There's a reason beyond nostalgia and image that the majority of Prince fans cite 1999/Purple Rain as their choice for best era of his body of work, and it's the music he and The Revolution created together. There was nothing like it then, and there's nothing like it now. Like many kids in the age range of 10 to 20 years old at that time, we non-stop played and studied this music harder than for any test or homework assignment our teachers could dream of throwing at us. And one of the greatest highlights of my years being a musician and songwriter was revisiting these albums and songs from a player and writers standpoint. From that perspective, the greatness multiplies exponentially. And, I never could have guessed how much Wendy and Lisa's contributions were to this music until I got a hold of their second studio album. Their influence was massive. And of course Matt, Brown, and Bobby really put the icing on the cake. As a drummer myself, I hear Bobby approach the instrument in many creative and unconventional ways that fit the songs SO well. And when you hear the end of 'Darling Nikki" as a drummer for the first time, you can't help but laugh because Bobby straight sends Dave Lombardo, Lars Ulrich, and Charlie Benate right back to the wood shed. The right people at the right time in the perfect storm. THAT was The Revolution. Thanks for the great music and memories, Matt. You'll never be forgotten.
Uh..... Much of both of those albumz, iz Prince. TRUE..... Prince rehearsed & let da band b part of da record production, of PURPLE RAIN, BUTT he wrote hundredz of songz, 4 dat 1 movie. Also..... Prince played drumz on Darling Nikki. Therez a RUclips, which provez it. Prince iz OBVIOUSLY happy about his take, comez off da drum riser & u can hear him reciting linez, 4 PURPLE RAIN, azz it wuz @ dat time. ( UR FIRED. ) Wendy & Lisa - MASSIVELY - helped produce UNDER THE CHERRY MOON. Azz I have said, elsewhere n these commentz, Wendy & Lisa albumz, sounded like UNDER THE CHERRY MOON, without Prince! ( BIG hole n da sound, BTW ) 1999 & PURPLE RAIN, were still very much Prince Electro-Funk, productionz. I don't mean 2 b argumentative. Itz just history, here.
@@Einnor084 The Revolution played on 6 of the 9 tracks but only contributed to writing one song. The rest was all Prince, all the time, all day, everyday! And like you said, they would contribute more later on but it really started on Purple Rain, though Matt and Dez had played on previous tracks.
@@isaiahmarquez9717 YUPPERZ!!! Prince had Lisa sing lotzo backgroundz wit Jill Jonez, on 1999 & Lisa nfluenced 1999 bcause of chord phrasingz, she'd use n HER compositionz, which Prince asked her about, bcause he found them nteresting. Like I said elsewhere, Prince loved him sum Lisa. Dat GF of herz ( Wendy ) got her sacked. SMH I don't feel bad 4 them, like most do. I think they did 4 albumz. STAY, BABY STAY, iz a track dat nstantly comez 2 mind & they also went on 2 Compose 4 film & TV projectz. Datz class!
@@isaiahmarquez9717 1 mo thang: I think Jill Jonez, kinda got it rite, when she said, da Revolution, wuz like Milli Vanilli. Itz an nsult 2 da Revolution, bcause they could ACTUALLY play their nstrumentz & sing, BUTT da bottomline iz, dat they were REALly only a band, azz it were, 4 da movie, PURPLE RAIN. The Revolution, n REALity, were back-up musicianz, 4 PRINCE! He wuz da band, n da studio. He Wrote/Composed, Produced, Performed/Played all nstrumentz & Arranged all his albumz, on his own, save a guest appearance, here or there, rather it b Matt Fink, Dez Dickerson, Lisa Coleman, or memberz of da NPG. ( Nobody carez about, or talkz about da NPG, tho. ) All of Princez bandz, were put 2gether, n support of any album he mite put out. He paid musicianz a salary, so dat they would b well rehearsed 4 a tour, or TV appearance. Since Prince did mo than I V IV songz, he couldn't arrive n a city, like Chuck Berry used 2 do, & just hire sum kidz, on da spot, 2 back him. Princez stage productionz, required mo ntimate knowledge of his muzak & there wuz choreography, nvolved wit Princez stage presentationz. He did mo than duck walk across da stage. He ndeavored 2 b a neo JB & he accomplished said task, admirably.
@@isaiahmarquez9717 It wuz Lisa. Shez Classically trained. Dr. Matt Fink, has xcellent Jazz/mprovising skillz. Lisa would still b on stage, playing those string chordz, & Prince would b gone from da stadium! Shez talked about dat, n nterviewz. People would b clamouring 4 ncorez, hardly paying attention 2 whut Lisa wuz laying down. Datz y u don't know it wuz her, 2day. Her GF Wendy, iz da only reason, she got sacked. Prince LOVED him sum Lisa!
It was the same as Morris Day. Both were black. Morris Day was a much better drummer than Bobby Z, but Prince told him he was going for "a new look." Similarly, Dez was black and didn't fit the new look. Prince was trying to attract white fans.
@@RStevenPage Hmmmm….I never looked at it that way. Matt did say Prince was going for a Fleetwood Mac kinda thing with males and females in the same band. I guess it could have extended to racial diversity as well. I’ve never heard this before though. Any interviews with this being talked about by anyone in the know?
@@isaiahmarquez9717 I read both Morris Day's autobiography A Princely Life In Funk plus Prince's unfinished autobiography The Beautiful Ones. To be honest I enjoyed Morris Days book better. Prince had many pictures, but he annoyed me with all those "U"and "2" instead of the words. But both books are a must-have for the Minneapolis Sound fans. It was probably a racial thing, but then black musicians had to be light-skinned in order for massive success. Think Prince, Michael Jackson and Sade. No way Bob Marley becomes the face of reggae without light-brown skin and European features. In art, most times it doesn't matter what you do. What you look like while doing it is the most important thing.
Young Dez and Prince just looked like rock stars. As a boy growing up loving music, Prince and the Revolution was freedom, it was not the norm visually or sonically. The mixture of guys and girls, Black and white, mixed (Jill Jones) was just, well revolutionary.
What a kind and warm person to hear talk about prince his band and just so relaxed..love it.. thats the kind of musician i aspire 2 be …thanks 4 this ✌️😎✨
Not taking anything musically away from Prince's bands after The Revolution but the Revolution are and will forever be my favorite. I love what each brought to the group. I have all Wendy and Lisa's CD's even Their Heroes soundtrack.
I never knew that aside from being a great musician Dr Fink was such a cool and loving person, which is some of a rarity coming from the 80's when big egos were domination the music biz. Much kudos to artists like these!
@@IheartbaylorI'm happy you discovered him, but I think the phenomenon of not knowing extremely popular artists is unusual as everyone has their entire discography in their back pocket?.. 🤔.. How could kids not know who Madonna and Michael Jackson are?.. And there are kids that are clueless about them..baffles me..
Dr. Fink the funkmaster. Oh Man when I was commin up I tried to emulate all of the synth parts Fink played. The Revolution started it all and will always be my fav. I continued to follow Wendy and Lisa down thru the years. I guess Prince wanted some new blood and had another vision.
Most likely true, I agree. I like to believe Prince had no direct ill will towards others in this regard, that he simply was exploding with musical ideas beyond levels none of us can understand. These interviews help to get a glimpse and perhaps gain more understanding. When Purple Rain the movie came out, on opening night I went to the 7pm -ish showing, bought tickets in the afternoon. I'd never seen anything like it, or since. People were sitting on the floor from the front row to the screen, up the isles, on others laps, including mine; was a fun night for a 15 year old.
