She was a humble soul. Pleasure to meet her several times at my church. She held my daughter and sung to her as an infant. Her charisma is like no other I have ever known. Her praises were from her soul!
Her song which was a chant and yell from her toes she did 3 to 4 times she was at my church. She stomped the ground and scream and yell like a rocker...but the beauty was indescribable. She would pound her fists and march across the stage yelling "he is under my feet"!! " he's under my feet" and she...from crescendos to a whispers.... "he's under my feet!! (Devil) then the would scream and marcb and stomp. He's under my FEET!!! AND she would have her personal praise...sing. Was the most beautiful experience ever! Her spirit was so beautiful. She asked that she had plenty of bottles water and a fruit basket. She was doing her peritoneal dialysis in her hotel room. She spoke about as she preached her early yrs of all the pastors she would party and drug with. Even as a minister. In her latter yrs, she totally repented and cleaned up. She almost had a sense she would not have long. Beautiful woman. She took Michaela my daughter...she was a newborn, in her arms and dance and sang. I jus CRIED!
It's a shame that she begged fellow christians to buy her autobiography, to help her pay for her medical treatment, and everyone ignored her and let her die.
This came across like it was part of a tribute to Denise Mathews - Vanity, her independent spirit, intelligence, strength, talent, beauty, charisma and her fragility. It seemed like it was made with love and respect. Thank you.
That's how I took it. This is first and only tribute to Vanity I've ever seen. This was well done. I hope there are other episodes of those artists Prince worked with.
Thank you for this video. Vanity is by far my favorite lady in the Purple Kingdom. She was not only a charming and beautiful woman, but she had a heart of gold. Many have spoken so highly about her character, which is why I admire her the most. She was a fighter and survivor considering all she had endured in life.
I'm so glad I came across this video. This is by far the most accurate portrayal of the dynamics between Prince and Vanity and how it all went down. Thank you. It's very personal for me as I was the "boy" she mentions at :41:10 that got carried off the dance floor by Chic, Prince's bodyguard at First Avenue nightclub. I never knew she publicly spoke of this night in an interview - so I was stunned when I saw this. I lived in Minneapolis back in the day and she and I first met at a dance bar in 1983, at the height of her Vanity 6 career, and we immediately became close friends. Prince never liked me or she and I being out in public together because in the pre-Purple Rain production days, he wanted the appearance they were still a couple for publicity reasons (also ego and control). He told me to stay away from her numerous times, which of course, we ignored. That infamous night, he saw us on the dance floor, had me picked up (literally) and carried upstairs to his private balcony where we had an "exchange." Which resulted in me being thrown out of the club on my ass (also literally). I still can picture her horrified expression at the door and being held there to witness. She and I rendezvoused later that night. This was the final straw of her being controlled. I was one of the lucky few, and there were very few, that remained close to her throughout her journey of self-discovery. She told me I was "the cutest guy in the world' the night we first met and often throughout our 30+ year friendship. She signed her autobiography, "Blame It on Vanity" to, "The Cutest Guy in the World. Love Denise to my Dear Friend. Lotta Love." It's one of my most cherished possessions. She truly is still the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, and her inner-beauty was beyond. She is greatly missed.
@@Sinnik22 Oh wow. Thank you. I have so many amazing stories from those Minneapolis days with "V" and the gang. All incredibly talented and kind people. The First Avenue "incident" is quite an epic (and hilarious) story. You really did an amazing job piecing this all together. So spot on. I have never seen it more accurately depicted.
Wow thank you for sharing this story. Micki Free from Shalamar said Prince had his bodyguard remove him away from Denise as well. And Adam Ant wrote in his book how Prince tried to physically stop her from going out with him. You are the 4th guy to say he told them to leave her alone. Prince sure was possessive over Denise.
@@Dreamz19 Thank you for your comment. Since I discovered this video, I have received so many signs. Beautiful signs from Denise. As far as I know, Stuart (aka Adam Ant) and Denise dated before Prince and I always figured there was a special bond between them as she always spoke highly of him. I never knew he, or the others for that fact, also had any run ins with Prince and the team. I always found it ironic that he was threatened by me as she and I were friends, nothing more, and he knew this but it still didn't stop him from trying to keep us apart. When she started writing her autobiography, she would call me out of the blue to help her fill in the blanks during those days. I was the trusted sidekick. HaHa. Such turbulent times but I only smile when I look back at them. I was only 22 and she 24 when we first met. Hard to comprehend ... and I also lacked the wherewithal to digest the fact that I was hanging out with the entire purple family. Such amazing people.
She's the greatest singer, song writer, dancer actress, model and authors her book of all-Time, the late-great Denise Matthews aka Vanity and D.D. Winters.1959-2016 R.I.P👩🏾🎤🎶🎥📺📷📖 #Vanity 4 Ever💛🌹
Come on people Vanity 🙄 and Prince was just typical casual sex with her Prince real relationship was with Mayta and other lady he married who looked like Vanity
She is a rare beauty. I love how Prince in his dedication to her called her " the finest woman in the world."😎💜There is a reason Prince wrote The Beautiful Ones for Vanity.
Sinnik 22 your documenties are excellent quality, the best on RUclips by a long shot. Whether it's your main gig or a passion project, you're definitely headed places. Bravo 👏🏻 👏🏻
Thank you for allowing us to re-construct the story of Vanity & Prince, Especially, to me on that period, I was so young (13) so I really couldn't understand the context of time lapse at that time... But now, it seems so clear the real story talks about Vanity and Prince in some way! I've just seen it on Prime Video (actually) made me look for the characters. And I'm impressed on how this girl expressed her thoughts about God, even being too young, and other concepts. And how good she knew about it, since the beginning. Fame isn't for everyone. But Price made a tribute for her, after she passed away, and then, he passes too! Life is fantastic, if you are capable to fill your heart with love. Decisions just make us to accomplish our roles in life. Don't ever give up on your dreams, for anyone! I'm pretty sure, they're together in heaven, again. Fantastic video!
Sister Denise was such a sweetheart of a person. I had the opportunity of corresponding with her a couple of times, I told her I first heard of her because of The Last Dragon, I was too young to remember Vanity 6 and she was so happy to hear that. I wish I still had those emails but they’re gone now.
