Alexander O'Neal - Prince Fired Me in a Spineless and Cowardly Way
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Alexander O'Neal was better off as a solo artist and Morris day was better off with "The Time" all of this really worked out for the better.
I've always felt that Alexander O'Neal was a very talented performer. It's tragic that he fell into the drug trap. I knew a guy in Oakland who worked at a venue called Kimball's East and that place showcased ALL of the great R&B talent imaginable. Alex was booked and the guy that I spoke of used to do drug runs for him. We found out that Alex could smoke crack, cigarettes and drink liquor and his singing voice never changed. He was a phenomenon. I play his Christmas album every year and my favorite song is "My Gift To You". Alexander O'Neal will go on record as one of the greatest R&B singers of our time and I wish him nothing but renewed success and a speedy comeback. We miss you man. We're waiting on a comeback album featuring Cherrelle. It will happen. Wait and see.
REMEMBER WHY ITS CHRISTMAS is that shit tho :)
U right, he is 80s best funk singer and a stand out and threat in any group because of his brilliance
His voice today has suffered because of that past abuse though.
This man was meant for Cherelle. One of the greatest man and woman duos
Unfortunate cherelle ain't ish. By herself in terms of concert performances. I know because I.ve seen her, she's a straight up studio performer by herself, not worth the ticket sells.
Alexander O'neal is more of a SOLO ARTIST than a BAND LEADER anyway...
Agreed 100%
I agree!
@Neal Conway not true
Prince fired him and thank goodness he did that. Because we probably wouldn't have known what a great Singer he was. Mr. Alexander O'Neal had numerous of hits after hits as a Solo Musician. During the 1980s & 1990s. I still have my Cassette Tape Single of Love Makes No Sense. And other Gem songs by him. I've always loved that Song If You Were Here Tonight. I loved the Video as well and I also loved the collaboration he did with Cherrelle.
Me too. What about that hit song he made call criticize??
What’s Missing and a Broken Heart!! I love his Christmas Songs My Gift to You and My First Christmas!! Oh it’s a Broken Heart Can Mend Not A Broken Heart!!!! He was A Sexy Looking Man!!!! His Voice was Awesome!!!!!! Saturday Love was A Sho Nuff Hit him and Sherrel!!!!!!
He had a silky smooth voice. Loved his music
Alexander is a great solo artist. Everything worked out as it should. Alexander O' Neal has a amazing career, and provided many years, of great music.
Alexander I'm so thankful that you did get a record deal because that song if you were here with me tonight has been played over and over on my playlist all the way up until this day because that song is so dope. stay encouraged my brother and make peace in your heart with Prince and forgive him.
The G Driver I guess Prince is the one who messed up his career. Huh? We don't know what Prince saw at the time.
The G Driver and crying overtime too
Don't belive that bullshit he was a CRACKHEAD for years I was there that's why Prince got rid of the garbage he turned into. Prince didn't mess with his own sister when she started using that shit (he took care of his nephews still) but he didn't mess with her until she got clean. It pissed me off to the core he's on here hating AFTER his death but didn't say shit while Prince was alive because he knew the truth and why Prince didn't want him around cus of ways crackhead slacked,f up shit etc etc. I'm sorry but I had to tell u. I was there I saw it myself.
quit lying you don't know a thing about what went down
Samuel Denson lmfao ok think whatever if you want. I WAS THERE. HE LIVED ACROSS STREET FROM LAKE NAKOMIS ON CEDAR AVE ON HOUSE WITH A BIG FRONT YARD HILL. LOOK IT UP I'M NOT LYING IDIOT. What the fuck I gotta lie for, I'm fucking 40 years old I don't need to lie for SHIT. Now run tell that stupid
I saw the Unsung bio on Alexander O'Neil and he said that Prince had a massive ego and was color struck. This definitely was expressed in his choice of female protege's!
Yes 🙌🏽 I’ve always, felt he was Color Struck. The closer to Black female love 💕 in his life, was Vanity and Sheila E. The other love of his life was nothing Black at all.
@@evelyndeas1799Prince dated several beautiful women of color... including Nona Gaye, Troy Byer, Ananda Lewis.
may be Alex had a problem with that attitude and drugs but Alex can sing his ASS off.....he was a hell of a singer.
Monica Williams no doubt he was and prince did no interfere with that. Prince had reason and I respect that
Mr. Avery 😄😄😄 he was. a hot ass mess. they said that he was really difficult.
