince! He had my friend move to where he was at and Prince grabbed me and yanked me so hard that I ended up slamming into him and we both almost went over and that is how I ended up wrapped in his arms! When he walked me back to go off stage, he whispered in my ear, that there are no birthdays and no aging to worry about. That time didn't exist. Gave me another one of those long knowing stares, this time a serious one. Kissed my hand and my face and nudged me back off stage. A night I will never forget.
Now that is one memorable birthday! You have a great knack for writing, very descriptive. Do you write? If not, maybe you should...maybe that's YOUR talent, as Prince said.
Lawd Have Mercy! U had an experience that most people dream about that actually happened!!! U should thank ur friend 4 lifting u up! I was Blessed 2 c Prince 7 times. The closest was at a wrecka stow in Atlanta promoting the Symbol Album in 92 w/The NPG & Mayte. I was about 5ft away from the small stage. He played 5 songs w/snippets from the album which was awesome bcuz the tickets to the 2 shows at The Fox Theater sold out in 1hr!. I asked 4 & got the only poster w/Prince & The NPG w/Mayte. It was the back drop they were playing in front of. As Prince left in his limo he threw a lollipop out the window that my friend I was with almost caught!(darn it!) Such Good Times😊! A Blessing u met our Beloved Prince! A memory to treasure! God dont make those type of molds anymore. Prince was w/out a doubt at his best w/his music & style! One Of The Most Beautiful Artist who ever walked( in heels😊). He is truly missed💜(+>
He looks and sounds so amazing in this interview! He's one of the most amazing artists in our lifetime! I'm beyond blessed to have seen him twice, live while he was still with us! His presence was almost supernatural! God bless him!
@@dominiquejones3805only if he could have let God bring him they special person he was looking for, everything would have feel in the correct pieces. He wasn't people godly women
And two of the MOST talented by far! However, I love MJ, my first album was the Jackson 5 and he was my first crush, and they were both child prodigies, but Prince didn’t have the might of Motown behind him. Prince had to do it all himself, he taught himself to play multiple instruments, he and Jimmy Page are neck and neck for GOAT guitarist. He almost never covers other people’s, unless they’re iconic songs. I could go on and on, so Prince is a musical genius, in the vein of Mozart, and I doubt Mozart worked as har. Thank you sweet Prince for all you’ve given to to the world!
Prince knew because he knew the truth of the Bible. These are the end times and they will get worse not better. Not until Christ comes with we be gifted a new world, free of wrong doing. Trust and follow Christ.
Prince is so right about the guitar....It is a difficult instrument to play and you do have to stick at it but every time you make a sound go the way you want, it really is pure joy. Long live guitar....RIP Prince....You were and still are the greatest.
Prince telling about his childhood and what he was born with is truly inspirational. Telling this helps those who are epileptic see having epilepsy cannot hold back in what you want to be, to follow your dreams. Prince born epileptic and became #1 best music artist in the world, in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a role model and didnt give up into becoming to who he was and how we all will remember him. Thank you Prince ❤
I think saying that you can't be held back is a bit of an oversimplification. His case is sorta an outlier. I don't know of many people with epilepsy that have it resolved in and of itself.
Exactly. I have a loved one who is Epileptic and has prayed for 11years for the seizures to end. Trust me, Epilepsy is a nightmare for the victim and the family. Glad Prince” seizures were under control. ❤❤
@@dominiquejones3805 you sound like you have some growing up to do. if you are implying he exaggerated being epileptic as a child, and it’s impact on him - you’re sick. you didn’t walk not one mile in his shoes.
Whoever was responsible for his death got to be one of the worst demons on the planet. Like you gotta be worse than a hater to what to take Prince out.
He sleeps like that😂 Prince humor 😂 I hate he was so guarded sometimes. He distanced himself from friends due 2 the trouble of also being a boss . I believe he struggled with that
Prince will always be my favorite musician of all time. I can't believe we were so blessed to have had this incredibly talented brilliant intelligent man when we did on this Earth. The day he died I was in so much grief of losing this amazing genius when we did. Growing up back in the eighties I was teased so much for being a shy timid small girl. Prince taught me so much that it was alright to be myself and I didn't have to be anyone else but me. I always loved music and all kinds of music from rock, funk, jazz, blues, soul, r&b, rap, hip hop, dance, electronica, punk, new wave, metal, alternative and classical. Prince could play almost every genre of music and play every instrument put into his hands. Seeing him in concert the couple of times I did was like a religious experience. I grew up in a very strict Roman Catholic environment, going to Mass every Sunday with my daddy but I never felt the closeness to the God center as when I was listening to his music or seeing this genius in concert. We are never going to get another visionary genius like Prince for a very long time to come. In all my pain of losing my parents early, going though my rough teenage years and my mom being severely mentally ill. Prince's music healed me so much emotionally and mentally. For all of this, I know the greatest music genius in my humble opinion is with God and blessing God's Kingdom with the incredible music he gifted this world with. For this I will always love Prince.
I'm 43 and I didn't really discover Prince until yesterday my 43 birthday. This guy is absolutely fascinating. I love him for his musical craftsmanship. He is such an a musical assassin on stage.
@@taniamcphelim6900 Rock and roll just never happened in my household. By the time I was a teenager he wasn't really in fashion. Sure i'd heard hid his songs on a radio or something but I wouldnt be able to know who was playing,. Plus I grew up in the countryside and non of my friends or associates ever discussed music. And i'm not American,
This was a fantastic interview. He let Prince talk, and express his views, I think that’s why Prince was able to open up. I don’t blame celebrities for not doing a lot of interviews.