@@PhuckHue2 Okay, First of all I have watched one of her sermons videos I never heard her say that prince was devil never except that she called him a short cat because he was short guy makes sense Denise never blame Prince for thing’s she was doing, Yes Prince was cheater and control freak he was flawed man, We all have flaws. Denise only blamed herself that’s why she wrote blame it on Vanity and besides they stay in contact throughout later years.
@@allurainsetta8116 Another alternate reality dweller. You only watched one sermon there were many. Religion is dangerous. Some people believe everything a preacher says so there were followers who actually believed he was the devil when he wasn't
I doubt that he didn't care for her he push her to take drugs too that's far from love plus Hollywood is all about having sex and drugs with different people no real relationships
@@jaajaarogers9101 FYI she got on the drugs After they were together and somebody else introduced it to her get your damn facts straight… and he LOVED vanity don’t even play that bull crap
@@paulajay6879 he had abandonment issues especially regarding back to his mother so that’s why and he said that he wasn’t going to give his heart ❤️ away to anyone but I feel he gave his heart to Denise Mathews in the end it takes some men longer to reliased that they need a good woman
I have been waiting on this. . . Thank You.💜😎 I was hoping to see Vanity presenting Prince and the Revolution the award at the AMAs Surprised to hear the snippet from the Questlove podcast where they made fun of Vanity especially since it was after she transitioned. Ms. Denise Matthews touched a lot of lives and old flames making fun is not cool because even as Vanity she never publicly ridiculed or made fun of the other women; she kept it classy.
I agree. Denise was a class act. So many women in Prince's life have remarked on how nice she was to them when they met. Susannah tries to paint Denise as being insecure and threatened, but I think she was projecting.
she was so complex. Her extreme apparent beauty/gorgeousness aside displays a sweet and beautiful soul in addition to a troubled being. I weep when I see the clips of her interviews with Donnie Simpson, Gumble, and Arsenio. She clearly wasn't there, spiritually speaking. Some people might find it hard to feel for someone who was blessed with the tremendous amount of beauty and talent that Denise Vanity Matthews had, but as you can see, Like the old saying goes, "with great power, comes great responsibility." Hope their spirits have rekindled, and they are living 🙏🏾 with great happiness, joy, and music 🎶 🎵
Nice thought, very doubtful. Being a 'cute' couple never guarantees a successful marriage. Both were too ambitious for success to stay together as a unit.
Just look at how his youth Did Mona Gaye, he got Mayte in the band, and had Mona too for a min. Then he looked right past Mona, at MG . Bought a Ring and made a mess!. Wasn't even going to stay With Mayte either. Christ hit that hip just like He wrestled with Jacob And hit his.God wanted Mr. Purple Rains attentions......but did he get it. Let's ask larry.
@@joyceboyd1838 Girl I agree with you 💯on this...I do wish he would have tried to marriage but not with Mayte or Manuela..Wish he had some children too..but you spot on with this..
@Sinnik22, Thank YOU for this Incredible Compilation!!! It is flawlessly done and it just flows. I have been watching enjoying and searching for more and more information on Vanity and PRINCE over the last few months. This is by far, the BEST!!!! I will be re-watching this entire video many many times, smile. I get the impression that Sheila E., may be 1 of the very few girls within PRINCES' circle, that was NOT a favourite among the other ladies? Very very enlightening, objective and thorough. From start to finish. Thank You!!!!
It's clear Denise Matthews / Vanity had greater ambitions than being Prince's puppet and same with Susan Moonsie & Brenda Bennett. The gig in Vanity 6 was a great step but under PRN it could only go so far. Shouts to Sinnik again for the deep dive into the background with the photos of Vanity as a youth and in the Ms. Canada pageant.
Denise was a gorgeous woman. Prince loved her and he was missing her…he married someone who resembles Denise. Denise (Vanity) and Prince made a hot looking couple… too bad they did not stay together. As they got older Denise became a born again Christian and Prince became a Jehovah Witness. Both died at the age 57. May they both continue to Rest In Peace.
@@ms.bubs4fun506 At that time he wanted to be close to whites," cause These cuff links cost Money" ......that 1st Interview on tv, where he looked handsome in that Trench coat, with lots of attentive youngsters sitting all around him. Looking looking dazed Like that SENCE in Purple Rain.
It cleared up alot of stuff which makes alot of sense now. She could not have both a career and his love. So she choose her career. Even tho she's a gorgeous woman. Prince had eyes for other women. And Sheila E. the Glamorous Life was about the reason Vanity left him. Interesting. Its like I've always said. There was no women on this earth that could compete with Prince and his music. Prince's first and only true lastng love was his music. He never cheated on it. Never abandoned it. He never put it on a back burner. Vanity finally figured it out.
@@lynnerussell4263 To my thinking Mayte Didn't like too small or little, Manuela maybe was busy in the back ground Making plans ......could of been on birth control, just waiting for Mr. Big stuff to make a wronge move, So she could make demands on that bank. That's why you have to seek The lord in prayer, asking is this " The one" as he sang the song. He will let you know if it's the right, or will it all turn to gravel In your mouth. Just saying what the scriptures said before I was born!
@@sarahmoses1910 In life you can go down Plenty of dark side roads on the way to the Jewish rooted God of Abraham Issacc and Jacob. He is the light that changes A person. What do you think Prince was at 1st. He showed it on that Stage many times . He started to think about it And went to the light, but The darkness tried to hold him like all who try to turn. Christ helps you when you ask him to save you like Denice did.
@@joyceboyd1838 some of your post I agree with. Prince was never one of my favorite artist. But I was speaking in reference to Vanity only. And yes Jesus Christ will definitely turn darkness into day No doubt.
All the ladies were Vanity was always high on cocaine I interviews I think she was either stunt staged actress I don't belive all this could be all real no photos no videos at all off her and Prince together
WAIT - "Glorious Life" was originally going to be Vanity's song? WOW! But now that's mentioned that did sound like something I can imagine her, or them ,as Vanity 6 was a group, singing now..
Poor Denise. I feel she really had to leave. I heard a lot of the interviews in her but not all. After this I believe her drug intake increased AFTER leaving, to cope. He was philandering, controlling any artist expression if you stayed, and never giving himself fully as it's impossible when you're spilt and usually you're going everywhere because you're scared of abandonment which cannot occur without attachment. So she had to go. Why'd he have to be so talented and fine but so destructive. SMH.