Love how you analyzed and positively explained Prince's actions and motives! Also, I wasn't at theater the night you saw Purple Rain, but your detailed description took me there and gave me happy feelings, as I envisioned it. You are lucky to have experienced Purple Rai for the first time that way. What a beautiful memory and thanks for sharing! 💜💜💜
I think he had a complex of abandonment issues which caused him to be self oriented. But his music was a release to fantasize about being and or being truly happy.
Looking at Prince's career it's no surprise the Revolution lasted the 4 or so years they did. The only person who REALLY knows why he broke up the band might never have even known himself. It might have been as simple as wanting to move in a different direction - to rip it up & start all over again, a tabula rosa. In the end, it's a bit like sausage, though, isn't it? For those who love it, it's delicious, but do you really want to know exactly what's in it & how it's made?
Prince was a genius, I personally think from top to bottom in terms of artistry, showmanship, musical ability, pioneer... the greatest of all times. However, like a lot of geniuses, Prince was arrogant, a slave driver, a perfectionist, and probably hard as hell to work with. It's going to be his way or the highway. My dad has those characteristics and people with these type of traits are oftentimes very controlling and abusive. Like Prince my dad is also a Gemini. One minute you love them, the next minute you hate them with a passion. 💜
Very nice to see someone who is respectful of the living and the deceased… To answer the drug question: I’m a dancer, was always very athletic, and am getting older. I use herbs which take time. “Popular” remedies act quickly. Friends who take them really don’t pay attention to how often they take them especially if there are no dire warnings,. They ease the pain and allow them to continue doing what they do (remember, He died before it was widely known how addictive and devastating fentanyl is). I think the other distinction might have been ‘Did Sly need drugs to do his work or was he taking them because he wanted to get high?’ Prince was not into recreational use of substances. My question is: There were other people at Paisley Park. I know it’s a compound, but was everybody so starstruck or so pissed off at him that no one wondered where he was when he was MIA for hours? I mean he was known for his APPEARANCES at His parties! When I am at someone’s house and they are gone for more than 30 minutes I’m wondering where they are…!?
Truth!!! close on mercurial genius puts you in the line of fire, its AllWays good to know those who were Real with Prince after the albatross of Purple Rain was around his neck-BoyFriend changed. i'll wager he didn't listen to good advice several People who Truly knew & cared about him shared....irregardless his Musical Legacy is intact & irrefutable ✍🏾📖 ⚡☔🌈👑🎶💜🌎
All those are true. But Prince also had a great sense of humor. Morris Day wrote that he knew Prince liked to laugh and that is how Day ingratiated himself with Prince, if that is the right word. Morris Day also accused Prince of, I don't know if stealing is the right word, but of failing to acknowledge the contributions of musicians he played with. For example, Prince and Day were in the band Grand Central when Prince got his first record deal. Day claimed that the demo tape Prince sent in was Grand Central music. But was presented as Prince. This was the demo tape that got the music industries attention. Not the music that was on Princes first album. Andre Cymone said the same thing about other people's contributions were co-opted as a Prince composition. Of course we're only hearing one side of the story.
As a kid I really liked Prince and the Revolution. It was awful when they broke up. He moved around with different players for a while before wotking with another band I liked for the most part, the New Power Generation. But in my mind he never had what he had with the Revolution.
It was a real band, with different members having their own personalities and personas...Everything after that always seemed like: "Here's Prince, with his backing band"...
I always tried to look at The New Power Generation as The Revolution 2.0, just to make sense of it. Not saying they weren't good. They were awesome & brought in the new era.
@@blaquepearlzchocolatediamndz77 I can sort of agree with you. Between the two he had a number of great artists like Sheila E and others. But you are right, it is like the only two times he had a defined band behind him. I think the Revolution was unique in that they all contributed to the songs. New Power Gerneration they had a lot less input than his original band considering what he had done for his career.
Purple Rain is my favourite album of all time and The Revolution were a magnificent band. The production and musicianship is just incredible. As a teenager back in 1984 I still remember how much excitement there was when our local radio station played and advanced copy of When Doves Cry for the first time people kept calling in requesting it to be played again and again. Wonderful memories.
And we still don't know why the revolution broke up. Why even put it in the title as if ur answering the question if the guy says I don't want to get into it?
Thank you for this interview. As i teen in the 80's i am a huge fan of all the music from that time,and i don't recall seeing the 'doctor' ever being interviewed. Thanks again. 🤟
I had the privilege to meet Dr Fink at a Tribute to The Royal Highness and the Revolution. He was so down to earth and pleasant and welcoming. I felt that much closer to Prince just occupying the same space with an official member of the Revolution.
@@bigboxerableAnd yet SOTT is his most critically acclaimed album and often cited by fans as his number 1. Go figure. Perhaps you should rethink your statement.
The Revolution was when Price was at his best. Their sound covered pop/funk/rock/R&B. Under the NPG they reduced to just R&B/funk. The sound was predictable and shallow under the NPG. You can hear the influence Wendy and Lisa had while listening to their solo records.
Remember he was big into jazz and I think since he studied Miles Davis he tried to follow in his footsteps. Whenever Miles recorded a new album he would fire the previous band. He wanted a completely different sound each time.
Looking back and obviously prince is part of it.. but there was a lot of magic juice that everyone was drinking between this time.. it’s staggering the amount of iconic albums produced around this time.
Great interview! I loved when the interviewer said, "kids could see themselves in THIS group ". So true because, when i was in the 4th grade in '85 my friends and I would pretend to be The Revolution. 😂
I'm guessing Fink had a good relationship with Charlie at Music Connection in Minnesota, as he was a Yamaha rep who tutored lots of musicians on the DX7
The Doctor. Brown Mark. Bobby Z. Wendy. Lisa. And honorable mention Dez M.F. Dickerson. One of THE greatest, coolest, and tightest bands ever. What could've been had they stayed recording together even after splitting from Prince. Damn.
Prince is Driven!Remember,He came from a Place of Trauma,when younger,with his Folks,thus Affecting Outlooks on Life!So,His,Music,is His Vision with His Control!😮😃😎❣
The revolution are the iconic Prince band.. however, objectively the performance of his band around sign of the times was just musically unbelievable, and Sheila Es mastery on percussions took Prince’s live sound somewhere very special indeed.
The Revolution like Jimmy Hendrix and The Experience had such a great musical chemistry. When the front person no longer needs their creativity or input, then sadly that is a factor that can make or break that unique chemistry. The New Power Generation never were my cup of tea, but The Revolution period will always be my favourite Prince memories. Gone Too Soon, both Prince and the band that gave him his most success. Great interview. ❤
Dr. Fink was the musician of The Revolution that Prince respected the most. In the early years, Dr. Fink was the only musician that played on Prince albums. His solo on Head is classic!
Fink and Mark Brown left at the right ✅ time: better to quit than to be fired. The late Prince appeared to match the late David Bowie: they both changed their styles after a few albums. Thus, change band members. RIP
Dr. Fink was the only person in the revolution who wasn't trying to look like Prince, it doesn't surprise me that he was offered the opportunity to continue playing after Purple Rain.