Im sitting watching this and have been a Prince fan,worshipper,student,admirer etc for nearly 35 years and this is incredible.I understand music and play a variety of instruments myself due to my years of listening and studying and totally appreciating this mans music,public image,the whole famous musician thing but the respect and well just respect he recieved from interviewers if this high calibre is something we will never see since Prince Rogers Nelson passed I urge all admirers,fans of this incredible artist to never let his life and incredible musicality be forgotten. WE WILL ALWAYS LIVE 2 C THE DAWN
My fucking guy. I remember watching this interview when it first aired. Like Prince, I watched Tavis Smiley every night. He always did the best interviews, because he always let the guests talk, and complete thoughts. Prince...every time I see a picture...an interview...a video...hear a song, the same thought always comes to mind..."I love this fucking guy". Long live the king...Prince.
It was during this time I really got n2 Prince. Chappelle Show really opened my era up 2 Prince & I watched Purple Rain & I'm like I seen this b4 got some cds & I'm like, I've heard this b4. Prince had already been there n my life I just didn't put it all 2gether.
Prince was the ultimate baby boomer. His music was absorbed with every genre, every sound we all heard growing up back in the 60's and early 70's. Hail AM radio. The only place we heard Cream, then Stevie Wonder, then the Beatles, then Marvin Gaye, then Johnny Cash, throw in Barbra Streisand, on and on. I miss Prince so much. I'm grateful I can listen to him forever.
Prince really grew as a person, and an artist. So articulate, very funny and wise. A long way from his shyness when he first became famous. Watching him on American Bandstand being interviewed by Dick Clark, was painfully shy. He was an amazing human being.
I remember that American Bandstand interview as well. I think Prince was like that with Dick Clark not only because he was shy but also because I don't think he liked the questions he asked him nor the tone he asked them.
He was trying 2 make things right with his friends around the time he passed. He did some cruel things 2 Morris & others. That Musicology Tour was cold
I was thinking the same. He rarely laughed in front of camera so loud, directly from his heart. You can see genuine heart in his laugh, I don't know..there is some goodness and even tenderness which was often covered by his seriousness used for the public eye. Hearing this laugh seemed as a moment he let go of ,,the mask'' when unconsciously giving to us a glimpse of relaxed, more innocent and sweet part of himself.💜🌟
There are plenty of times that Prince has shown his comedic side. He appeared several times on the Jay Leno Show. Prince and Jay kept playing pranks on one another. Prince even pretended to be a repairman who came to fix Jay's chair. Prince appeared on The Muppets Show. In one funny skit Prince was dressed like a farmer and was talking and singing a funny song with a country accent about cows. In the same show he sung his song Starfish and Coffee.Which was also a funny light hearted song. Then there's also a video on one of his songs from his Emancipation album called "Face Down". Its a humorous song and he's making funny faces in the video. Then there was the movie "Under The Cherry Moon". Prince had some funny scenes in that as well. In of his concerts he light heartly making jokes about one of the musicians in his band.
Yes, he's beautiful inside and out. I was just watching his Super Bowl show (for the 1000th time) and I cried AGAIN. I love to watch him smile so big when his fans sing his songs. He LOVED THAT. I was also so blessed to see him several times in the Purple 🟣 Circle ALWAYS.LOL...I wasn't able to hug him. But, ONLY his music does that to me. It’s a warm blanket. Only he can bring every emotion out of me. Forever Loved, 🫶🏼💜🕊️
Damn, there was several times there’s just an aura he exudes of gentle pirate king, like at times it’ll be just a conversation but then a light shines through that makes sense why he was and most likely will continue to be “Prince” even in the here-after.
Love ❤️ this interview. He is the ultimate creative. The ultimate teacher and motivator. I agree he is head and shoulders above. Very thoughtful. He learns visually. So driven. Ohhhh my gosh…creating your own universe. Love. So many things… so on point.
Thank God we have those amazing personal “real” interviews with interviewers such as Tavis !!! I still can not believe he’s gone !! He passed the day before my 40 yr old niece, our last conversation was mourning Prince !! They both died of fent, and I’d bet money neither would’ve EVER touched anything that had to do with it. Horrible sadness!!!
I don't believe to this day that Prince took and overdose. I truly believe those pills with major amounts of fentanyl was a set up. I truly believe he was dooped intentionally with those pills. Make it make sense!!! If he was taking pain meds for the pain in his hip, I'm assuming his physician subscribed them first. Prince was a smart man and its on film Prince going inside the doctor office and he wrote a prescription for 15 pain killer, and the next day he's dead from an overdose of fentanyl. So was the fentanyl in the 15 the doctor prescribed. 🤔 I don't feel Prince took 15 pills in that short period of time, and then started taking the pills that caused his death. So he took pills from the street pain killer, and not the ones from the pharmacy. Make it Make sense!!! It just seems a bit shady to me. RIP!!! Money and the abuse of power🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔Make you think. Prince was way too self conscious about his health to be taking drugs "from street" Pharmaceutical. It's just unbelievable 😳. He was moved out the way, because he was on his shit when it came to his music rights.
@@fabianboesch96 prescription pills "murdered" Prince. His addiction was well known to those close to him. They have video...of him...at the pharmacy in Minneapolis picking up the pills that ultimately killed him. They have the record of his emergency visit to the hospital, after his plane's emergency landing, when he OD'd weeks before. That DOESN'T diminish what he was...or what he meant to all of us.
The world just went weird after Prince left us. Who else could make the color purple known all across the globe? That is to say that everyone thinks of Prince and his beautiful music and artistry when they see the color purple. Quite an amazing feat if you ask me. Nobody else has accomplished that. He is a legend, an icon, a genius, and he provided the soundtrack to my life as a teenager in the 80's. He always referred to us as his friends and not his fans. Nothing compares to you, Prince. I love you.