Monica Williams But Alex did have his 15 mins I must say, I love quite a few of his ballads back in the mid 80s
Monica Williams WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER, SMOOOOOOOTH.
Monica Williams DEFINITELY GREAT. AND HAD NO REASON TO BE JEALOUS OF PRINCE.
Wow! Alexander O Neal Sir. You are my all time favorite singer, music, party man etc. I was in my mid 20's when the album Hearsay dropped. The perfect music for the perfect atmosphere I was in at the time. So many good memories when i hear each song. Thank you Sir.
Alex always had the talent. I'm glad he went solo. Alex and Cherrelle remind me of Marvin and Tammy
Alex could sing so pretty, best male vocal recording of the 80's with "If You Were Here Tonight", good lord, it's hard to believe that song was about a relationship. The meaning just felt like it was so much bigger, I still play it to this day... "Light a candle for our live..." And I have a Alex's Pandora station. Thank you Mr. Alexander O'Neal!
I JUST LOVE THE MUSIC OF BOTH ARTIST ALEX & PRINCE I MET PRINCE ONCE AT THE GRAMMYS PURPLE RAIN. HE JUST STARTED TALKING TO ME. I WAS A FAN ANYWAY MY THOUGHT HE WAS AND HAS NEVER CHANGED MR.NELSON WAS A GREAT PERSON. I WAS ALWAYS A FAN. I AM ALSO A FAN OF MR.O'NEAL.
One of my favorite song: Sunshine by Mr. O'Neal
In retrospect all the chips landed in best place. Jellybean is a brilliant drummer, Morris is THE front-man, O'Neal a great singer/solo artist, Jam and Lewis hot producers...and Prince by design or pure luck was responsible for it all.
Things happen for a reason...
SPTAH, You said it well, At the end of the day, Prince was responsible for it all. There are a lot of great musicians out there who for one reason or another never got no real exposure. Prince was known to give exposure to people who we would probably never know if were not for him.
That's a really cool way to look at it SPTAH?...well done!
SPTAH : Amen. Great summation.
SPTAH Or pure genius....
Danielle Rameau Damn right, and they oughta pay respect. Not disrespect
Prince firing make others people legends🎩👈
Morris Day and Alexander are BOTH LEGENDS. Thank god things worked out like they did.
True or not, it took me a LONG time to realize that Prince lets you go so you can grow. Your time with him is only a season but he packs a lifetime of wisdom In that season. Just ask The Revolution. Jam and Lewis. That's how Prince spawned so many musical offspring.
I agree!
Yeah, right, that's how Prince saw it. Please. I too loved Prince, but he was not foresighted.
Big ups to u Alexander O'Neal...still listen to u all da time!!!!!!!
Rugged Da Real LOVE MAKES NO SENSE!!!! I PLAYED IT TIL THE WHEELS FELL OFF. HE WAS BIG AND SEXY.
It's nothing but hearsay
2019
Much love to prince and Alexander two brothers who help even other races be black and proud ☮️
Alexander got some great songs and a great voice.
AO did good without being in a band he’s better singing / performing solo. This man has an extraordinary voice. He clearly has a love for singing and it shows through his concerts. He engages with his audiences which makes for a great show. He apparently has had ups/downs but we all do. He’s still standing and singing those wonderful songs. Keep doing what you’re doing you bring joy and entertainment to your fans by gracing us with that God given talent... your voice. A fan forever.
Alexander was such a great talent! His music had a signature sound for the times. Always one of my faves.
he is accurate about Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis being fired. They spoke about it years ago.
Love all your songs!
Thank you Alexander O'Neal !
I just ordered his Christmas CD I did not now how good it was
Am I trippin or didn't Alexander have more hits then The Time?
Maybe But the Time was a Better Act... they had slow jams and funky dance tunes
I'd call them about even, both had their 15 mins & took full advantage of it. Had Alex not fell into the drug scene, I'm sure he would've edged them out, but that's the way it goes, LIFE IS REAL.
Pretty Close!!
Not really.
The Time didn't have that many albums because after Jam and Lewis got fired, the band fell apart despite the success of their appearance in Purple Rain
O'Neal had a lovely voice, but I cannot see him as The Time's lead. Morris had IT.
If you want to hear what Alex would sound like as lead singer of the Time....listen to "Fake"....that's "Jungle Love".
Well, you can't see IT, bcz IT was Morris, not Alex. I'm sure if IT were Alex, instead of Morris, you'd be feeling the same way and have written the opposite thing.