He dealt with his abandonment in different ways both of them came from traumatic childhood’s so I can understand both sides Plus they were both young and ambitious
At the end of the day. Vanity went on with her life with the real Prince ,and stayed with him on to death. I remember in an interview she said when she was a child she asked for a bible for Christmas. She just wanted a bible. She was special, and always a child of God. Devil knew who she was and hit her hard with drugs. Messed her organ up. He'll go harder after people with special callings. But God got us. No weapon formed against us shall prosper. Up to us to answer or not answer our calling.. Denise humbled herself and answered her calling. Continue Riparadise Beloved Denise and Prince 🙏🏾💜
@@elisageorge1798 All I’m saying is if they both don’t want some very Traumatic things in their childhoods Which affected their ability to trust one another but I think they both love each other deeply And never stop She won’t have just said that he was the love of her life and I think she was his true love but they needed to work on themselves first
if you ever read the parts of the heroin diaries by Nikki sixx you will get the idea of where vanity was mentally after prince. sadly she carried a bad aura which even the guys in motley crue found too much to take. when she was around the practice sessions became contentious and dark. Glad she shed the darkness to find the light before she went home. The fact she had been through all of that and still had the fortitude and will to better herself and share her mistakes with others so they could avoid them says alot to me about her heart. Her inner beauty finally joined her outer beauty. I hope she is at peace.
The more I watch interviews with Vanity here the more I see Prince in her. She's like his female counterpart. It's scary... Maybe that's the reason why they couldn't stay together.
@Tony Apollonia / Patty Kotero said in an interview she still has a great friendship with Susan Moonsie. I'll state from the recent photo I saw that they both look awesome and healthy.
Did you see Prince and Vanity on the iconic cover of Rolling Stone magazine? Prince and Vanity looked twins. Susan looks like Holly Robinson especially when she got older.
I enjoyed hearing Jill talking about their experience on the 1999 Tour Bus. Susannah, Apples, Wendy were not around then. It was Jill/Susan/Vanity and whomever else. I am fascinated by the 1999 tour. I peeped Susannah on the bus in the Prince bus graphic, it threw me off a minute.😂😂😂
Love me some prince but he did my girl Denise so wrong. One thing about it he use to have women lined up and break their hearts. I wish Denise and prince would’ve lasted forever she was so beautiful and it seems like they had a strong connection.
That's why I don't believe Prince was really in love with her. That was lust and he used her for his girl group as a power move against Rick James. Prince was a hypocritical dick to a lot of people. It's really sad to find out the sordid lives our favorite stars lead.
@@StevieStitches anybody can see that they were soulmates and they loved each other both of them came from very broken homes they showed it in different ways I think she was the one woman who understood him the most and they both matured as they got older and still were in contact with One another she said he was the only man she ever loved and He never got over her either he try to replace her with different women but No one had her wit or her beauty She also passed the same day that his mother passed you can’t deny these Instances
@@StevieStitches he did that in all his relationships even with mayte. He was obsessed with her beauty her youth and her virginity then when he found out she couldn’t have any babies he left her and broke her heart. Not to mention he was seeing other women the whole time. He did the same with vanity,Nona Gaye, mayte ,& sheila e
@@briannaburch6737 I agree but he was cheating on mayte Nona Carmen and Manuela when he was in his 40s prince was mature but now when it came to being faithful and respecting women. I think he regretted it as he got older
@@momoiida5505 You are exactly right. Leaving Prince wasn't her undoing, it was her drug habit. She told a story about screwing up a chance to be in a film with Tom Cruise (he was a mega star at the time) because of her awful drug addiction. Tom wanted her for the part, but she was high when she went to the meeting with the director.
Look at all the people that stayed with Prince. They got shelved. He moved on. Vanity got paid 100 times more when she left and got great lead roles and album deal. If she would have stayed she would have stayed broke then shelved.
Purple Rain didn’t exactly do much for the acting careers of the co stars. Apples (who I did like) got as far as a story arc on Falcon Crest and some straight to video fare. At least V scored some theatrically released films and a few chart singles. The Last Dragon was actually quite popular.
Great tribute episode to Denise Matthews aka Vanity. How you managed to put this together is very impressive. I still have posters her and Apollonia from university way back when. I remember getting numerous offers for them. Even a bit concerned that they would be stolen. I believe Vanity became a Jehovah's Witness after the time of her passing. I was told that her faith didn't allow blood transfusions, I'm not sure. If it did, that likely contributed to her passing. Great follow-up episode! Didn't expect this but I'm sure your audience thoroughly appreciates and applauds this. Outstanding! 👏👏
Jesus loves all of us, Denise whichsoever is my mddle name too, search the real growth's the of being with god, he knows our scarrs and filth.he mending us and telling us to be real got him and stop making excuses . God touched my heart and so does ms. vanity's. Thanks for the tape.
Did he say he had to size up the man in order to know how to go about stealing his woman? 😂 He said “tackle” the woman. I guess they didn’t call him “The original Mr. Steal Yo Girl” for nothing. He meant that shit.
She's very articulate. Her speaking voice is very appealing to listen to as was Whitney's @ the height of their careers RIP 🙏🏽🙏🏽💔💔 I could listen all day to early interviews of both 😪 ahhh...
She can't sing, and she knows it. She was eye candy, and I love candy. I'm happy that she found a higher power. I love Vanity 6. Rest well Deniece and Prince. Thanks for the "TIME" that we shared.
I used to like Susannah, but she comes across as a hater. She likes pushing a narrative that Denise was insecure and threatened by her. Yet other women in Prince's life (romantic and non romantic) seemed to think differently. I could see if other women said the same. However, Jill, Carmen Electra, Tyka, Shelia E, Peggy McCreary, Chick's daughters, Brenda Bennett, Manuela, Cat, Robin, Taja Sevelle and Devin Velasquez all had good things to say about Denise (Vanity).
The only people who make fun of Vanity in that mean girl way used to be Apples but she stopped - the remaining are as you stated. It is not nice and there is no need. If someone has to over and over try to convince you of something it becomes suspect. So much has come out about Denise since her transition and she was as Morris said "good people".