This is true.When I see or hear someone say "Purple", I think of Prince.After that, Selena Quintanilla.She has a strong vibe with the color purple, also.
He had to be a SHREWD buisness man to last as long as he did in that industry. He literally beat out all of his competitors in every aspect of music especially in the performance arena.
@@MAJFUNKSTAR let these folks know! The ghetto shows in his live for Larry and Graham Central Station. If y'all never seen or heard GCS LIVE.... specially in the 70s.....you missing a whoooooole lotta of Prince and FONK
I swear to the Lord I can't believe this wonderful man is gone he is a true icon I started listening to music back in the 50s and I love so many different types of music and it's so sad to lose many many top rated musicians for such silly reasons which I cannot understand so all I can think is God wanted them more than we did on this Earth I lost my wife of 26 years due to a doctor and if I didn't have music to soothe my soul I think I would have been gone too God bless all good people on this Earth in Jesus name amen
12:59-13:10 This is true more than ever now I think we can all agree. RIP Prince 🙏💜🕊️🎸 Ps. Hope u r all staying safe in these hard times. Take care everyone and never ever give up on ur dreams. Peace and be Wild ☮️✨
The BEST interview with Prince. I live in Minneapolis and have seen him perform many times since the 80's and have met him twice. He's been so far ahead of the time with his experience in business and music ... he has always been ahead of time in sexual assumptions and protecting intellectual property. Artists of all kinds owe a debt of gratitude for his successful efforts getting control again of original ideas.
One of my first passons in life was music. It saddens me that such a talent is gone. It happens to all of us at some point but damn, damn, damn. Pretty selfish of me to feel this way but it is what it is. Music gives me life.
The part he basically said about his dad being hard to impress and that helped him be better, that may work for him, but a lot of times I think kids and people in general, may need more encouraging and positive feedback than tough talk etc.
I think he needed that too. Maybe in the form of talk therapy. I think anyone who has an addiction of any kind has tough emotional wounds usually from childhood. We have to turn to the God of all comfort with our pain as well as practical help toward healing. Speaking from experience, it is unfamiliar for us to turn to God when we hurt. We want immediate relief because the pain is so deep. I think that's why Prince kept going back to the pain pills. He already had Jesus and also could have used therapy to talk it out in confidentiality. Our parents have done things that permanently scar us and that pain is real.
If People don't ACT with the SAME respect IN AND OUT of your presence 💯 THAT will be a person that can or will be USED to bring you down if it ever presents itself!!
Its that ONE person that secretly FEELS they should be where 🤔 YOU did the WORK to get there OR one that just DONT WANT TO SEE YOU WITH GOOD PERIODT, I FOUND OUT!!
Personal testimony: When I shared with my Family, Friends and Loved ones, I was found happiness and getting married ❤ EVERY ONE OF EM GOT RED BULL MADDDD and they no problem letting me know HOW they felt!! What did I DO??
I OPENED MY DOOR 🚪 and I CLOSED IT and LOCKED IT behind EVERY ONE OF THEM...THEY WILL NOT SNATCH what rightfully belongs to meeee and WHAT I DESERVE!! NO MORE
OLD HELEN, IS DEAD, TYLER PERRY SAID, I will slap somebody mouth 👄 outtttt if they stay out my wayyyy!! LOL 😆!! And I ain't playing with nobody no mo!@ Too much going on in this WORLD 🌎 today
It doesn’t feel right. That Prince is gone :( He gave something to this world that we still need. He was so inspirational and he was like that big/little brother that was always there for you. He showed/taught everyone to always be you no matter what. I miss him on a scale I didn’t know was humanly possible.
The part about there being seven BLACK Presidents before Obama shocked me! This was my first time hearing that, I’m researching online and see what more can I find out. Amazing information. Prince was deep. ❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing this video!
I am shocked and fascinated at the same time how wildly intelligent Prince was. There was deep wisdom and great eloquency coming whenever he started to speak. Wow!
I was amused by Prince freely admitting that he has a mean side to his personality. I knew a couple of people who were associated with him, and they did attest that he did indeed have a dark side and could be an asshole at times. Nevertheless, he was one of the greatest musical geniuses to ever walk this planet and we will probably never see his like again. RIP.
I love this interview. Tavis asks such insightful questions, you can tell this insights Price to answer honestly and elaborate on his answer. Such a good interview!!
This is one of the only interviews where i felt Prince was being himself. Looks like he had such a great relationship with Tavis that he felt safe to open up.
Prince is deeper than I thought he was, blacker than I thought he was, straighter than I thought he was and smarter than I thought he was. This man was the truth. RIP Prince.
@@leahflower9924 I was basing it on his crossover music not race. In other words I meant pro-black, but I wanted to keep my “er” at the ending of my words going.
Prince is a legendary icon. Very intelligent and talented. This is why he made his universe the way he did. Artist, singers, musicians, writers, anyone creative understands eachother. Grew up with Prince's music and am happy I grew up in this time.
I like how Prince "warms up" through interviews. He always starts very quiet, softly spoken, calm, monotone, then later on he opens up, becomes more lively, more smiles, his voices becomes louder and more expressive. Having an interviewer that he really likes helps with this a lot! What an absolute legend Prince is. We are so lucky to have interviews like this available.
And all this is compliments of Mayte…who taught him how to relax, calm down and come out of his shell with paparazzi and journalists.
Yes🎉 Rest in Peace, Prince until that great getting up morning!