@@valentinomiller6251 No, sir.
Prince was a man with a huge ego and this shows that he wasn't always doing things the right way. He was human and he made mistakes.
Thank you. Others can attest to this. He was not perfect or a god like so many of his stans like to canonize him as.
O'Neal is one of the best artist I can think of in 80s don't worry O'Neal others we wojld have not heard you
SO MANY PEOPLE SURVIVED AND CAME BACK STRONGER AFTER GOING SOLO.
Why does everyone keep putting him down about his past drug addiction? With all the artists that have been screwed over in the industry, it's only right to at least ask about compensation. He'd be a fool not to. 🤷🏽♀️
Codycole80: I agree, but thats human nature. What Alexander was talking about had nothing to do with him taking drugs. Prince was shady. PERIOD. That doesnt mean he wasnt a good artist.
Plus, Id say ALEX still did a lot better in Life than most folks addicted to drugs if he was...ROCK STARS (actors and models etc as well) )did a lot more dope than Mr O Neal back then it was normal..and yes, lil Prince the Purple people eater did drugs as well
The Admiral: Well Alex is here and Prince isnt...so that says a lot...no shade....
Codycole80, Prince's brainwashed fans are delusional hypocrites. Prince spent the bulk of his career bitching about being fairly compensated, but he had no problem with screwing over the people who worked for him.
RR: I agree, I never understood that about Prince...he had the power to treat his acts better than he was treated and he didnt. In fact I think he was worse...
Shame that Alexander and Prince couldn't patch this mess up before Prince died.
Prince did alot of dirt to many in his twisted circle ... Shallow little man
Prince didnt need him at any point in his life. ONeal, on the other hand, became a crackhead and fell off.
@@CP-kb1du Price launched several careers - bottom line. He owed no one a damn thing.
@@christophertracy2807 So didn't Prince. That's obviously what killed him.
@@HoopCITY76 Prince was not on crack so that is not what killed him. Trying to draw parallels between Prince and a loser like ONeal is flat out inaccurate. Prince was a legend for over 4 decades while launching multiple careers. ONeal became a nobody who did nothing for anyone else.
Alexander is just telling the truth , to those that dont really know the history of "The Time" and how Morris day was the original drummer for the group back then, just like Marvin Gaye was a studio drummer as well,. But consumers only see the finished product, without knowing everything that went into it. I dont feel he is hating, he's just educating
Phil Collins was a drummer for Genesis as well and I believe Teddy P started as a drummer for Harold Melvin and the blue notes . I guess those drums get you in position to be the next star 👍🏽
@@curtiswhite1008 ,true. And I'll add that Mr. Jeffery Osbourne was the Drummer in LTD. Afterwards, he went Solo and had numerous of hits, during the 1980s.
ONeal is not telling the whole truth. He blew his gig with Prince and The Time - ask Jimmy Jam who was there.
Perhaps Prince did it the way he did, not so much maliciously, but to avoid a confrontation once he discerned Alex's strong direct personality. Perhaps not. But it all worked out great for all involved.
Prince couldn’t stand to be near a singer better than him
The Hearsay album is bar none one of the greatest R&B soul masterpieces you'll ever hear. Every track is great, no filler songs, every track could have been released as a single. Dance tracks on side A, and smooth ballads on side B. Check it out if you haven't.
100%. that album is a classic. straight banger. jimmy jam and terry lewis put some of their best material on that one album.
Things happened the right way, Morris was perfect for the lead role for The Time..
D.J. Abaka, Alexander had a good singing voice and all, But I think he was too ugly to be the leader of the time. Plus he was not as charasmatic as Morris.
Danielle Rameau 😂
DJ Abaka so true Alexander oneall was too ugly to be with the Time.
DJ Abaka I agree. Morris was very charismatic and perfect as the lead singer
Very. Perfect..
I finally seen him performed. And it was great
alexander FIRED himself with his MOUTH cuz he wanted MORE PAPER before he was ever hired. morris set the record straight on the original 7ven documentary cuz alexander completed LIED on Prince on his unsung YEARS ago.
"Who Among Us that does not have demons?" both men are / were great performers I enjoy the music of both of these Great performer's. So let's try not to focus on the negativity and enjoy the few good ones we have left.
One of my favorite singers! I love it when interviewers mute their mics so we can get every little detail!
Man a lot of people say this about Prince, i liked his music to, but lets face it he may not have been the nicest person, it doesn't take anything away from his music!!