None of them “tried to look like Prince”. Prince dressed them that way by design. The principal artist usually directs how their band is presented because it’s seen as extension of him, the image he’s trying to present. I know for a fact he definitely told them how they had to dress, and I guess he thought it didn’t fit Fink.
None of them “tried to look like Prince”. Prince dressed them that way by design. The principal artist usually directs how their band is presented because it’s seen as extension of him, the image he’s trying to present. I know for a fact he definitely told them how they had to dress, and I guess he thought it didn’t fit Fink.
Dr. Fink played with Prince from 78'-91'..great years. There certainly has not been bad blood recently with Wendy and Lisa considering the Revolution toured from 2017-2019. I got to seem them 2x. a dream come true as I missed them live back in the 80's.
The 90's were shifting into a predominantly black sound (outside of grunge, alt and boy/girl group). What The Revolution was doing wouldn't have translated as well, and with Prince being the ever-changing genius he was, it had to end. He needed a band that could acclimated and NPG was it. Also, he knew Wendy & Lisa wanted to branch out and it would have been selfish to hold them. I doubt they would have done their solo records/score work if they were still in the Revolution, or probably wouldn't have done it to the extent they did. Revolution is the best Prince era to me, but I'm happy with the vast catalog he produced. I think it was all for the best.
Wendy and Lisa wanted to be what Quincy Jones was to MJ and do their Dream Factory album and wanted him with Wendy’s sister and he needed freedom and to be his own artist. They were closing in, on him. He kept most of the other members. Forgot they were hired to be a backing band member. I respected Prince kept quiet about it, even though they played victim some and took too much credit for his genius. I liked all his bands! Enjoyed watching him grow with musicians that were more comfortable soloing and impromptu aftershows like Miko, Shelia E, Eric Leeds, Levi and so on. All his band members were awesome. Prince is my favorite, don’t have a fav band
@@amess0stuff89 you really believe they wrote his songs, really??? Prince !!!!. You proving my point. People say a lot when they are jaded. Prince has proved his writing ability. He mentored them, like many others and they seem to be the only ones that take too much credit and no one else. Lisa wasn’t doing that until Wendy joined. And these great writing skills just died when he fired then because they don’t have popularity outside of Prince. Quincy Jones has popularity not lined to MJ
@@zakiasimpson8928 From what I can understand, you're a fan. But to argue with what W&L told me - in complete sincerity - is lazy. Artists are not superhuman (otherwise Prince would not have died from a self-inflicted OD) and ain't it funny how Sign 0' The Times is missing something? He never sounded the same after. And I love Prince but facts don't care about your feelings.
@@amess0stuff89 isn’t it funny your a fan of W&L and seem to think they can do no wrong or just automatically belief them, when he has evidence of his ability and whatever they did was from his mentoring. Signs of the Times is his most critically acclaimed album. Prince was making hits before , during and after them . I think mainstream struggled with him firing two white women during the 80s and his next muses being Cat Glover and Shelia E and also him going against the music industry definitely resulted in some black balling. To equate Prince’s genius to them tells me a lot about your fan fair of them.
I became a fan of Dr. Fink on some of Prince's earliest videos when he was wearing scrubs. That was a great marketing idea. It was good to see him in this interview because he seems very grounded.
I understand why Dr Fink didnt want to give details, but now I am curious. I thought Prince was only tired and wanted to move on with Sheila E and Eric Leeds
Drama. Drama between Wendy & her twin sister Susannah. Prince added her & some members of The Time when they broke up. Wendy was like I SHARED A WOMB WITH HER I DON'T WANNA SHARE THE STAGE WITH HER TOO. That was the start of the end
@@mongoslade277 wow, I never thought it would be something like that. I thought it was more related to the music (songwriting, credits, etc). But it makes sense. Susannah started collaborating more around that era.
@@darkbluebossa Yeah. Then Prince wanted Sheila E to join him which meant Bobby Z was gone. Then Sheila E wanted her band to join them also. Lisa & Wendy really acted a fool then. It was a mess
Prince started feeling like W&L along with Susannah were trying to control him, also trying to make themselves seem like they taught him everything. Read their interviews before and after the firings. They were like " we added this, wrote this, brought in this music, etc". I think once they started bringing in their brothers to do music Prince started feeling manipulation. 1st he hired Lisa then Wendy shows up mysteriously playing guitar in Lisa's room after Dez announced his leaving, then here comes Susannah to $ the boss, then the brothers work on around the world in a day. SMH besides he started losing his black audiences. We noticed that he had lost his funk and was trying to be a Pop star. Especially after the We are the world fiasco. I'm glad he put the NPG together. Better band better music.
The term is thrown around a lot these days. We ALL are narcissistic to some degree and that is normal. There is a HUGE difference between narcissism as a Personality Disorder and what one might see in an unusually talented and successful person such as Prince which is actually still in the range of normal. Better to talk of "strong ego" or something like that.
@@nsbd90nowI don't know a person alive that can't coin the term, and I know that very few people know how to use it correctly. That said, maybe Prince gave some the idea that he was, it's very hard for anyone to be in the control position as a mastermind and not micromanage, and many or rather most seem to find it hard to accept criticism and correction. I think there's a good possibility that some working under him couldn't keep up with the demands of his work ethic and could only view him as a hard boss, but we know a true "narcissist" is about the self exclusively on all subjects during all hours of the day.
Prince was very much like Miles Davis & other Band leaders where he wanted his sound to consistently evolve with different musicians. This was fairly normal in Jazz. The only reason it's polarizing here is because its not Jazz.
You forgot to ask him the most important question. Whether he was there dressed up in full revolution attire playing basketball against Charlie Murphy, and then Prince made pancakes.
The music was much more interesting and avant-garde but the NPG were way better musicians. Sony T and Michael Bland were Prince best Rhythm section ever.
@@avrilharris9216you obviously aren’t a fan or even watched it 😂 I’m talking about Fink dancing …and if you refer to Prince I tell you MJ couldn’t do it himself and let’s not talk about doing it on those high heels
Fink was probably the only other musician in the Revolution who matched Prince. Prince evolved but I agree that his early stuff has the most longevity for me.
😶🌫️ I've got dozens of ruff mix cassette copies Kevin Mills shared with me of Prince songs Keith Cohen made off the board in studio A at Larrabee west studios in 1993.
I have a personal experience with the man Prince who was most definitely a Narcissist. I had sold out a production in Germany in the early 90s with several local bands, DJs, and models; to be done on a River Cruise boat. Prince didn't understand the liability of a Superstar showing up with his teen age girlfriend. As a Superstar, he couldn't just show up. But you don't tell the Narcissistic Superstar Prince he can't do something. Long story short, in fear of the Superstar Prince getting hurt on their boat, which would break their bank; the boat company CANCELLED MY BOAT. Everyone was standing at the dock when I had to tell all those professional entertainers, we were CANCELLED!!! Prince went on to sell out his show that night and later Marry that teenager. So I found out first hand it's not good to tangle with a "Narcissist Superstar named!" Prince sank my boat production.