@@themountainsandthesea4121So true 👍 🤣 😢 😂 ❤️ 👌 👍 🤣 😢 😂 ❤️ 👌 absolutely 💯%!right 😋 😀 👌 😄 😉 about Prince 🤴 😋 😀 😄 😉 😜 learning 😀 😄 😉 😜 😋 😆 how 🤔 😀 😄 😜 🤣 😉 to relax 😌 😳 😀 🤣 🙄 😆 and ✍️ 👏 😳 🙌 👌 👀and to be 😎 🆒️ cool 😎 ♥️ ❤️ 👌 ✨️ 💖 !
@@themountainsandthesea4121You're absolutely 💯%! 👌 ❤️ 💓 💙 💖 right about Prince 🤴 💜 😍 👏 ❤️ ♥️ learning 😀 😄 👍 😉 👏 👌 😀 😄 👍 😉 👏 👌 how 🤔 ❓️ 😋 😀 👌 😄 🤔 to relax 😌 😀 🤣 😳 🙄 😄 and ✍️ 👏 😳 🙌 👌 👀 cool 😎 ♥️ ❤️ 👌 ✨️ 💖 down!
Prince 🤴 👌 👏 👍 😀 😄 😋 👌 👏 👍 😀 😄 😋 is ♥️ ❤️ 💖 ✨️ 😀 😄 definitely ♥️ ❤️ 💖 ✨️ 😀 😋 learning 😀 😄 👍 😉 👏 👌 😀 😄 👍 😉 👏 👌 how 🤔 ❓️ 😋 😀 👌 😄 to be cool 😎 😀 🤣 😄 😳 🙄 for 👋 👌 😋 😀 😍 🙄 interview on TV 📺 😀 🙄 😳 🤣 👏!
Kudos to Tavis for letting his guests talk without being interrupted.
Tavis is awesome! He's still going too! Check him out he's created a media enterprise and still broadcasting - always good conversations
Tavis is 1 of my favorite host ever
I missed him so much I decided to watch this. I miss him even more now. This man had such eloquence and such creativity. The world is such a dimmer place without him.
I miss the brother so much as if he was a family member.. I used to plan out vacation plans in order to catch a Live show or two whenever he was touring...
That is the best way to explain it, dimmer and sad. 😥
He'll be back.
See you in the afterworld Prince
His voice, even talking, is so hypnotic
I agree, haha :-)
I like having these interviews on while I'm performing some kind of artistic endeavor, sometimes just to listen to.
susurro al cuello❤
Yessss
@@JusticeSleuth😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I miss him so much it hurts. To me? Real music died with him. There will never ever ever be anyone like Prince who did what he did. Who thought of us as his family and loved us as much as we love him. He taught us it was ok to be different and break the rules. To go at something with everything we have inside. All of us have some type of talent. I am so thankful, grateful and humbled to have been on stage with our musical iconic genius. Wrapped in his arms and pulled tightly to his chest. He smelled like lavender and musky male. When we pulled back, he looked directly into my eyes and as much as it made me squirm as It felt he could see right into me? I wanted to jump into and swim in his warm and wide dark eyes. He patted my bottom as he still had me around the waist. I remember thinking, he speaks with his eyes.. He grabbed a hold of my hand and proceeded to drag me around stage like a rag doll. It was my birthday and he saw the sign above my head from my friend behind me. I was was lifted up on my other friends shoulders as I am quite short. Security saw and I was terrified from recent trauma and I heard someone yelling "Hey Birthday Girl!" I turned to look and it was Prince! He had my friend move to where he was at and Prince grabbed me and yanked me so hard that I ended up slamming into him and we both almost went over and that is how I ended up wrapped in his arms! When he walked me back to go off stage, he whispered in my ear, that there are no birthdays and no aging to worry about. That time didn't exist. Gave me another one of those long knowing stares, this time a serious one. Kissed my hand and my face and nudged me back off stage. A night I will never forget.
Great memories..lucky lady..
Now that is one memorable birthday! You have a great knack for writing, very descriptive. Do you write? If not, maybe you should...maybe that's YOUR talent, as Prince said.
Lawd Have Mercy! U had an experience that most people dream about that actually happened!!! U should thank ur friend 4 lifting u up! I was Blessed 2 c Prince 7 times. The closest was at a wrecka stow in Atlanta promoting the Symbol Album in 92 w/The NPG & Mayte. I was about 5ft away from the small stage. He played 5 songs w/snippets from the album which was awesome bcuz the tickets to the 2 shows at The Fox Theater sold out in 1hr!. I asked 4 & got the only poster w/Prince & The NPG w/Mayte. It was the back drop they were playing in front of. As Prince left in his limo he threw a lollipop out the window that my friend I was with almost caught!(darn it!) Such Good Times😊! A Blessing u met our Beloved Prince! A memory to treasure! God dont make those type of molds anymore. Prince was w/out a doubt at his best w/his music & style! One Of The Most Beautiful Artist who ever walked( in heels😊). He is truly missed💜(+>
Wow this story is amazing prince was meant to teach you things
I just watched his Super Bowl halftime performance. It still gives me chills. 💜💜
He looks and sounds so amazing in this interview! He's one of the most amazing artists in our lifetime! I'm beyond blessed to have seen him twice, live while he was still with us! His presence was almost supernatural! God bless him!
I wish Prince got 2 experience Fatherhood. The things we take 4 granted. He is so much 2 me. I'm still discovering songs. Dude was something else
@@dominiquejones3805only if he could have let God bring him they special person he was looking for, everything would have feel in the correct pieces. He wasn't people godly women
Prince and MJ, two of the smartest people to EVER walk into the music industry
And two of the MOST talented by far! However, I love MJ, my first album was the Jackson 5 and he was my first crush, and they were both child prodigies, but Prince didn’t have the might of Motown behind him. Prince had to do it all himself, he taught himself to play multiple instruments, he and Jimmy Page are neck and neck for GOAT guitarist. He almost never covers other people’s, unless they’re iconic songs. I could go on and on, so Prince is a musical genius, in the vein of Mozart, and I doubt Mozart worked as har. Thank you sweet Prince for all you’ve given to to the world!