@@vminajj1267 I read it an old article I found . Nothing too bad just negative. That article was ions old I think from the 80s. Not one bad thing last decade for sure.
Could you imagine if Denise Matthews was alive today that she would convince some of these girls that singing nasty girls shows disrespect and they will ask her well you were vanity and she would have to convince them that everything was wrong # she's up in heaven being God's woman 🙏😭
This is unbelievable...I love it!
Rest In Peace Denise vanity matthews one of the most beautiful woman to ever exist may she rest in paradise
You clearly weren't around to see women from antiquity
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@@Helios601hunny ain’t no one thinking about to them pasty pale smelly folks. Prince said she was. So maybe he was on to something. She was. Gorgeous.
She was a humble soul. Pleasure to meet her several times at my church. She held my daughter and sung to her as an infant.
Her charisma is like no other I have ever known. Her praises were from her soul!
Wow. Great memories. Lovely share .
Her song which was a chant and yell from her toes she did 3 to 4 times she was at my church. She stomped the ground and scream and yell like a rocker...but the beauty was indescribable.
She would pound her fists and march across the stage yelling "he is under my feet"!! " he's under my feet" and she...from crescendos to a whispers.... "he's under my feet!! (Devil) then the would scream and marcb and stomp. He's under my FEET!!!
AND she would have her personal praise...sing. Was the most beautiful experience ever!
Her spirit was so beautiful.
She asked that she had plenty of bottles water and a fruit basket. She was doing her peritoneal dialysis in her hotel room.
She spoke about as she preached her early yrs of all the pastors she would party and drug with. Even as a minister.
In her latter yrs, she totally repented and cleaned up. She almost had a sense she would not have long.
Beautiful woman.
She took Michaela my daughter...she was a newborn, in her arms and dance and sang. I jus CRIED!
@@luvarn2 powerful, thank you for sharing. Praise to Denise' soul.
It's a shame that she begged fellow christians to buy her autobiography, to help her pay for her medical treatment, and everyone ignored her and let her die.
@@zubileegluckgluck it is a shame!
This came across like it was part of a tribute to Denise Mathews - Vanity, her independent spirit, intelligence, strength, talent, beauty, charisma and her fragility.
It seemed like it was made with love and respect. Thank you.
That's how I took it. This is first and only tribute to Vanity I've ever seen. This was well done. I hope there are other episodes of those artists Prince worked with.
Yeah I don't know why I almost got teary eyed watching this. This brought back memories. There will never be another Vanity.
Where sinnik finds these obscure facts is a beautiful mystery
I was in love with this woman when I was 14 years old LOL. Still in my eyes the most beautiful woman ever
Thank you for this video. Vanity is by far my favorite lady in the Purple Kingdom. She was not only a charming and beautiful woman, but she had a heart of gold. Many have spoken so highly about her character, which is why I admire her the most. She was a fighter and survivor considering all she had endured in life.
I'm so glad I came across this video. This is by far the most accurate portrayal of the dynamics between Prince and Vanity and how it all went down. Thank you. It's very personal for me as I was the "boy" she mentions at :41:10 that got carried off the dance floor by Chic, Prince's bodyguard at First Avenue nightclub. I never knew she publicly spoke of this night in an interview - so I was stunned when I saw this. I lived in Minneapolis back in the day and she and I first met at a dance bar in 1983, at the height of her Vanity 6 career, and we immediately became close friends. Prince never liked me or she and I being out in public together because in the pre-Purple Rain production days, he wanted the appearance they were still a couple for publicity reasons (also ego and control). He told me to stay away from her numerous times, which of course, we ignored. That infamous night, he saw us on the dance floor, had me picked up (literally) and carried upstairs to his private balcony where we had an "exchange." Which resulted in me being thrown out of the club on my ass (also literally). I still can picture her horrified expression at the door and being held there to witness. She and I rendezvoused later that night. This was the final straw of her being controlled.
I was one of the lucky few, and there were very few, that remained close to her throughout her journey of self-discovery. She told me I was "the cutest guy in the world' the night we first met and often throughout our 30+ year friendship. She signed her autobiography, "Blame It on Vanity" to, "The Cutest Guy in the World. Love Denise to my Dear Friend. Lotta Love." It's one of my most cherished possessions. She truly is still the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, and her inner-beauty was beyond. She is greatly missed.
We just had a contest for best prince story. 1 week ago and you’d have won the purple rain tour book. Fantastic! I’m glad you found us too Scott.
@@Sinnik22 Oh wow. Thank you. I have so many amazing stories from those Minneapolis days with "V" and the gang. All incredibly talented and kind people. The First Avenue "incident" is quite an epic (and hilarious) story. You really did an amazing job piecing this all together. So spot on. I have never seen it more accurately depicted.
Wow thank you for sharing this story. Micki Free from Shalamar said Prince had his bodyguard remove him away from Denise as well. And Adam Ant wrote in his book how Prince tried to physically stop her from going out with him. You are the 4th guy to say he told them to leave her alone. Prince sure was possessive over Denise.
@@Dreamz19 Thank you for your comment. Since I discovered this video, I have received so many signs. Beautiful signs from Denise.
As far as I know, Stuart (aka Adam Ant) and Denise dated before Prince and I always figured there was a special bond between them as she always spoke highly of him. I never knew he, or the others for that fact, also had any run ins with Prince and the team. I always found it ironic that he was threatened by me as she and I were friends, nothing more, and he knew this but it still didn't stop him from trying to keep us apart. When she started writing her autobiography, she would call me out of the blue to help her fill in the blanks during those days. I was the trusted sidekick. HaHa. Such turbulent times but I only smile when I look back at them. I was only 22 and she 24 when we first met. Hard to comprehend ... and I also lacked the wherewithal to digest the fact that I was hanging out with the entire purple family. Such amazing people.
@@scott_d_arnold amazing story! Denise was such a nice and beautiful woman and she will be forever missed her legacy will live on
Rip Denise Matthews. 💐 She was so intelligent and beautiful and talented. 💛 i miss her and Prince.💜
She's the greatest singer, song writer, dancer actress, model and authors her book of all-Time, the late-great Denise Matthews aka Vanity and D.D. Winters.1959-2016 R.I.P👩🏾🎤🎶🎥📺📷📖 #Vanity 4 Ever💛🌹
I love these rare clips. Incredible job with editing and compiling! Prince and Denise aka Vanity were a beautiful couple. ❤️
What a coincidence!