I think Prince's best body of work happened post-Revolution. Just listening to the maturity of his sound and how social he had become lyrically was simply amazing. The jam sessions with the NPG, the rock concerts with 3rdEyeGirl, the Piano and a Microphone tour, the originality of Welcome 2 Americal. His true era happened during the post-Revolution time period. I think Prince had done his crossover thing for the 80s and he was always an artist that was tuned into funk. He got to do that after the Revolution. I can't imagine Prince using those guys past the 90s. I think the music would have been stale. Sort of like Rick James playing the same type of music after the mid 80s. The music critics and media would have ate him alive with a band like the Revolution playing the same tunes repeatedly. Prince, as an artist, needed to grow. He needed the NPG. He never would have gotten the same sound from the Revolution as he did from the NPG, and those long jam sessions and solos NEVER would have happened. The NPG, talentwise, was just better at pretty much every instrument. The had moved beyond the 80s. I think it's another reason why Wendy and Lisa basically fell off after 1990. The were still able to do some musical scores for TV, but nothing really relevant that was album worthy. They're sound was made for the 80s era. He knew that and he also knew that Dr. Fink was good enough to play in pretty much any era, which is why he still kept Fink around for a few years. Prince made a smart choice. Whether other fans appreciated it or not, he never had so much nostalgia for the 80s or a band of players that he wanted to improve, that he took his eye off the big picture. He knew what he had to do as an artist. He gets my respect for being aware enough to realize this. Jazz composers are known to do this all the time. Miles Davis would constantly change his band to create different sounds. Prince was no different, and it's the reason why we have such a wide variety of amazing music today.
@@davidamigos.davidamigosnwa4522 Then you're still stuck on 80s era Prince and some glorified version of the Revolution, which to be honest, was still basically all-Prince. Luckily for the rest of us, he wasn't. His career ran 30+ years, and anyone that attended a Prince live performance in the 2000 era, will tell you that, musically, he got much better as he got older. I can't imagine the Revolution doing Musicology, or anything off The Rainbow Children. They just weren't as talented as the NPG and later bands. They served the 80s well as a band that was needed for crossover appeal; But later?...Absolutely not.
@@AlexanderNevermind888 well maybe playing live he was more mature or virtuoso later. But I think overall his best piece of work is begining until batman. Personally for me his best tour was lovesexy88. I have seen Prince live 15 times including small venues and after shows. Probably for me his best band was when he was touring with mace Parker and Larry graham. But each person has its own taste of music/eras. Sorry for my English.
@davidamigos.davidamigosnwa4522 We definitely have different tastes, and luckily for those of us who love his music, there's a niche for almost anyone. Every one of his live shows was a treat for me. But I specifically have fond memories of the 1999 tour, where he toured with The Time and Vanity 6. Unless I missed something, it was probably the first time one single man had a hand in creating every piece of music that was played during that tour. The Welcome 2 America tour was one of my all-time favorites, as I got to see John Blackwell on drums in the NPG for the last time, and the Jam of the Year tour, which I basically travelled the country for because he would do these afterparties and would put on a whole separate concert. He's still the best live artist I've ever seen.
If a young person doesn’t know who Mr Mo Jo Risen is, then it’a due to a lack of proper parenting. He happens to also be one of my favorite poets. Poems. Poems , no less! 😉 I know I attribute my love for many genres of music because of my Dad. Even in diapers he would put the turntable on the floor and let me pull out albums of his collection. I’m in my mid fifties now and still thank him. The sound track of our lives is a poignant gift. To be ignorant of such is to miss out on one of the joys of life.
The Scary Part About Prince,He Played Every Instrument ,He Really Did Need Musicians. He Was His Own Theatre.He Had Many Musical Characters Within. He Walked, Sleep, Thought,Breathed Music. He Was The Actual Humanistic Instrument. Im Glad He Came Into Our Lives. I Don't Care Where We Go, Don't Care What We Do, Just Take Me With You! He Took Us With Him On Many Music Journey. The "Housequake" Is Real....
I respect him for his honesty and respect for other members
I have a Dr. Fink fridge magnet, which I made in art class way back in the day. I still use it over 30 years later....
The Revolution were an absolutely outstanding band. I recently watched the concert film again. Mind-blowing.
Dr. Fink was awesome from start to finish. Much love to him.
It's amazing to hear Dr Fink speaking, he's always seemed so mysterious.
There's a reason beyond nostalgia and image that the majority of Prince fans cite 1999/Purple Rain as their choice for best era of his body of work, and it's the music he and The Revolution created together. There was nothing like it then, and there's nothing like it now. Like many kids in the age range of 10 to 20 years old at that time, we non-stop played and studied this music harder than for any test or homework assignment our teachers could dream of throwing at us.
And one of the greatest highlights of my years being a musician and songwriter was revisiting these albums and songs from a player and writers standpoint. From that perspective, the greatness multiplies exponentially. And, I never could have guessed how much Wendy and Lisa's contributions were to this music until I got a hold of their second studio album. Their influence was massive. And of course Matt, Brown, and Bobby really put the icing on the cake. As a drummer myself, I hear Bobby approach the instrument in many creative and unconventional ways that fit the songs SO well. And when you hear the end of 'Darling Nikki" as a drummer for the first time, you can't help but laugh because Bobby straight sends Dave Lombardo, Lars Ulrich, and Charlie Benate right back to the wood shed.
The right people at the right time in the perfect storm. THAT was The Revolution. Thanks for the great music and memories, Matt. You'll never be forgotten.
Uh..... Much of both of those albumz, iz Prince. TRUE..... Prince rehearsed & let da band b part of da record production, of PURPLE RAIN, BUTT he wrote hundredz of songz, 4 dat 1 movie.
Also..... Prince played drumz on Darling Nikki. Therez a RUclips, which provez it. Prince iz OBVIOUSLY happy about his take, comez off da drum riser & u can hear him reciting linez, 4 PURPLE RAIN, azz it wuz @ dat time. ( UR FIRED. )
Wendy & Lisa - MASSIVELY - helped produce UNDER THE CHERRY MOON. Azz I have said, elsewhere n these commentz, Wendy & Lisa albumz, sounded like UNDER THE CHERRY MOON, without Prince! ( BIG hole n da sound, BTW )
1999 & PURPLE RAIN, were still very much Prince Electro-Funk, productionz.
I don't mean 2 b argumentative. Itz just history, here.
@@Einnor084 The Revolution played on 6 of the 9 tracks but only contributed to writing one song. The rest was all Prince, all the time, all day, everyday! And like you said, they would contribute more later on but it really started on Purple Rain, though Matt and Dez had played on previous tracks.
@@isaiahmarquez9717
YUPPERZ!!!
Prince had Lisa sing lotzo backgroundz wit Jill Jonez, on 1999 & Lisa nfluenced 1999 bcause of chord phrasingz, she'd use n HER compositionz, which Prince asked her about, bcause he found them nteresting. Like I said elsewhere, Prince loved him sum Lisa. Dat GF of herz ( Wendy ) got her sacked.
SMH
I don't feel bad 4 them, like most do. I think they did 4 albumz. STAY, BABY STAY, iz a track dat nstantly comez 2 mind & they also went on 2 Compose 4 film & TV projectz. Datz class!
@@isaiahmarquez9717
DUH revision of history, startz early azz a muggafugga, wit dis 1. ( Prince )
@@isaiahmarquez9717
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I think Jill Jonez, kinda got it rite, when she said, da Revolution, wuz like Milli Vanilli. Itz an nsult 2 da Revolution, bcause they could ACTUALLY play their nstrumentz & sing, BUTT da bottomline iz, dat they were REALly only a band, azz it were, 4 da movie, PURPLE RAIN.