@@Aspasia2929Amen to your words. Words of the truth🙏💙🌟💜🌟🙏🍀💕
And the world is so crusty they try to pin those two geniuses against each other. RIP to them both ❤
"we're in a place where we all need one another and it's gonna get rougher" the way he knew...
Prince knew because he knew the truth of the Bible. These are the end times and they will get worse not better. Not until Christ comes with we be gifted a new world, free of wrong doing. Trust and follow Christ.
It is written in the Bible and The Holy Koran
He was a spiritual soul and will always be missed.
@@dl2310For sure🎉🕊
Prince is so right about the guitar....It is a difficult instrument to play and you do have to stick at it but every time you make a sound go the way you want, it really is pure joy. Long live guitar....RIP Prince....You were and still are the greatest.
I'm 36 & just started playing. A lil side hobby
What a great interview. He didn’t interrupt him and let him speak.
Prince is Al-ive!!!
Yes!
i like the way Tavis speaks i'm sensing he's from Alabama or some state like that with all those manners lol
Tavis is excellent and well prepared. Lucky for us. Great.
Tavis smiley is one of the best hosts all time
This man was ahead of his time!!
For sure 💜
He Was The Muhammad Ali & Sugar Ray Robinson & Jack Johnson & Malcolm X Of Our Time Musically & Artistically As A Man
Most Liberated Free Spirited Musician In History... Didn't Care If You Caught On Or Not...He Shoved It In Your Face & Soul
Yes he was
he was a freemason, and a slave product of mk ultra monarch mind control programming.
Prince telling about his childhood and what he was born with is truly inspirational. Telling this helps those who are epileptic see having epilepsy cannot hold back in what you want to be, to follow your dreams. Prince born epileptic and became #1 best music artist in the world, in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a role model and didnt give up into becoming to who he was and how we all will remember him. Thank you Prince ❤
Did prince have epilepsy
I think saying that you can't be held back is a bit of an oversimplification. His case is sorta an outlier. I don't know of many people with epilepsy that have it resolved in and of itself.
Exactly. I have a loved one who is Epileptic and has prayed for 11years for the seizures to end. Trust me, Epilepsy is a nightmare for the victim and the family. Glad Prince” seizures were under control. ❤❤
Prince exaggerated some of his childhood
@@dominiquejones3805 you sound like you have some growing up to do. if you are implying he exaggerated being epileptic as a child, and it’s impact on him - you’re sick. you didn’t walk not one mile in his shoes.
He speaks so eloquent and he's modest
I LOVE THE HELL OUT OF THIS MAN. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HE IS GONE!
google on here "Dick Gregory exposes who killed Prince"
I cant believed hes gone
Whoever was responsible for his death got to be one of the worst demons on the planet. Like you gotta be worse than a hater to what to take Prince out.
ME TOO!!!
@@davidcoleman5498 👍🏽 I AGREE 💯%😭😥
His speaking voice is ASMR--so relaxing to listen to. An excellent interview of a perceptive, thoughtful man and a great talent.
Yikes. Always cringe whenever someone says ASMR like a verb 😂 but hey that’s your brain on social media lol
He was 49 or 50 yrs old in this interview
more or less, but he looks very good.
He was clean and well groomed RIP ❤
He sleeps like that😂 Prince humor 😂 I hate he was so guarded sometimes. He distanced himself from friends due 2 the trouble of also being a boss . I believe he struggled with that
Prince will always be my favorite musician of all time. I can't believe we were so blessed to have had this incredibly talented brilliant intelligent man when we did on this Earth. The day he died I was in so much grief of losing this amazing genius when we did. Growing up back in the eighties I was teased so much for being a shy timid small girl. Prince taught me so much that it was alright to be myself and I didn't have to be anyone else but me. I always loved music and all kinds of music from rock, funk, jazz, blues, soul, r&b, rap, hip hop, dance, electronica, punk, new wave, metal, alternative and classical. Prince could play almost every genre of music and play every instrument put into his hands. Seeing him in concert the couple of times I did was like a religious experience. I grew up in a very strict Roman Catholic environment, going to Mass every Sunday with my daddy but I never felt the closeness to the God center as when I was listening to his music or seeing this genius in concert. We are never going to get another visionary genius like Prince for a very long time to come. In all my pain of losing my parents early, going though my rough teenage years and my mom being severely mentally ill. Prince's music healed me so much emotionally and mentally. For all of this, I know the greatest music genius in my humble opinion is with God and blessing God's Kingdom with the incredible music he gifted this world with. For this I will always love Prince.
I love your story. x
I'm 43 and I didn't really discover Prince until yesterday my 43 birthday. This guy is absolutely fascinating. I love him for his musical craftsmanship. He is such an a musical assassin on stage.
Did you live under a rock for the first 43 years of your life then lol?
@@ThughoriSadhu I'm not American
how da fuck ya manage that?!?
How didn’t you know who prince was ?
@@taniamcphelim6900 Rock and roll just never happened in my household. By the time I was a teenager he wasn't really in fashion. Sure i'd heard hid his songs on a radio or something but I wouldnt be able to know who was playing,. Plus I grew up in the countryside and non of my friends or associates ever discussed music. And i'm not American,
Nice to see prince so laid back 'and chilled out ''just talking and enjoying the conversation...nice upload..
He was selective on who he gave interviews 2. He loved Tavis, Arsenio & Jay
This was a fantastic interview. He let Prince talk, and express his views, I think that’s why Prince was able to open up. I don’t blame celebrities for not doing a lot of interviews.