Harlem139Convent1 really you want everyone to be nice or let you know exactly where you stand at that time in your career. Hell if he can't handle that how would he have handled real success?
Exactly
I'll stay out of this one, everybody on the blog is mad.
fryelee11 Same 🙊
They're crazy as batshit. STANS are the most mentally challenged people on the planet. They think they know a person personally because they STAN so damn hard. They tend to forget that they don't know these celebrites like that.
@@tamthegemineye8912 thank you. I too loved Prince, but the man, according to testimonials, had an ego that overcompensated for his small stature. I can't stand stans.
Prince was a good dude but he wasn't perfect. And some people seem to forget that... I'm not taking anything away from him. But just blue collar jobs with bosses that fired people all the time, over something silly.. The same attitude goes on in the music industry /films /stage /fashion.. Because we're are all just people.. In the beginning of the day til the end.. We're only human!!! But I'm glad things turned around for Alexander...
Saw you in concert in 1986 at the USF SUNDOME Mr O'Neal I enjoyed the show I was 14yrs old 👏 4 give Prince and live your life✌
Damn...Alex, I loved you and Sherrell together. I think you got ahead of yourself just a little too much with The Time deal...as you stated, it was a lesson learned. I wish you hadn't got caught up with the recreational devices...I missed you and your melodic voice over the years...
agree he was hot!
Denise Mitchell wasn't he tho? He is one of the best! Voice like none other...💜
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Nothing wrong with asking about how much money you was going to get. You was right for wanting to discuss your money. Prince did you a favor your music will be around forever. When we all gone and the new generation come alone to enjoy.
The man was a great vocalist but clearly there is more to the FIRING story than his disclosure of the circumstance.
Excellent interview. Sang one of Alexanders songs at a talent show in high school. Love his music.
Prince is beautiful and he is not here to defend himself...... Please stop & let him rest in piece .
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!
amen
Patrick Guillory This interview was done several years before Prince death. Probably if you would interview O'Neil today about Prince, it would be a totally different interview. Today he would in retrospect thank Prince for the valuable experience of getting fired so that he could move on to do his own thing and have his own style of music. I've heard Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis say the same thing. I'm sure that today he would look back and consider it an honor to have known Prince personally.
He said, prince fired Jimmy jam and Terry Lewis. For missing a gig due to snow. I heard Jimmy jam speak on another interview saying prince fired him for making other music behind his back, and prince found out about it.
They did get fired for producing other acts in a nutshell. They were in Atlanta working with the SOS Band and they went to the airport to make their show with Prince but got snowed in. They got fired and decided to continue producing The SOS Band which helped them open the doors to their success.
It's a two way street - maybe you wanted too much without knowing your worth O'Neal. That's just the way it goes. It's the same for ordinary folks in ordinary jobs.
Remember you said that the next time you ask for a raise or a promotion....
You wanna know the real truth he smoked Crack he lived across the street from Lake Nakomis and drove a black corvette my kids dad sold him Crack daily and Prince was not having it not even from his own sister he stopped fucking with her too during the time she was using. This was late 80s early 90s he was a fing crackhead that's why I saw that shit. So spineless Nope!
Prince had a huge ego.. He felt the way he did it was wrong. Not that he fired him. He fired many. Alexander had a right to speak up for himself.
Always remember that every story has two sides. It could have been that he was fired simply because he couldn't deliver.
Alexandra has so much character and personality...he could have been a really good actor....he is still a real tallent ...and still with us...thank god...bless you up....Alexandra ....you are great
Alex seems more in the vein of Luther, Peabo, Freddie, that type of singer. Alex just added a little hot sauce to it, that's all. It's gonna get right tonight!
I'm a Prince fan , and Alexander is a great artist, I wish he would just look at things like this, Everything happens the way it's suppose to, he had and still have success, but what he chose to do with it was his choice good or bad...
Did Prince even officially hire him in the first place? According to everyone else in many different interviews Alexander started making demands like he needed a house and etc. Jimmy Jam said then Prince and Morris looked at each other then walked out of Perkins
This Alexander was more interested in the money. If he's so talented then where is his music at? I only recall one song
R Mm
R Mm, Now that's a good question. I don't think it was ever Prince's plan to make him the leader of the Band. Maybe the other guys were considering making him the leader, and he went exaggerating saying that he got fired before he even got hired.
I heard Jimmy Jam basically say the same thing with my own ears. "This is what not to do!" ("All alone!")
R Mm your profile pic is fire! you single?