The Revolution, n REALity, were back-up musicianz, 4 PRINCE! He wuz da band, n da studio. He Wrote/Composed, Produced, Performed/Played all nstrumentz & Arranged all his albumz, on his own, save a guest appearance, here or there, rather it b Matt Fink, Dez Dickerson, Lisa Coleman, or memberz of da NPG. ( Nobody carez about, or talkz about da NPG, tho. )
All of Princez bandz, were put 2gether, n support of any album he mite put out. He paid musicianz a salary, so dat they would b well rehearsed 4 a tour, or TV appearance. Since Prince did mo than I V IV songz, he couldn't arrive n a city, like Chuck Berry used 2 do, & just hire sum kidz, on da spot, 2 back him. Princez stage productionz, required mo ntimate knowledge of his muzak & there wuz choreography, nvolved wit Princez stage presentationz. He did mo than duck walk across da stage. He ndeavored 2 b a neo JB & he accomplished said task, admirably.
Glad to hear that you plan to interview Brown Mark as well. Get’em all in there 🙏
Mark has a really cool youtube channel .... he doesn't post on it anymore, but there are some awesome videos ... it's under his name
@@groofoot Nice!
@@sabrosapurr .... 8-)
@@groofootHe's still replying to comments there though. 🙂
Questlove Supreme already had Matt, Z, Mark, Andre and Dez.
I appreciate the respect and care with which you conducted this interview. 💜
Yes, I was impressed with that too. A VERY thoughtful interviewer.
Fink is the one that played that piano at the end of purple rain song. One of my favourite band members. Prince never fired Fink. He left.
Was it Fink?I thought it was Lisa. I heard another version of why they ended their collaboration. Nevertheless I ❤ dr Fink 😊
@@mrsbluecarit was Fink.
Prince didn’t want him to quit.
What other story have you heard?
Interesting history.
@@mrsbluecarLisa can’t play like that. That was the Dr.
@@isaiahmarquez9717
It wuz Lisa. Shez Classically trained. Dr. Matt Fink, has xcellent Jazz/mprovising skillz. Lisa would still b on stage, playing those string chordz, & Prince would b gone from da stadium! Shez talked about dat, n nterviewz. People would b clamouring 4 ncorez, hardly paying attention 2 whut Lisa wuz laying down. Datz y u don't know it wuz her, 2day.
Her GF Wendy, iz da only reason, she got sacked. Prince LOVED him sum Lisa!
I absolutely love the revolution this is a great band I really hate when they broke up 😢
NPG was never my taste.
@@nakahn9106True, NPG was good but it didn't had the emotional presence like the Revolution.
I miss the combo of Prince and Dez Dickerson. Dez added so much to the band, he was so great
It was the same as Morris Day. Both were black. Morris Day was a much better drummer than Bobby Z, but Prince told him he was going for "a new look." Similarly, Dez was black and didn't fit the new look. Prince was trying to attract white fans.
@@RStevenPage Hmmmm….I never looked at it that way. Matt did say Prince was going for a Fleetwood Mac kinda thing with males and females in the same band. I guess it could have extended to racial diversity as well. I’ve never heard this before though. Any interviews with this being talked about by anyone in the know?
@@isaiahmarquez9717 I read both Morris Day's autobiography A Princely Life In Funk plus Prince's unfinished autobiography The Beautiful Ones. To be honest I enjoyed Morris Days book better. Prince had many pictures, but he annoyed me with all those "U"and "2" instead of the words. But both books are a must-have for the Minneapolis Sound fans.
It was probably a racial thing, but then black musicians had to be light-skinned in order for massive success. Think Prince, Michael Jackson and Sade. No way Bob Marley becomes the face of reggae without light-brown skin and European features.
In art, most times it doesn't matter what you do. What you look like while doing it is the most important thing.
Yes stand with Palestine were Wendy and Lisa would be hung for being gay....ahh Stockholm syndrome bro
Young Dez and Prince just looked like rock stars. As a boy growing up loving music, Prince and the Revolution was freedom, it was not the norm visually or sonically. The mixture of guys and girls, Black and white, mixed (Jill Jones) was just, well revolutionary.
the bands he had after this period, were fantastic players. saw them many times, they tore the house down.
What a kind and warm person to hear talk about prince his band and just so relaxed..love it.. thats the kind of musician i aspire 2 be …thanks 4 this ✌️😎✨
As a kid in the 80's, the Revolution was amazing!
Matt is one of the most genuinely nice dudes I’ve ever met. Truly a good dude.
incredible and so glad this was done - we’re not getting any younger
these mics sound great on this!
Can't wait to find out about Women of Sunset, Drew! That sounds amazing! Thanks you Dr. Fink for sharing what you felt comfortable with. 💜
Absolutely LOVED Dr. Fink back in the day.
Dressed up as him the Halloween of 1984; true story.
Well as long as I'm alive Prince will not be forgotten 💖
Not taking anything musically away from Prince's bands after The Revolution but the Revolution are and will forever be my favorite. I love what each brought to the group. I have all Wendy and Lisa's CD's even Their Heroes soundtrack.
I never knew that aside from being a great musician Dr Fink was such a cool and loving person, which is some of a rarity coming from the 80's when big egos were domination the music biz. Much kudos to artists like these!
I remember this guy.
Prince was a musical genius, but he also was cold hearted in a way
This is a business, I know your not too far gone to see that. Who signed the label contract and kept the lights on?
He was another narcisistic control freak.
I once talked to a group of kids that never heard of The Doors or Pink Floyd.. They say music never dies, but in a lot of ways, it does..
I'm only 15 and I just found out about Prince and now he's my favorite ❤
@@IheartbaylorI'm happy you discovered him, but I think the phenomenon of not knowing extremely popular artists is unusual as everyone has their entire discography in their back pocket?.. 🤔.. How could kids not know who Madonna and Michael Jackson are?.. And there are kids that are clueless about them..baffles me..
@@edreid7872do you know what music your great great great grandparents listened too?
@@Gcssdvnkloiutesc If they were considered superstars during their time, yes I do.. It only takes seconds to look for their music on RUclips..🙄
@@edreid7872 name them. Favorite songs?
Class act interview.. Dr Fink was / is excellent.. Another great ingredient..
Prince did what was best for the situation at hand back in the day.
Dr. Fink the funkmaster. Oh Man when I was commin up I tried to emulate all of the synth parts Fink played. The Revolution started it all and will always be my fav. I continued to follow Wendy and Lisa down thru the years. I guess Prince wanted some
new blood and had another vision.
I think Prince cared more about making music than people. Often focused people harm others without realizing their own actions.
Most likely true, I agree. I like to believe Prince had no direct ill will towards others in this regard, that he simply was exploding with musical ideas beyond levels none of us can understand. These interviews help to get a glimpse and perhaps gain more understanding.
When Purple Rain the movie came out, on opening night I went to the 7pm -ish showing, bought tickets in the afternoon. I'd never seen anything like it, or since. People were sitting on the floor from the front row to the screen, up the isles, on others laps, including mine; was a fun night for a 15 year old.
Agreed.