Prince Rogers Nelson..... He truly was a rare talent...
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT PRINCE 🤴 ROGERSNELSON!
One of a kind
Prince was very intelligent and ahead of his time. Awesome interview😊
Yep
I was missing him, had to listen to this interview again.
Im sitting watching this and have been a Prince fan,worshipper,student,admirer etc for nearly 35 years and this is incredible.I understand music and play a variety of instruments myself due to my years of listening and studying and totally appreciating this mans music,public image,the whole famous musician thing but the respect and well just respect he recieved from interviewers if this high calibre is something we will never see since Prince Rogers Nelson passed
I urge all admirers,fans of this incredible artist to never let his life and incredible musicality be forgotten.
WE WILL ALWAYS LIVE 2 C THE DAWN
Such a beautiful words.👏💜🌟
My fucking guy. I remember watching this interview when it first aired. Like Prince, I watched Tavis Smiley every night. He always did the best interviews, because he always let the guests talk, and complete thoughts. Prince...every time I see a picture...an interview...a video...hear a song, the same thought always comes to mind..."I love this fucking guy". Long live the king...Prince.
It was during this time I really got n2 Prince. Chappelle Show really opened my era up 2 Prince & I watched Purple Rain & I'm like I seen this b4 got some cds & I'm like, I've heard this b4. Prince had already been there n my life I just didn't put it all 2gether.
Miss this genius so match, still haven’t gotten over his passing🥲
such a smooth, relaxing voice...
His voice - even his talking voice - is medicine. So full and rich! We are so lucky to have had him here.... 🙏🌟
😘
🥰🥰🥰
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT PRINCE 🤴 ROGERSNELSON!
He has a beautiful and relaxing voice 😊
"We learn from being shown" Thank you father 💪🏾 and thank you Prince ✊🏾
What's called example, yeah? 👊🏽
Miss this man. Wildly talented, smart, articulate and funny. Truly the whole package. There will never be another like him 🙌🏻👑🎸💜
Amen.💜🌟🙏🍀
I agree he was very funny
Everything he speaks of is relevant today! Prince truly a genius and truly ahead of his time! Miss you Prince!
Prince was the ultimate baby boomer. His music was absorbed with every genre, every sound we all heard growing up back in the 60's and early 70's. Hail AM radio. The only place we heard Cream, then Stevie Wonder, then the Beatles, then Marvin Gaye, then Johnny Cash, throw in Barbra Streisand, on and on. I miss Prince so much. I'm grateful I can listen to him forever.
Prince really grew as a person, and an artist. So articulate, very funny and wise. A long way from his shyness when he first became famous. Watching him on American Bandstand being interviewed by Dick Clark, was painfully shy. He was an amazing human being.
I remember that American Bandstand interview as well. I think Prince was like that with Dick Clark not only because he was shy but also because I don't think he liked the questions he asked him nor the tone he asked them.
AWESOME AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE🕊️ TRANSFORMED GROWTH 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
He was trying 2 make things right with his friends around the time he passed. He did some cruel things 2 Morris & others. That Musicology Tour was cold
Wise beyond his years. Truly missed💜
Hearing Prince really laugh out loud like that was heaven! He had such a twinkle in his eye!
I was thinking the same. He rarely laughed in front of camera so loud, directly from his heart. You can see genuine heart in his laugh, I don't know..there is some goodness and even tenderness which was often covered by his seriousness used for the public eye. Hearing this laugh seemed as a moment he let go of ,,the mask'' when unconsciously giving to us a glimpse of relaxed, more innocent and sweet part of himself.💜🌟
There are plenty of times that Prince has shown his comedic side. He appeared several times on the Jay Leno Show. Prince and Jay kept playing pranks on one another. Prince even pretended to be a repairman who came to fix Jay's chair. Prince appeared on The Muppets Show. In one funny skit Prince was dressed like a farmer and was talking and singing a funny song with a country accent about cows. In the same show he sung his song Starfish and Coffee.Which was also a funny light hearted song. Then there's also a video on one of his songs from his Emancipation album called "Face Down". Its a humorous song and he's making funny faces in the video. Then there was the movie "Under The Cherry Moon". Prince had some funny scenes in that as well. In of his concerts he light heartly making jokes about one of the musicians in his band.
Yes, he's beautiful inside and out. I was just watching his Super Bowl show (for the 1000th time) and I cried AGAIN. I love to watch him smile so big when his fans sing his songs. He LOVED THAT. I was also so blessed to see him several times in the Purple 🟣 Circle ALWAYS.LOL...I wasn't able to hug him. But, ONLY his music does that to me. It’s a warm blanket. Only he can bring every emotion out of me. Forever Loved, 🫶🏼💜🕊️
God literally gave him the special FX with the rain
THIS interview was so powerful 😍
I’m so grateful for this interview.
Damn, there was several times there’s just an aura he exudes of gentle pirate king, like at times it’ll be just a conversation but then a light shines through that makes sense why he was and most likely will continue to be “Prince” even in the here-after.
Prince was always a musical genius and always will be.
Prince is the complete package. Prince is a masterpiece!! And I loved him then, now, an , foreve. I really appreciate this video 🥰🥰🥰🤩🔥
The timbre of his voice is so enchanting
Prince vocal range is amazing 2 me
He said “in the future, it’ll be unthinkable to steal someone’s work” yet it’s happening to people everyday still. It’s sad
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Prince is Al-ile!!!
It always has
Yes it is
He meant in paradise on earth. -Isaiah 25:8
Missed this man he had great talent very soft spoken on things
WOW. What a most special soul, the Prince of Princes. An honor yo hear him talk.