As much as I like Alexander o Neal I can't imagine him singing jungle love 🎤🕛💜
O'Neal thanks for you music given us
No hatred towards Alex folks and no need to defend Prince. I look at it like this, everything happened how it was meant to happen. Prince had his career and works, jam and Lewis ruled the industry along with their Time contemporaries and Alex wound up being one of the ones who were involved.
Love your music O'neal. Things happen for a reason.
Still became a success story despite what could have been
The best male voice of the 80's , better than Luther !! thats right ! i said it !!!
Jason Fit you must be crazy
Must be good meth
You done lost your got damm mind. Thats right I said it.
I love Alexander but listen to the clarity of Luther’s voice seems like there’s no mistakes. Alex makes a few but is still good
Prince probably Recognized You Didn't Have a True Musicians Mentality
That was Princess lost cuz Alexander O'Neal could blow that cat could sing his ass off in my book he is one of the best careers of the 80s
At the end of the day be careful who you raise on a pedestal the higher you raise an individual the further they have to fall, we are all human and have our shortcomings these artist are no exception to this rule...just enjoy their contribution to humanity and leave it at that.
An old jazz cat told me don't let them build you a statue before you die
Believing your own myth before it's written
Is what gets you into trouble
@@intuneorange Over and over no doubt!!!
Criticize him all you want, (No pun intended) but Alexander O'neal had classics for days.
I personally find his music more enjoyable and relatable than Prince's music.
Still have the utmost respect for Prince's legacy as a musician, but I'd take Alexander O'neal's catalog over Prince's with no hesitation.
I love me some Prince, but I can't stand how all these folks are acting like Alexander was a failure just because Prince became a worldwide Superstar. O'Neal may not have made it to Prince's level, but the man has HITS. You can't turn on any grown folks R&B station without hearing "Saturday Love" a few times a week, with "Fake" and "If You Were Here Tonight" coming in as runners up. Here in Detroit, 92.3 plays HIS songs as much as they play Prince's stuff, and that's saying A LOT.
Yes man, indeed.
Not to mention underground classics like "Hearsay", "All True Man", "Innocent", etc... The list goes on.
Alexander O'neal's only sin was not having marketability behind his persona.
Hey, that's the industry for you.
Alexander O'Neal looks like he could be Tony Todd brother
Eddie KANE Lmaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Np disrespect to this man but I'm glad as hell that Morris Day was the lead singer of The Time. Hahaw!!!!!
Like Phil Specter, Prince reaped what he sowed......traded decency, integrity, and empathy for his fellow humans, for hard cold cash....and invited karma to administer, a bitter, justifiable end.....
PRINCE FIRED EVERYBODY !Next Channel...Now Tuning Host as in going Ghost. Yea, nobody be interested cuz the man is DEAD So let him Rest Peacefully. Re-read that.
I don’t care what prince said or didn’t say he is the best there ever was period get over it Alex.
Amen. Alex sounds like a bitter spiteful person.
Alex made some good music and if it weren't for the drugs he'd probably still be making good music that's needed these days...
Sometimes when you are rejected it's because you were too great for the environment. Don't take it personally.
Prince made the right move. After hearing the demo, O'neal definitely didn't fit with the band
Ray RaymondD, His ugly ass should forever be grateful, for even hooking up with a cutie like Cherelle
Ray RaymondD i agree, i always say the Time with Oneal at lead is damn near the BarKays or DTrain😂😂😂
Ray RaymondD I heard the demo back then and I agree..
His singing was too good for The Time.
Terry & Lewis were better producers anyway.
@@Ambrosia369 Did you know Prince personally? You'll never reach his status either. You're just a Prince stan that doesn't know anything about his personal life. No one really knows so....STFU.
Good thing he was solo! He made way better music than THE TIME!!! Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis knew he could blow and that's why they wrote alot of his music, he wouldn't have fit in with THE TIME. The Time as not Prince group either, they was just another hot band in Minneapolis at the time...
It was said that Prince -- similar to Michael Jackson -- would fire you in a heartbeat if he felt you weren't up to snuff. Some may call it callous, but I guess business is business.
my baby PRINCE died with the finances in "BLACK" ($300 million) and that is through hard work and consistency.....i am not sure about MJ....my ((LOVE)) was for PRINCE.....and his dedication was about the MUSIC......an he never allowed anything or anyone to get in the way of the business aspect
......this wasa, to say the least (an interesting interview) lol
Prince is not alive to defend himself so, not much here for me to listen to. You had a solo career and called your own shots. Time to move on.