Love how you analyzed and positively explained Prince's actions and motives! Also, I wasn't at theater the night you saw Purple Rain, but your detailed description took me there and gave me happy feelings, as I envisioned it. You are lucky to have experienced Purple Rai for the first time that way. What a beautiful memory and thanks for sharing! 💜💜💜
I appreciate and love your positive and logical prospective towards Prince 💜💜💜
I think he had a complex of abandonment issues which caused him to be self oriented. But his music was a release to fantasize about being and or being truly happy.
Great interview. Can't wait for Mark Brown's interview! Love all the different perspectives.
Looking at Prince's career it's no surprise the Revolution lasted the 4 or so years they did. The only person who REALLY knows why he broke up the band might never have even known himself. It might have been as simple as wanting to move in a different direction - to rip it up & start all over again, a tabula rosa. In the end, it's a bit like sausage, though, isn't it? For those who love it, it's delicious, but do you really want to know exactly what's in it & how it's made?
Do a interview with dez dickerson i always liked him as the guitarist for the revolution
Prince was a genius, I personally think from top to bottom in terms of artistry, showmanship, musical ability, pioneer... the greatest of all times. However, like a lot of geniuses, Prince was arrogant, a slave driver, a perfectionist, and probably hard as hell to work with. It's going to be his way or the highway. My dad has those characteristics and people with these type of traits are oftentimes very controlling and abusive. Like Prince my dad is also a Gemini. One minute you love them, the next minute you hate them with a passion. 💜
In the end what did it get him? He always trashed Sly Stone about drugs, yet Prince died on the floor of an elevator!
Very nice to see someone who is respectful of the living and the deceased…
To answer the drug question: I’m a dancer, was always very athletic, and am getting older. I use herbs which take time. “Popular” remedies act quickly. Friends who take them really don’t pay attention to how often they take them especially if there are no dire warnings,. They ease the pain and allow them to continue doing what they do (remember, He died before it was widely known how addictive and devastating fentanyl is). I think the other distinction might have been ‘Did Sly need drugs to do his work or was he taking them because he wanted to get high?’ Prince was not into recreational use of substances.
My question is: There were other people at Paisley Park. I know it’s a compound, but was everybody so starstruck or so pissed off at him that no one wondered where he was when he was MIA for hours? I mean he was known for his APPEARANCES at His parties! When I am at someone’s house and they are gone for more than 30 minutes I’m wondering where they are…!?
Truth!!! close on mercurial genius puts you in the line of fire, its AllWays good to know those who were Real with Prince after the albatross of Purple Rain was around his neck-BoyFriend changed. i'll wager he didn't listen to good advice several People who Truly knew & cared about him shared....irregardless his Musical Legacy is intact & irrefutable ✍🏾📖 ⚡☔🌈👑🎶💜🌎
All those are true. But Prince also had a great sense of humor. Morris Day wrote that he knew Prince liked to laugh and that is how Day ingratiated himself with Prince, if that is the right word.
Morris Day also accused Prince of, I don't know if stealing is the right word, but of failing to acknowledge the contributions of musicians he played with.
For example, Prince and Day were in the band Grand Central when Prince got his first record deal. Day claimed that the demo tape Prince sent in was Grand Central music. But was presented as Prince. This was the demo tape that got the music industries attention. Not the music that was on Princes first album.
Andre Cymone said the same thing about other people's contributions were co-opted as a Prince composition.
Of course we're only hearing one side of the story.
Sounds like he was a narcissist somewhat 😳
A lovely interview and a nice man.
As a kid I really liked Prince and the Revolution. It was awful when they broke up. He moved around with different players for a while before wotking with another band I liked for the most part, the New Power Generation. But in my mind he never had what he had with the Revolution.
It was a real band, with different members having their own personalities and personas...Everything after that always seemed like: "Here's Prince, with his backing band"...
@@jonathanlocke6404 Totally agree with this.
I always tried to look at The New Power Generation as The Revolution 2.0, just to make sense of it. Not saying they weren't good. They were awesome & brought in the new era.
@@blaquepearlzchocolatediamndz77 I can sort of agree with you. Between the two he had a number of great artists like Sheila E and others. But you are right, it is like the only two times he had a defined band behind him. I think the Revolution was unique in that they all contributed to the songs. New Power Gerneration they had a lot less input than his original band considering what he had done for his career.
Very interesting interview!
Purple Rain is my favourite album of all time and The Revolution were a magnificent band. The production and musicianship is just incredible. As a teenager back in 1984 I still remember how much excitement there was when our local radio station played and advanced copy of When Doves Cry for the first time people kept calling in requesting it to be played again and again. Wonderful memories.
Fink's response to the "Kiss" question is great!
And we still don't know why the revolution broke up. Why even put it in the title as if ur answering the question if the guy says I don't want to get into it?
Nice interview but the title is pure click bait.
Clickbait bullsh!te I guess.
Vary good interview!
Dr. Fink is a classy guy and funky as HELL!! So glad to hear from him
tha revolution waz tha sh!t, definitely my favorite band that princ had fasho
Man, does Dr. Fink sound like genuine nice guy. The kind of person you could trust your secret with.
Imo I think The Revolution Era was the peak of Prince, such a cool time with really cool music.
Thank you for this interview. As i teen in the 80's i am a huge fan of all the music from that time,and i don't recall seeing the 'doctor' ever being interviewed. Thanks again. 🤟
I had the privilege to meet Dr Fink at a Tribute to The Royal Highness and the Revolution. He was so down to earth and pleasant and welcoming. I felt that much closer to Prince just occupying the same space with an official member of the Revolution.
Legend. Class act. Love his T-shirt.
Beyond question in my opinion the best backup band he ever had. I was blessed to see them in 1983 enjoyed their show.
That was the best period of Prince. The Revolution was the best.
Yep. Once he broke up the Revolution, that was basically the end of Prince as we knew him.
It wasn't the end of Prince as you knew him. It was the end of Prince as you wanted him to be, which is what he railed at.
@@bigboxerableAnd yet SOTT is his most critically acclaimed album and often cited by fans as his number 1. Go figure. Perhaps you should rethink your statement.
@@Ues2DC Ooh, you’re right!!
The Revolution was when Price was at his best. Their sound covered pop/funk/rock/R&B. Under the NPG they reduced to just R&B/funk. The sound was predictable and shallow under the NPG. You can hear the influence Wendy and Lisa had while listening to their solo records.
Remember he was big into jazz and I think since he studied Miles Davis he tried to follow in his footsteps. Whenever Miles recorded a new album he would fire the previous band. He wanted a completely different sound each time.
1999 percent correct!!
Looking back and obviously prince is part of it.. but there was a lot of magic juice that everyone was drinking between this time.. it’s staggering the amount of iconic albums produced around this time.
Matthew is the reason I love synths
Great interview! I loved when the interviewer said, "kids could see themselves in THIS group ". So true because, when i was in the 4th grade in '85 my friends and I would pretend to be The Revolution. 😂
I'm guessing Fink had a good relationship with Charlie at Music Connection in Minnesota, as he was a Yamaha rep who tutored lots of musicians on the DX7
The Doctor. Brown Mark. Bobby Z. Wendy. Lisa. And honorable mention Dez M.F. Dickerson. One of THE greatest, coolest, and tightest bands ever. What could've been had they stayed recording together even after splitting from Prince. Damn.
Andre Cymone
cheCK out the whole interview !