Love ❤️ this interview. He is the ultimate creative. The ultimate teacher and motivator. I agree he is head and shoulders above. Very thoughtful. He learns visually. So driven. Ohhhh my gosh…creating your own universe. Love. So many things… so on point.
When I 🤔 listen to this Interview is the 1st time I TRULY heard the MAN Prince TRULY was and is, energy NEVER DIES its just transformed
Thank God we have those amazing personal “real” interviews with interviewers such as Tavis !!! I still can not believe he’s gone !! He passed the day before my 40 yr old niece, our last conversation was mourning Prince !! They both died of fent, and I’d bet money neither would’ve EVER touched anything that had to do with it. Horrible sadness!!!
You came from vlad you not a real 1
Prince was not a drug addict. He was a man of God.
Addiction can happen to anyone-that includes people of God.
@@pinkcashmeres they murdered prince because he spoke against the musicindustry and exposed it and knew which people are in control.
I don't believe to this day that Prince took and overdose. I truly believe those pills with major amounts of fentanyl was a set up. I truly believe he was dooped intentionally with those pills. Make it make sense!!! If he was taking pain meds for the pain in his hip, I'm assuming his physician subscribed them first. Prince was a smart man and its on film Prince going inside the doctor office and he wrote a prescription for 15 pain killer, and the next day he's dead from an overdose of fentanyl. So was the fentanyl in the 15 the doctor prescribed. 🤔 I don't feel Prince took 15 pills in that short period of time, and then started taking the pills that caused his death. So he took pills from the street pain killer, and not the ones from the pharmacy. Make it Make sense!!! It just seems a bit shady to me. RIP!!! Money and the abuse of power🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔Make you think. Prince was way too self conscious about his health to be taking drugs "from street" Pharmaceutical. It's just unbelievable 😳. He was moved out the way, because he was on his shit when it came to his music rights.
@@fabianboesch96 prescription pills "murdered" Prince. His addiction was well known to those close to him. They have video...of him...at the pharmacy in Minneapolis picking up the pills that ultimately killed him. They have the record of his emergency visit to the hospital, after his plane's emergency landing, when he OD'd weeks before. That DOESN'T diminish what he was...or what he meant to all of us.
@@randymccloud5743 well said
Thank you for posting. Prince was so smart and brilliant and I thank him all the valuable information in this video.
MANN!!!!! I WISH I COULD'VE BEEN AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST TALK/VIBE WITH THIS MAN!
Deep conversation that preaches for love over anger.
This is thee most " giving" interview of the maestro of modern music hands down.
So much truth still unfolds from this conversation that reflects on our society still to this day,
He sounds like a true gentleman!.
Honest!, sincere!, humble!.
Such a terrible loss to humanity!.
His music inspires me everyday!…
The world just went weird after Prince left us. Who else could make the color purple known all across the globe? That is to say that everyone thinks of Prince and his beautiful music and artistry when they see the color purple. Quite an amazing feat if you ask me. Nobody else has accomplished that. He is a legend, an icon, a genius, and he provided the soundtrack to my life as a teenager in the 80's. He always referred to us as his friends and not his fans. Nothing compares to you, Prince. I love you.
This is true.When I see or hear someone say "Purple", I think of Prince.After that, Selena Quintanilla.She has a strong vibe with the color purple, also.
Thanks for putting up the second interview..
Always treasured these!!
He had to be a SHREWD buisness man to last as long as he did in that industry. He literally beat out all of his competitors in every aspect of music especially in the performance arena.
Adore him. And his art. A true star and gift.
His speaking voice is so mellow. It always relaxes me.
Tavis is great too!!!! He’s funny!!!!
35:02 Anita Baker, John Blackwell and Prince. That is a musical match made in heaven 💜
when prince told that story about larry graham and jimi hendrex he went hood on that story i knew prince had some hood in him
I met Larry. On the elevator @thePalace.
😂😂😂🙌🏿🙌🏿💜💜💜💜💜💜
In reality Prince was straight ghetto.
Told by Jerome Benton
Aw Yeah!
@@MAJFUNKSTAR let these folks know! The ghetto shows in his live for Larry and Graham Central Station. If y'all never seen or heard GCS LIVE.... specially in the 70s.....you missing a whoooooole lotta of Prince and FONK
this is how a real musician should act and speak. he is iconic.
His Humility Gave Him Such A Presence you'd get nervous to talk and he'd calm anyone down with his humour and then you'd chill Love U Prince RIP😘❤🕯
He’s so mesmerizing.. so smart and hilarious… everything about him. Have watched this a million times… miss his presence terribly!
watching in 2024 miss him amazing man
He has a good speaking voice as well as in song. 💜💜
It’s so relaxing 😌
@@katygaston8777 yesss
Very sexy.
Now his speaking voice is in a song! Clip from this interview, edited to the beat of a Slow Space Beat ruclips.net/video/5Nr-8RE0Fw4/видео.html
This has been the best “podcast” interview I have seen in all of my 30rs. Thank you. XO Love You, Prince. 💜
I swear to the Lord I can't believe this wonderful man is gone he is a true icon I started listening to music back in the 50s and I love so many different types of music and it's so sad to lose many many top rated musicians for such silly reasons which I cannot understand so all I can think is God wanted them more than we did on this Earth I lost my wife of 26 years due to a doctor and if I didn't have music to soothe my soul I think I would have been gone too God bless all good people on this Earth in Jesus name amen
12:59-13:10 This is true more than ever now I think we can all agree. RIP Prince 🙏💜🕊️🎸
Ps. Hope u r all staying safe in these hard times. Take care everyone and never ever give up on ur dreams. Peace and be Wild ☮️✨
The BEST interview with Prince. I live in Minneapolis and have seen him perform many times since the 80's and have met him twice. He's been so far ahead of the time with his experience in business and music ... he has always been ahead of time in sexual assumptions and protecting intellectual property. Artists of all kinds owe a debt of gratitude for his successful efforts getting control again of original ideas.