Come on people Vanity 🙄 and Prince was just typical casual sex with her Prince real relationship was with Mayta and other lady he married who looked like Vanity
@@jaajaarogers9101 Your opinion! 🙄🤦🏾♀️
@@danavixen6274 where you their girl you rolling you are Vanity !
He just used women n threw em away.
This woman's even too pretty for make-up.
She is a rare beauty. I love how Prince in his dedication to her called her " the finest woman in the world."😎💜There is a reason Prince wrote The Beautiful Ones for Vanity.
@@vashtix6812 👊👊👍
The less make up she has on, the better she looked- absolutely gorgeous
She IS the most beautiful girl in the world 🌍😍🙏🏻😢
She is a natural beauty.
I believe Prince and Vanity were truly soul mates! They never really loved anyone like they loved each other. Super weird they died two months apart.
Sinnik 22 your documenties are excellent quality, the best on RUclips by a long shot. Whether it's your main gig or a passion project, you're definitely headed places. Bravo 👏🏻 👏🏻
This is the best Prince channel on you tube and the editing is perfection.
The many lives and stories of Prince are so informative .
You don’t know how much I thank you for this!
Thank you for allowing us to re-construct the story of Vanity & Prince, Especially, to me on that period, I was so young (13) so I really couldn't understand the context of time lapse at that time... But now, it seems so clear the real story talks about Vanity and Prince in some way! I've just seen it on Prime Video (actually) made me look for the characters. And I'm impressed on how this girl expressed her thoughts about God, even being too young, and other concepts. And how good she knew about it, since the beginning. Fame isn't for everyone. But Price made a tribute for her, after she passed away, and then, he passes too! Life is fantastic, if you are capable to fill your heart with love. Decisions just make us to accomplish our roles in life. Don't ever give up on your dreams, for anyone! I'm pretty sure, they're together in heaven, again. Fantastic video!
Just an eerie “couldn’t put it in a movie” ending. Passing a few months apart and inextricably associated in life. Thank you for checking this AE!
I was waiting on this episode!!!! THANKS SO MUCH AGAIN
Always...another OG in the fam. THANK YOU
Another incredible insight into the lives of these amazing entertainers. Well done!
Sister Denise was such a sweetheart of a person. I had the opportunity of corresponding with her a couple of times, I told her I first heard of her because of The Last Dragon, I was too young to remember Vanity 6 and she was so happy to hear that. I wish I still had those emails but they’re gone now.
She said Brother Nelson was the devil
@@PhuckHue2 So?
@@Silly81 You can't be a minister and do that. She was a hypocrite
@@PhuckHue2 Okay, First of all I have watched one of her sermons videos I never heard her say that prince was devil never except that she called him a short cat because he was short guy makes sense Denise never blame Prince for thing’s she was doing, Yes Prince was cheater and control freak he was flawed man, We all have flaws. Denise only blamed herself that’s why she wrote blame it on Vanity and besides they stay in contact throughout later years.
@@allurainsetta8116 Another alternate reality dweller. You only watched one sermon there were many. Religion is dangerous. Some people believe everything a preacher says so there were followers who actually believed he was the devil when he wasn't
This was better than any movie or book! So many questions answered by the people who lived it. Bravo and Thanks!
hi praise thank you JHT
God showed out when he created this beautiful woman. She didnt even have to try hard.
Before Denise Matthews AKA Vanity, was D.D. Winters in both her B-level movie Appearances such has
"Terror Train" and "Tanya's Island"🚅👩🏾🏝👎🏾👎🏾
Oh No She Didn't
I'm Still Loving Her To This Day RIHP
Showed out is what he did brotha...💜🌹
@@clarencesimmons8580 Ok so because those movies were bombs l,does that take a away from her beauty? Smh👎
Prince and Vanity we’re such beautiful couple now they are in heaven together! 💜💜💜
DAMN! YOU DONE IT AGAIN! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 WILL BE ON REPLAY THEN REPEAT 🔁!
Fate did bring them together again they both past the same year a few months apart. Prince and Vanity 4 Ever💯
Your editing and research for these videos is incredible!! There's something very artistic about what you're doing.
Wow, thank you! thats a big complement. it will fuel season 3 and more.
New Subscriber. This brought back so many memories, thanks for sharing! Missing Prince & Vanity. 😪❤️👑💜💔
Bring back the 80's!
Great work. Thanks for putting all this together in such a creative way. Very much appreciated.
He TRULY loved this woman until his last breath!
I agree 100%... when she passed away the concert he dedicated was ethereal
I doubt that he didn't care for her he push her to take drugs too that's far from love plus Hollywood is all about having sex and drugs with different people no real relationships
@@jaajaarogers9101 FYI she got on the drugs
After they were together and somebody else introduced it to her get your damn facts straight… and he LOVED vanity don’t even play that bull crap
@@toobadsapphire7 why would he cheat if he really loved her tho🤔I will never comprehend why men & women do that😏🤷🏼♀️
@@paulajay6879 he had abandonment issues especially regarding back to his mother so that’s why and he said that he wasn’t going to give his heart ❤️ away to anyone but I feel he gave his heart to Denise Mathews in the end it takes some men longer to reliased that they need a good woman
I have been waiting on this. . . Thank You.💜😎 I was hoping to see Vanity presenting Prince and the Revolution the award at the AMAs Surprised to hear the snippet from the Questlove podcast where they made fun of Vanity especially since it was after she transitioned. Ms. Denise Matthews touched a lot of lives and old flames making fun is not cool because even as Vanity she never publicly ridiculed or made fun of the other women; she kept it classy.
Yes she did
I agree. Denise was a class act. So many women in Prince's life have remarked on how nice she was to them when they met. Susannah tries to paint Denise as being insecure and threatened, but I think she was projecting.