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Prince is Driven!Remember,He came from a Place of Trauma,when younger,with his Folks,thus Affecting Outlooks on Life!So,His,Music,is His Vision with His Control!😮😃😎❣
The revolution are the iconic Prince band.. however, objectively the performance of his band around sign of the times was just musically unbelievable, and Sheila Es mastery on percussions took Prince’s live sound somewhere very special indeed.
Amazing The Impact Prince Left On People. It's Best To Like Prince As A Fan And From A Distance. Deep Dude
Dr. Fink co credited IGBBN with Eric and Atlanta in 86 Paris show such a lovely funk tune.
The Revolution like Jimmy Hendrix and The Experience had such a great musical chemistry. When the front person no longer needs their creativity or input, then sadly that is a factor that can make or break that unique chemistry. The New Power Generation never were my cup of tea, but The Revolution period will always be my favourite Prince memories. Gone Too Soon, both Prince and the band that gave him his most success. Great interview. ❤
Dr. Fink was the musician of The Revolution that Prince respected the most. In the early years, Dr. Fink was the only musician that played on Prince albums. His solo on Head is classic!
Fink and Mark Brown left at the right ✅ time: better to quit than to be fired.
The late Prince appeared to match the late David Bowie: they both changed their styles after a few albums. Thus, change band members. RIP
Dr. Fink was the only person in the revolution who wasn't trying to look like Prince, it doesn't surprise me that he was offered the opportunity to continue playing after Purple Rain.
None of them “tried to look like Prince”. Prince dressed them that way by design. The principal artist usually directs how their band is presented because it’s seen as extension of him, the image he’s trying to present. I know for a fact he definitely told them how they had to dress, and I guess he thought it didn’t fit Fink.
None of them “tried to look like Prince”. Prince dressed them that way by design. The principal artist usually directs how their band is presented because it’s seen as extension of him, the image he’s trying to present. I know for a fact he definitely told them how they had to dress, and I guess he thought it didn’t fit Fink.
Prince was selling out large concerts BEFORE Purple Rain. And yes. Dez was the man.
The Revolution was the magic.
Prince was always innovating. People in. People out ......
The good Doctor Fink. Nice.
Dr. Fink played with Prince from 78'-91'..great years. There certainly has not been bad blood recently with Wendy and Lisa considering the Revolution toured from 2017-2019. I got to seem them 2x. a dream come true as I missed them live back in the 80's.
We used to cover some their tracks. People loved these songs. They probably still would.
I got to see them at the Omni in Atlanta. They were a great show band.
The 90's were shifting into a predominantly black sound (outside of grunge, alt and boy/girl group). What The Revolution was doing wouldn't have translated as well, and with Prince being the ever-changing genius he was, it had to end. He needed a band that could acclimated and NPG was it. Also, he knew Wendy & Lisa wanted to branch out and it would have been selfish to hold them. I doubt they would have done their solo records/score work if they were still in the Revolution, or probably wouldn't have done it to the extent they did. Revolution is the best Prince era to me, but I'm happy with the vast catalog he produced. I think it was all for the best.
Wendy and Lisa wanted to be what Quincy Jones was to MJ and do their Dream Factory album and wanted him with Wendy’s sister and he needed freedom and to be his own artist. They were closing in, on him. He kept most of the other members. Forgot they were hired to be a backing band member. I respected Prince kept quiet about it, even though they played victim some and took too much credit for his genius. I liked all his bands! Enjoyed watching him grow with musicians that were more comfortable soloing and impromptu aftershows like Miko, Shelia E, Eric Leeds, Levi and so on. All his band members were awesome. Prince is my favorite, don’t have a fav band
Complete B.S.. I ran into Wendy and Lisa in 1988 when they told me Prince was not giving them writing creduts- many times over. Quincy Jones, lol
@@amess0stuff89 you really believe they wrote his songs, really??? Prince !!!!. You proving my point. People say a lot when they are jaded. Prince has proved his writing ability. He mentored them, like many others and they seem to be the only ones that take too much credit and no one else. Lisa wasn’t doing that until Wendy joined. And these great writing skills just died when he fired then because they don’t have popularity outside of Prince. Quincy Jones has popularity not lined to MJ
@@zakiasimpson8928exactly. Among many other things, Quincy Jones was Frank Sinatra's arranger. That's a HUGE gig.
@@zakiasimpson8928 From what I can understand, you're a fan. But to argue with what W&L told me - in complete sincerity - is lazy. Artists are not superhuman (otherwise Prince would not have died from a self-inflicted OD) and ain't it funny how Sign 0' The Times is missing something? He never sounded the same after. And I love Prince but facts don't care about your feelings.
@@amess0stuff89 isn’t it funny your a fan of W&L and seem to think they can do no wrong or just automatically belief them, when he has evidence of his ability and whatever they did was from his mentoring. Signs of the Times is his most critically acclaimed album. Prince was making hits before , during and after them . I think mainstream struggled with him firing two white women during the 80s and his next muses being Cat Glover and Shelia E and also him going against the music industry definitely resulted in some black balling. To equate Prince’s genius to them tells me a lot about your fan fair of them.
I became a fan of Dr. Fink on some of Prince's earliest videos when he was wearing scrubs. That was a great marketing idea. It was good to see him in this interview because he seems very grounded.
I was lucky to see the Revolution Summer of 1985 Long Beach & I'll never forget it, definitelty 1 of the best shows ever.
Yes he was!
If you're the greatest thing in music, it's not narcissism. It's just reality.
Too bad Michael and Rick and this one and that one also thought they were the greatest in music
man, hearing this is like witnessing your mother and father split up. but I can also understand from Prince's perspective too. sad sad sad ...
I understand why Dr Fink didnt want to give details, but now I am curious. I thought Prince was only tired and wanted to move on with Sheila E and Eric Leeds
Drama. Drama between Wendy & her twin sister Susannah. Prince added her & some members of The Time when they broke up. Wendy was like I SHARED A WOMB WITH HER I DON'T WANNA SHARE THE STAGE WITH HER TOO. That was the start of the end
@@mongoslade277 wow, I never thought it would be something like that. I thought it was more related to the music (songwriting, credits, etc). But it makes sense. Susannah started collaborating more around that era.
@@darkbluebossa Yeah. Then Prince wanted Sheila E to join him which meant Bobby Z was gone. Then Sheila E wanted her band to join them also. Lisa & Wendy really acted a fool then. It was a mess
Prince started feeling like W&L along with Susannah were trying to control him, also trying to make themselves seem like they taught him everything. Read their interviews before and after the firings. They were like " we added this, wrote this, brought in this music, etc". I think once they started bringing in their brothers to do music Prince started feeling manipulation. 1st he hired Lisa then Wendy shows up mysteriously playing guitar in Lisa's room after Dez announced his leaving, then here comes Susannah to $ the boss, then the brothers work on around the world in a day. SMH besides he started losing his black audiences. We noticed that he had lost his funk and was trying to be a Pop star. Especially after the We are the world fiasco.
I'm glad he put the NPG together. Better band better music.
Great interview
I didn’t know who he was
I think the bar of how we judge narcissism has been lowered quite a bit to the point it's not really a great way to judge character.
The term is thrown around a lot these days. We ALL are narcissistic to some degree and that is normal. There is a HUGE difference between narcissism as a Personality Disorder and what one might see in an unusually talented and successful person such as Prince which is actually still in the range of normal. Better to talk of "strong ego" or something like that.