Bless him. I hope he's at peace on this 6th anniversary of his being gone.
Saw this interview on PBS and so glad its on Utube Thanks and was a joy to watch and appreciate!!!!
One of my first passons in life was music. It saddens me that such a talent is gone. It happens to all of us at some point but damn, damn, damn. Pretty selfish of me to feel this way but it is what it is. Music gives me life.
☔️😢💔
Pure genius!!! We love you Prince
RIP to a musical genius and legend
Such beautiful hands. And the way his pinky just sets itself apart. What an amazing opportunity to know Prince on a more intimate lever. The irony 💜
The part he basically said about his dad being hard to impress and that helped him be better, that may work for him, but a lot of times I think kids and people in general, may need more encouraging and positive feedback than tough talk etc.
I think he needed that too. Maybe in the form of talk therapy. I think anyone who has an addiction of any kind has tough emotional wounds usually from childhood. We have to turn to the God of all comfort with our pain as well as practical help toward healing. Speaking from experience, it is unfamiliar for us to turn to God when we hurt. We want immediate relief because the pain is so deep. I think that's why Prince kept going back to the pain pills. He already had Jesus and also could have used therapy to talk it out in confidentiality. Our parents have done things that permanently scar us and that pain is real.
I think it works only with someone who you really admire like mj and prince admire each other and basically the "fued" made them work better
I learned SO MUCH from this interview even on RESPECT
If People don't ACT with the SAME respect IN AND OUT of your presence 💯 THAT will be a person that can or will be USED to bring you down if it ever presents itself!!
Its that ONE person that secretly FEELS they should be where 🤔 YOU did the WORK to get there OR one that just DONT WANT TO SEE YOU WITH GOOD PERIODT, I FOUND OUT!!
Personal testimony: When I shared with my Family, Friends and Loved ones, I was found happiness and getting married ❤ EVERY ONE OF EM GOT RED BULL MADDDD and they no problem letting me know HOW they felt!! What did I DO??
I OPENED MY DOOR 🚪 and I CLOSED IT and LOCKED IT behind EVERY ONE OF THEM...THEY WILL NOT SNATCH what rightfully belongs to meeee and WHAT I DESERVE!! NO MORE
OLD HELEN, IS DEAD, TYLER PERRY SAID, I will slap somebody mouth 👄 outtttt if they stay out my wayyyy!! LOL 😆!! And I ain't playing with nobody no mo!@ Too much going on in this WORLD 🌎 today
It doesn’t feel right. That Prince is gone :( He gave something to this world that we still need. He was so inspirational and he was like that big/little brother that was always there for you. He showed/taught everyone to always be you no matter what. I miss him on a scale I didn’t know was humanly possible.
I feel that
Clip from this interview, edited to the beat of a Slow Space Beat ruclips.net/video/5Nr-8RE0Fw4/видео.html
This
Thank you! Perfect 💫
Rest in Power Prince... Love you to Life... Icon
The part about there being seven BLACK Presidents before Obama shocked me! This was my first time hearing that, I’m researching online and see what more can I find out. Amazing information. Prince was deep. ❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing this video!
I am shocked and fascinated at the same time how wildly intelligent Prince was. There was deep wisdom and great eloquency coming whenever he started to speak. Wow!
For sure
Prince we love your music and we love you 💜💜💜 and we really appreciate your music and great memories and you are a genius we love and miss you ❣️
I was amused by Prince freely admitting that he has a mean side to his personality. I knew a couple of people who were associated with him, and they did attest that he did indeed have a dark side and could be an asshole at times. Nevertheless, he was one of the greatest musical geniuses to ever walk this planet and we will probably never see his like again. RIP.
Don't we all. He wouldn't be human if he didn't.
He is a Gemini.
@@dl2310yep. And in my case, people can only take so much.
Thank you so much for this upload and other content, really is a pleasure to watch.
What’s great witness he gave to the Tavis.
Dammit I love prince!!!!!! 👁💜👍🏼🙏✝️💜❤️
This interview is ICONIC!
Thank you uploading these interviews!
I Had no idea 💡 Prince conversation would be so enlightening! I respect HIM even more TODAY
I love this interview. Tavis asks such insightful questions, you can tell this insights Price to answer honestly and elaborate on his answer. Such a good interview!!
This is one of the only interviews where i felt Prince was being himself.
Looks like he had such a great relationship with Tavis that he felt safe to open up.
Prince is deeper than I thought he was, blacker than I thought he was, straighter than I thought he was and smarter than I thought he was. This man was the truth. RIP Prince.
Amen ❤️👑
Girl what! don't do him please
blacker? lol i always thought he was biracial but his parents are both light skinned like him
@@leahflower9924 I was basing it on his crossover music not race. In other words I meant pro-black, but I wanted to keep my “er” at the ending of my words going.
Prince is a legendary icon. Very intelligent and talented. This is why he made his universe the way he did. Artist, singers, musicians, writers, anyone creative understands eachother. Grew up with Prince's music and am happy I grew up in this time.
Prince was woke af!!!!! Rest well brother✊🏾♥️🖤💚
Not woke!!!! Awakened!!!
TOTALLY AWAKE ⏰️
Why don’t people understand how much he is loved and missed….
Huh? It is clear that people DO understand how much he is loved and missed..
We do.
I feel like a piece of my heart left me when God took him home. 💔
Thank you,to All , who had the courage to post this program, We All Need One another, is My sentament Also, John