@@midnightaja1960 Yeah she was definitely projecting her own insecurities but vanity wasn’t the jealous Type of woman because she knew her worth
@@midnightaja1960 Susannah was jealous of Vanity.... I listened to her in a interview not to long ago and still could hear it
@@gaylahuckaby1 Susannah is petty
she was so complex. Her extreme apparent beauty/gorgeousness aside displays a sweet and beautiful soul in addition to a troubled being. I weep when I see the clips of her interviews with Donnie Simpson, Gumble, and Arsenio. She clearly wasn't there, spiritually speaking. Some people might find it hard to feel for someone who was blessed with the tremendous amount of beauty and talent that Denise Vanity Matthews had, but as you can see, Like the old saying goes, "with great power, comes great responsibility." Hope their spirits have rekindled, and they are living 🙏🏾 with great happiness, joy, and music 🎶 🎵
👍👍👍
Prince and Vanity definitely look good together imagine if they would have stayed together and got married till they both got old
Nice thought, very doubtful. Being a 'cute' couple never guarantees a successful marriage. Both were too ambitious for success to stay together as a unit.
Yes
Just look at how his youth
Did Mona Gaye, he got
Mayte in the band, and had Mona too for a min.
Then he looked right past
Mona, at MG . Bought a
Ring and made a mess!.
Wasn't even going to stay
With Mayte either.
Christ hit that hip just like
He wrestled with Jacob
And hit his.God wanted
Mr. Purple Rains attentions......but did he get it. Let's ask larry.
@@joyceboyd1838 Girl I agree with you 💯on this...I do wish he would have tried to marriage but not with Mayte or Manuela..Wish he had some children too..but you spot on with this..
I would have loved to see that
This is amazing. I can watch these video's all day.. Good stuff.
@Sinnik22, Thank YOU for this Incredible Compilation!!! It is flawlessly done and it just flows. I have been watching enjoying and searching for more and more information on Vanity and PRINCE over the last few months. This is by far, the BEST!!!! I will be re-watching this entire video many many times, smile. I get the impression that Sheila E., may be 1 of the very few girls within PRINCES' circle, that was NOT a favourite among the other ladies? Very very enlightening, objective and thorough. From start to finish. Thank You!!!!
It's clear Denise Matthews / Vanity had greater ambitions than being Prince's puppet and same with Susan Moonsie & Brenda Bennett. The gig in Vanity 6 was a great step but under PRN it could only go so far. Shouts to Sinnik again for the deep dive into the background with the photos of Vanity as a youth and in the Ms. Canada pageant.
She had me under a spell that I couldn't break real talk
Shot that saved a ducking serial killer rain buddy but yet they didn't do nothing with vanity smdh
Vanity will always be a sex symbol
Great job! I love your channel 💜
Rest in peace Denise Mathews aka Vanity
🎶🎤🎥📺👩🏾😥💔 Vanity 4 Ever.
She was beautiful. One of my favorite actresses.
26:08 You can see the love and genuine friendship between Denise and Susan, it just adds to the beautiful storiesthat Jill tells about her.
It was a family
Prince named alot of women celebs
Denise was a gorgeous woman. Prince loved her and he was missing her…he married someone who resembles Denise. Denise (Vanity) and Prince made a hot looking couple… too bad they did not stay together. As they got older Denise became a born again Christian and Prince became a Jehovah Witness. Both died at the age 57. May they both continue to Rest In Peace.
Sorry mayta didn't look like her at all.
@@joyceboyd1838 Not his first wife Mayta, his second wife Manuela Testonlini
@@lesleys9414 mayte wish she looked close to Vanity which was naturally Beautiful, mayte wears hair extensions, a ton of make and gets botox
He preferred racially ambiguous women.
@@ms.bubs4fun506
At that time he wanted to be close to whites," cause
These cuff links cost
Money" ......that 1st
Interview on tv, where he looked handsome in that
Trench coat, with lots of attentive youngsters sitting all around him.
Looking looking dazed
Like that SENCE in Purple
Rain.
Wendy's sister swears that Vanity felt threaten by her presence, girl please! Im pretty sure Vanity was not pressed by you one bit
Visual evidence
Not ONE bit. Wendy's sister is delusional AF. It's pretty obvious she was intimidated by Denise.
Denise you were a beautiful intelligent woman of God. Rest Well.
Wow! This is incredible!Thank you for sharing! 💜💜
It cleared up alot of stuff which makes alot of sense now. She could not have both a career and his love. So she choose her career. Even tho she's a gorgeous woman. Prince had eyes for other women. And Sheila E. the Glamorous Life was about the reason Vanity left him. Interesting. Its like I've always said. There was no women on this earth that could compete with Prince and his music. Prince's first and only true lastng love was his music. He never cheated on it. Never abandoned it. He never put it on a back burner. Vanity finally figured it out.
She was the only one that figured it out which mayte and all the others young ones he talked to couldn't see the light
Kay Robbie
I agree
@@lynnerussell4263
Mayte saw. And the 2nd
One saw too.
@@joyceboyd1838 mayte figured it out after the marriage Manuela figured it out while she was still in it
@@lynnerussell4263
To my thinking Mayte
Didn't like too small or little, Manuela maybe was busy in the back ground
Making plans ......could of been on birth control, just waiting for Mr. Big stuff to make a wronge move,
So she could make demands on that bank.
That's why you have to seek
The lord in prayer, asking is this " The one" as he sang the song. He will let you know if it's the right, or will it all turn to gravel
In your mouth. Just saying what the scriptures said before I was born!
This is so amazing!! You cheered me up once again!! You’re so special for doing this!! Thank you!! 💜💜💜💕💕💕
PERFECT!!! Stay positive and be well AK!
@@Sinnik22 Thank you, sincerely! 🙏💜
She Was Amazing
Another great video. I always thought Prince's Motley Crue connection was weird with Vanity dating Nikki Sixx and Mayte eventually dating Tommy Lee.
How was he connected with motley crue ,never heard about that, but I was
Too busy anyway.
Nikki 6 was wayyyy out of her league she was much to pretty for the dark side of music.
@@sarahmoses1910
In life you can go down
Plenty of dark side roads on the way to the Jewish rooted God of Abraham Issacc and Jacob. He is the light that changes
A person. What do you think Prince was at 1st.
He showed it on that
Stage many times .
He started to think about it
And went to the light, but
The darkness tried to hold him like all who try to turn.
Christ helps you when you ask him to save you like
Denice did.
@@joyceboyd1838 some of your post I agree with. Prince was never one of my favorite artist. But I was speaking in reference to Vanity only. And yes Jesus Christ will definitely turn darkness into day No doubt.