@@nsbd90nowI don't know a person alive that can't coin the term, and I know that very few people know how to use it correctly.
That said, maybe Prince gave some the idea that he was, it's very hard for anyone to be in the control position as a mastermind and not micromanage, and many or rather most seem to find it hard to accept criticism and correction.
I think there's a good possibility that some working under him couldn't keep up with the demands of his work ethic and could only view him as a hard boss, but we know a true "narcissist" is about the self exclusively on all subjects during all hours of the day.
Prince was very much like Miles Davis & other Band leaders where he wanted his sound to consistently evolve with different musicians. This was fairly normal in Jazz. The only reason it's polarizing here is because its not Jazz.
Frank Zappa the same you are right
You forgot to ask him the most important question. Whether he was there dressed up in full revolution attire playing basketball against Charlie Murphy, and then Prince made pancakes.
What’s the story with mark brown and kiss???
Does anybody know the real reason why they broke up?
The revolution was PRINCE he was about his MUSIC!!!!
I may be the only one out there, I don’t know, but I think the Revolution was much better that NPG..
Definitely
The music was much more interesting and avant-garde but the NPG were way better musicians.
Sony T and Michael Bland were Prince best Rhythm section ever.
The Revolution was his Pop band
Yes I totally agree.
No doubt
Cool 💯😎 Salute
Well he did give much information way they broke up ! So the title wasn't right on video...........!
This dude said God got wendy s menstrual cycle mixed up..in putple rain...i was like whaaaaat
Prince played various instruments on his earlier albums. Did he really need a band outside of touring?
If I had the chance of interviewing Matt I’d ask him about how hard was doing the WDC choreography 😂
That was the easiest choreography ever it wasn't like Michael Jackson stuff.
@@avrilharris9216you obviously aren’t a fan or even watched it 😂
I’m talking about Fink dancing
…and if you refer to Prince I tell you MJ couldn’t do it himself and let’s not talk about doing it on those high heels
@@Cormac-jd2kx Hell I can do it in 4" heels so what's your point?
@@avrilharris9216upload a video and we all can see it 😂
Until then you will be considered a clown
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Fink was probably the only other musician in the Revolution who matched Prince. Prince evolved but I agree that his early stuff has the most longevity for me.
😶🌫️ I've got dozens of ruff mix cassette copies Kevin Mills shared with me of Prince songs Keith Cohen made off the board in studio A at Larrabee west studios in 1993.
I have a personal experience with the man Prince who was most definitely a Narcissist. I had sold out a production in Germany in the early 90s with several local bands, DJs, and models; to be done on a River Cruise boat. Prince didn't understand the liability of a Superstar showing up with his teen age girlfriend. As a Superstar, he couldn't just show up. But you don't tell the Narcissistic Superstar Prince he can't do something. Long story short, in fear of the Superstar Prince getting hurt on their boat, which would break their bank; the boat company CANCELLED MY BOAT. Everyone was standing at the dock when I had to tell all those professional entertainers, we were CANCELLED!!! Prince went on to sell out his show that night and later Marry that teenager. So I found out first hand it's not good to tangle with a "Narcissist Superstar named!" Prince sank my boat production.
I think Prince's best body of work happened post-Revolution. Just listening to the maturity of his sound and how social he had become lyrically was simply amazing. The jam sessions with the NPG, the rock concerts with 3rdEyeGirl, the Piano and a Microphone tour, the originality of Welcome 2 Americal. His true era happened during the post-Revolution time period. I think Prince had done his crossover thing for the 80s and he was always an artist that was tuned into funk. He got to do that after the Revolution. I can't imagine Prince using those guys past the 90s. I think the music would have been stale. Sort of like Rick James playing the same type of music after the mid 80s. The music critics and media would have ate him alive with a band like the Revolution playing the same tunes repeatedly. Prince, as an artist, needed to grow. He needed the NPG. He never would have gotten the same sound from the Revolution as he did from the NPG, and those long jam sessions and solos NEVER would have happened. The NPG, talentwise, was just better at pretty much every instrument. The had moved beyond the 80s. I think it's another reason why Wendy and Lisa basically fell off after 1990. The were still able to do some musical scores for TV, but nothing really relevant that was album worthy. They're sound was made for the 80s era. He knew that and he also knew that Dr. Fink was good enough to play in pretty much any era, which is why he still kept Fink around for a few years. Prince made a smart choice. Whether other fans appreciated it or not, he never had so much nostalgia for the 80s or a band of players that he wanted to improve, that he took his eye off the big picture. He knew what he had to do as an artist. He gets my respect for being aware enough to realize this. Jazz composers are known to do this all the time. Miles Davis would constantly change his band to create different sounds. Prince was no different, and it's the reason why we have such a wide variety of amazing music today.
Underrated comment
Prince peak was until 30 year old. Not later.
@@davidamigos.davidamigosnwa4522 Then you're still stuck on 80s era Prince and some glorified version of the Revolution, which to be honest, was still basically all-Prince. Luckily for the rest of us, he wasn't. His career ran 30+ years, and anyone that attended a Prince live performance in the 2000 era, will tell you that, musically, he got much better as he got older. I can't imagine the Revolution doing Musicology, or anything off The Rainbow Children. They just weren't as talented as the NPG and later bands. They served the 80s well as a band that was needed for crossover appeal; But later?...Absolutely not.
@@AlexanderNevermind888 well maybe playing live he was more mature or virtuoso later. But I think overall his best piece of work is begining until batman. Personally for me his best tour was lovesexy88. I have seen Prince live 15 times including small venues and after shows. Probably for me his best band was when he was touring with mace Parker and Larry graham. But each person has its own taste of music/eras. Sorry for my English.
@davidamigos.davidamigosnwa4522 We definitely have different tastes, and luckily for those of us who love his music, there's a niche for almost anyone. Every one of his live shows was a treat for me. But I specifically have fond memories of the 1999 tour, where he toured with The Time and Vanity 6. Unless I missed something, it was probably the first time one single man had a hand in creating every piece of music that was played during that tour. The Welcome 2 America tour was one of my all-time favorites, as I got to see John Blackwell on drums in the NPG for the last time, and the Jam of the Year tour, which I basically travelled the country for because he would do these afterparties and would put on a whole separate concert. He's still the best live artist I've ever seen.
If a young person doesn’t know who Mr Mo Jo Risen is, then it’a due to a lack of proper parenting. He happens to also be one of my favorite poets. Poems. Poems , no less! 😉
I know I attribute my love for many genres of music because of my Dad. Even in diapers he would put the turntable on the floor and let me pull out albums of his collection. I’m in my mid fifties now and still thank him. The sound track of our lives is a poignant gift. To be ignorant of such is to miss out on one of the joys of life.
Morrisons poetry book went under the radar for a long time. Great stuff really.
When he did “creep” he owned it. So special
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The Scary Part About Prince,He Played Every Instrument ,He Really Did Need Musicians. He Was His Own Theatre.He Had Many Musical Characters Within. He Walked, Sleep, Thought,Breathed Music. He Was The Actual Humanistic Instrument. Im Glad He Came Into Our Lives. I Don't Care Where We Go, Don't Care What We Do, Just Take Me With You! He Took Us With Him On Many Music Journey. The "Housequake" Is Real....