ALEX, YOU WERE DA MAN, AND I STILL LOVE & BUMP YOUR MUSIC TO THIS DAY, HOWEVER, PRINCE "IS, WAS, & WILL ALWAYS BE THEE MAN!
Everything happens the way it is suppose to.
Whoa I see alittle past is beginning to show up.. Always 3 sides yours Theirs and the Truth..
Alexander was not in the wrong asking about the grpups monetary compensation. That was a smart business practice.
He looks like Candy Man with that hat on his head.
Phillip dam LMAO
Phillip Tony Todd is the actor that plays candy man
Phillip lol
Phillip 😂😂😂😂
Phillip CANDYMAN, CANDYMAN, CANDYMAN.
thanks Alex for reminding me that good things come OUTTA bad situation
Why is he Complaining Alexander went on to have a very Successful Solo Career with a lot of number one hit songs he should considered himself blessed any way.
Alexander tells the truth . Personally i don't care for superstars like Prince, Paul McCartney, Mitch Jagger , and the like . Their egos are too big and they become unscrupulous businessmen .
Well obviously Prince was greatly rewarded for his professional choices and pushed you into your destiny!!!
warrior1975ify His bitter, ungrateful ass is too bitter to see it.
Alexander o Neal in the 1980s was that nigga.
We love and miss Prince he was brilliant but he was also a drug addict.......remember he died as a result of a. fenatyle overdose?.......he was schlude to enter rehab but he died. He was no better than Alex and many people said that he was also difficult. Alex was open about his addiction and prince was discreet with his addiction we found out that he was an addict when he DIED. Alex is still alive and has a chance to redeem himself. GOD still covering Alex with mercy becuz he is still in the land of the LIVING.
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Monica Williams : he wasn't addicted, he was in pain and overdosed.
He didn't know there was fentanyl in his vicodin. He didn't take fentanyl on purpose.
I remember growing up listening to both Prince and Michael Jackson and your right neither one of them showed serious interest in black women, especially prince. Prince didn't start dealing with the sistahs until a few years ago. That's what turnt me off about him because I couldn't understand why he didn't have any black women in his movies or videos. Contrary to popular belief his mother is black and not mixed but for some strange reason this was always published in all the magazines, especially "Right On Magazine"
I still enjoy his music but that said of him always disturbed me a little bit.
i love oneal, he was a mad talent, many great songs, one of my favorite r&b singers from the 80s...................but he's trippin on this!
Why
I wonder if he was the inspiration for the alterego Alexander Nevermind?
Alexander O'Neal was and still is the best singer of the three.
You guys are going hard on Alexander Oniel. All y'all niggaz were bumping him in the 80s. He had his demons and so did Prince.
Cocaine is a helluva drug.
Alexander O'neal would've been just as good if not better than Morris in The Time! Everybody in their circle icons, legendary beyond measure, god status. Masters of music, angelic singinging voice of O'Neal coupled with the deep minds of Prince, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Morris Day who plays drums exceptionally, Jellybean Johnson, Jesse Johnson, Monte Moir and Jerome!
Jamie, There are some hateful comments on here. I am not going to subscribe because of this
Would love to hear the music he recorded with Prince.
Alexandernevermind. Respect !
Can we get actual confirmation from Morris on if that's how he came up with the name or has Prince ever said?
I have a question was Mr. O'Neal on drugs because i loved his voice and music it seemed like he fell off the charts I wonderd where he was where his music went to.
I know we all *loved* Prince, but I don't think any of us would have *liked* him...
T Davis I love his music! He was a musical prophet. He was human with it's flaws.
I loved him too. But he had an ego the size of God and anyone who knew him
knew that. There are many many stories of artists working with Prince who described him as super competitive, under handed, and constantly wanting to be worshiped and adored. If you were in his company and were not particularly in "awe" of him, you were not invited back lol! He was very different from the image that is portrayed. Yes he was a musical genius, and yes he stopped doing those sexually suggestive songs later in his career, but he also did a lot of damage as he single handedly ushered in *androgyny and sexual confusion for many a young men* Do you realize the permission he gave to people to be explore their freaky nature, and go ahead and be gay? Whether knowingly or unknowingly, Mr. Nelson brought destruction with his music and it has had a lasting affect...
I hear ya Mr. Filmore :)
Agreed. He seemed to be controlling, difficult to work with and be in a relationship with.