Very informative! I never knew the REAL REASON why Prince and Vanity broke up until now.
Vanity (Denise) is one of thee most beautiful women I’ve ever seen😍
So pretty
@@Sinnik22 Exactly..So she’s mesmerizing to watch. I loved her since the 80s🫠❤️
Fantastic video and research! Thanks
I could NEVER FORGET VANITY who could?
Hands down the most beautiful celebrity I've ever met. The true beauty was that she was so down to earth.
All the ladies were Vanity was always high on cocaine I interviews I think she was either stunt staged actress I don't belive all this could be all real no photos no videos at all off her and Prince together
Thank U Brother
💜🐾
Always welcome. Che Boy is sinnik22 gold standard
@@Sinnik22 all credit goes 2 U ! im just sitting here enjoying the show, it is U who is doing the hard work. (again so greatful 4 that 💜🐾)
Continue to Rest in Paradise Prince Nelson and Denise Matthews. Their spirits are singing and dancing together in the afterlife
Yes They were one of the most beautiful couples in the world ❤️🙏☺️
@@briannaburch6737 Yes they were, I wish they would have stayed together
@@lynnerussell4263 yes 👍 definitely me too I agree with you 💯 they were soulmates
What a coincidence!
Even when she was in the world she still genuinely had strong faith... 19:00 🕊🙏🏿
I enjoyed this so much. Thank you 😊
Such a Nice sound of her lauging
This is GOLD ❤️
thankful.
WAIT - "Glorious Life" was originally going to be Vanity's song? WOW! But now that's mentioned that did sound like something I can imagine her, or them ,as Vanity 6 was a group, singing now..
I miss her so much such a beautiful face and soul
VANITY 4=EVER!
Poor Denise. I feel she really had to leave. I heard a lot of the interviews in her but not all. After this I believe her drug intake increased AFTER leaving, to cope. He was philandering, controlling any artist expression if you stayed, and never giving himself fully as it's impossible when you're spilt and usually you're going everywhere because you're scared of abandonment which cannot occur without attachment. So she had to go. Why'd he have to be so talented and fine but so destructive. SMH.
He dealt with his abandonment in different ways both of them came from traumatic childhood’s so I can understand both sides Plus they were both young and ambitious
At the end of the day. Vanity went on with her life with the real Prince ,and stayed with him on to death. I remember in an interview she said when she was a child she asked for a bible for Christmas. She just wanted a bible. She was special, and always a child of God. Devil knew who she was and hit her hard with drugs. Messed her organ up. He'll go harder after people with special callings. But God got us. No weapon formed against us shall prosper. Up to us to answer or not answer our calling.. Denise humbled herself and answered her calling. Continue Riparadise Beloved Denise and Prince 🙏🏾💜
@@elisageorge1798 All I’m saying is if they both don’t want some very Traumatic things in their childhoods Which affected their ability to trust one another but I think they both love each other deeply And never stop She won’t have just said that he was the love of her life and I think she was his true love but they needed to work on themselves first
@@elisageorge1798
Yes you are right , Christ was there with her. To this end.
if you ever read the parts of the heroin diaries by Nikki sixx you will get the idea of where vanity was mentally after prince. sadly she carried a bad aura which even the guys in motley crue found too much to take. when she was around the practice sessions became contentious and dark. Glad she shed the darkness to find the light before she went home. The fact she had been through all of that and still had the fortitude and will to better herself and share her mistakes with others so they could avoid them says alot to me about her heart. Her inner beauty finally joined her outer beauty. I hope she is at peace.
Prince, took everybody idea and made it his own! What can you say? It worked.
The more I watch interviews with Vanity here the more I see Prince in her. She's like his female counterpart. It's scary... Maybe that's the reason why they couldn't stay together.
Yes from their intellect to their facial expressions to their Beauty they are definitely reflections of each other 💯
@Tony Apollonia / Patty Kotero said in an interview she still has a great friendship with Susan Moonsie. I'll state from the recent photo I saw that they both look awesome and healthy.
Did you see Prince and Vanity on the iconic cover of Rolling Stone magazine? Prince and Vanity looked twins. Susan looks like Holly Robinson especially when she got older.
@@angelhampton6293 👍👍👍
@@angelhampton6293
What a coincidence!
I enjoyed hearing Jill talking about their experience on the 1999 Tour Bus. Susannah, Apples, Wendy were not around then. It was Jill/Susan/Vanity and whomever else. I am fascinated by the 1999 tour. I peeped Susannah on the bus in the Prince bus graphic, it threw me off a minute.😂😂😂
Wendy was on that tour. She and Lisa were dating. Susannah showed up here and there. She was there in NYC when prince was thinking about replacing dez
@@Sinnik22 Wow! Never knew; thanks for schooling. I did not know Wendy was on that 9 month tour traveling with the band.
I miss you so much Prince she’s so beautiful I love you baby I miss you 😪❤️👑💜💔
Love me some prince but he did my girl Denise so wrong. One thing about it he use to have women lined up and break their hearts. I wish Denise and prince would’ve lasted forever she was so beautiful and it seems like they had a strong connection.
I agree they were so much alike though
That's why I don't believe Prince was really in love with her. That was lust and he used her for his girl group as a power move against Rick James. Prince was a hypocritical dick to a lot of people. It's really sad to find out the sordid lives our favorite stars lead.
@@StevieStitches anybody can see that they were soulmates and they loved each other both of them came from very broken homes they showed it in different ways I think she was the one woman who understood him the most and they both matured as they got older and still were in contact with One another she said he was the only man she ever loved and He never got over her either he try to replace her with different women but No one had her wit or her beauty She also passed the same day that his mother passed you can’t deny these Instances
@@StevieStitches he did that in all his relationships even with mayte. He was obsessed with her beauty her youth and her virginity then when he found out she couldn’t have any babies he left her and broke her heart. Not to mention he was seeing other women the whole time. He did the same with vanity,Nona Gaye, mayte ,& sheila e
@@briannaburch6737 I agree but he was cheating on mayte Nona Carmen and Manuela when he was in his 40s prince was mature but now when it came to being faithful and respecting women. I think he regretted it as he got older
Vanity got a way better deal than if she had stayed.
DATZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz WHUT U THINK!!!
Short term/short-sited thinking.
PRINCE my boy but dude didn't wanna pay anybody what they where worth
@@momoiida5505 You are exactly right. Leaving Prince wasn't her undoing, it was her drug habit. She told a story about screwing up a chance to be in a film with Tom Cruise (he was a mega star at the time) because of her awful drug addiction. Tom wanted her for the part, but she was high when she went to the meeting with the director.
Look at all the people that stayed with Prince. They got shelved. He moved on. Vanity got paid 100 times more when she left and got great lead roles and album deal. If she would have stayed she would have stayed broke then shelved.
Purple Rain didn’t exactly do much for the acting careers of the co stars. Apples (who I did like) got as far as a story arc on Falcon Crest and some straight to video fare. At least V scored some theatrically released films and a few chart singles. The Last Dragon was actually quite popular.
"Seen the talent in me" so fantastic! I love prince and rick james for the girls groups
Lil hood in there... lovely
Great tribute episode to Denise Matthews aka Vanity. How you managed to put this together is very impressive. I still have posters her and Apollonia from university way back when. I remember getting numerous offers for them. Even a bit concerned that they would be stolen. I believe Vanity became a Jehovah's Witness after the time of her passing. I was told that her faith didn't allow blood transfusions, I'm not sure. If it did, that likely contributed to her passing. Great follow-up episode! Didn't expect this but I'm sure your audience thoroughly appreciates and applauds this. Outstanding! 👏👏
Denise never became a Jehovah's Witness. She went to a pentecostal church.
Prince became Jehovah Witness..💜💜(Vanity) Denise became a pentecostal evangelist.
This was INCREDIBLE!!!!!
DAMN U...and your awesome editing and research
They were perfectly suited for each other looks talented equal
This footage and storytelling is remarkable.
The guy singing the pageant song at the beginning reminds me of that cheesy "Miss Chrysanthemum pageant" song in that Charlie's Angels episode.
Vanity was my first crush fine as wine
Wow this was tea period on errbody. I subbed
When i.listen to Prince and Rick James while chilling out in my backyard....i be feeling like im being disloyal to Prince.lol
Its still so weird that that vanity and prince Died months apart!
All this could be material for a great miniseries
Thank you!
6:52 Prince: "I work a lot."..."Everyone's afraid I'm gonna Die. They think I work too much!" 😔
Not sure if he worked too much or just the right amount to get his music into the world
Denise was "unbreakable"! If you want to know "the truth" about what went down, ask her, Morris, Jesse Johnson and Jill Jones :-)
For the longest time I thought the "devil worshipper" in Coming To America was Vanity. Turns out it was her sister.
Oh wow
Yep that was Patricia
She was gorgeous.
❤wow that's awesome
My first girl crush. RIH Beautiful One 💜
Among the many amusing moments in the story, I liked the passion in the Time voice "going back to the hood."
Jesus loves all of us, Denise whichsoever is my mddle name too, search the real growth's the of being with god, he knows our scarrs and filth.he mending us and telling us to be real got him and stop making excuses . God touched my heart and so does ms. vanity's. Thanks for the tape.
DENISE YOU ARE TRULY MISSED. REST IN PARADISE DENISE KATRINA MATTHEWS.
Did he say he had to size up the man in order to know how to go about stealing his woman? 😂
He said “tackle” the woman.
I guess they didn’t call him “The original Mr. Steal Yo Girl” for nothing. He meant that shit.
You know Prince was all about the steal
I was shocked like that too he said he got to see what the guy is doing because he could do it better only prince 😂💯
I love her diction and her annunciation . Many young people could learn from her.
She's very articulate. Her speaking voice is very appealing to listen to as was Whitney's @ the height of their careers RIP 🙏🏽🙏🏽💔💔 I could listen all day to early interviews of both 😪 ahhh...
She is from Ontario.
Jill did not think Prince was going to be huge!
Jill was def wrong about Prince
I’m just realizing I never got over my crush for her
Join the club. 😏
VERY GOOD 😌....VANITY REMEMBERED IN PERFECTION (RIP) I OWN THE LAST DRAGON 🐉 AND ACTION JACKSON WITH CARL WEATHERS WITH DVD 📀
Carl Weathers...the original The Rock
@@Sinnik22 YES INDEED
😳@ Brenda Bennett's voice!
Smokers baritone.....
And yes The Mary Jane Girls could actually SANG!
Big difference between them and V6.
I still play Mary Jane Girl's songs
I still listen to the 6!! That my all time girl group.
She's adorable
Vanity was right up there as the most beautiful girl in the world. I've seen her in an interview. makeup free.. Beautiful!!
Oh Vanity was Gorgeous
She can't sing, and she knows it. She was eye candy, and I love candy. I'm happy that she found a higher power. I love Vanity 6. Rest well Deniece and Prince. Thanks for the "TIME" that we shared.
I used to like Susannah, but she comes across as a hater. She likes pushing a narrative that Denise was insecure and threatened by her. Yet other women in Prince's life (romantic and non romantic) seemed to think differently. I could see if other women said the same. However, Jill, Carmen Electra, Tyka, Shelia E, Peggy McCreary, Chick's daughters, Brenda Bennett, Manuela, Cat, Robin, Taja Sevelle and Devin Velasquez all had good things to say about Denise (Vanity).
The only people who make fun of Vanity in that mean girl way used to be Apples but she stopped - the remaining are as you stated. It is not nice and there is no need. If someone has to over and over try to convince you of something it becomes suspect. So much has come out about Denise since her transition and she was as Morris said "good people".
@@vashtix6812 what did Apollonia use to say about Denise ,
@@vminajj1267 I read it an old article I found . Nothing too bad just negative. That article was ions old I think from the 80s. Not one bad thing last decade for sure.
I didn't know Jill Jones was Berry Gordy's step niece. She had a good voice. I wonder why she didn't sign with Motown....
Could you imagine if Denise Matthews was alive today that she would convince some of these girls that singing nasty girls shows disrespect and they will ask her well you were vanity and she would have to convince them that everything was wrong # she's up in heaven being God's woman 🙏😭
VANITY WAS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS I COPIED HER LOOK I LOVED VANITY DENISE WILLIAMS RIP PRINCE AND VANITY FOREVER IN HEAVEN ❤️🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊
Love your name.. I loved Gia as well🕊😞🙏🏿