Jill Jones Talks Prince with some Purple Tea 

The tea was overflowing in this great interview! What Jill said about Vanity was so endearing. I always believed Vanity to be a genuine and kind-hearted woman. Bravo! P love

"I don't worry about what people say about me because its more of a reflection about who they are" Prince. RIP beautiful one. Love 4ever.

LMAO! I LOVE where she said they would be sitting there saying, "if your not with him and I'm not with him, then who is?" And them waiting to see who'd show up.

"Plantation mistresses" "guilded cages" "karmic responsibility" 'touchstone of people who were important to each other" "we were all a part of this beautiful, sleepy dream" She uses such a colorful bouquet of phrases! Great interview. She seems to have grown very wise over the years.

My uncle was princes road manager from 1979 to 1987. I never met him but my parents did. In 1979 while my mom was pregnant with me she said he was a very sweet guy.

I think Jill should have been a way bigger star than she was. She has a great voice and has a great image. I think Prince should have promoted her more.

Prince should've stayed with the women he had in the 80s. They were the realest and the best!

Jill Jones is the ultimate background vocalist with skills to sing any type of song. Her debut album is proof of that. She was “the secret weapon” in the early years when Prince was crafting those songs. J.J. is definitely an unsung hero who deserves mad respect & credit.

I LOVED her in all the 1999 era videos as well as her awesome chemistry dancing with Lisa behind the keyboards and lady cab driver.

Jill gives the best insight to the music industry and the industry side of Prince's life! Jill u r my girl! Live 4 ever White Fox...

This is one of the most fascinating interviews that I have heard to date. Jill Jones revealed so much, she showed us where she has been and who she is, then bought us the human Prince was and some of the madness of his genius.

Thank you sooo much! Absolutely loved this entire interview. Never really knew much about Jill Jones or her level of involvement in Prince's life but this was a very honest and revealing look at their relationship and growth. She is an extraordinarily insightful, intelligent, funny, mature and spiritual woman and I am now interested in exploring HER solo music. When she said what is it going to be like when he is gone that is the same way I felt before Prince died. Although I wasn't as big a fan of Michael Jackson as I am of Prince, Michael's death really shook me. After Michael passed I took some small comfort in the knowledge that since Prince was a vegan, a Jehovah's Witness, didn't do drugs/alcohol (eg cocaine, etc), at least he would be with us for a long time. I looked forward to what an 80 year old Prince would be giving us musically and spiritually. I too became physically ill when I heard of his death - I felt like I lost a family member (being a friend - he didn't like the word "fan" - of his for almost 40 years). Altho as a Christian I should be celebrating his home going, I still (selfishly) mourn what he had yet to bless us with. Thank you Prince Podcast and thank you Jill Jones for sharing this with us!

Jill is such a CLASS act... Best and most insightful interview about Prince yet.

Very nice! She really should do seminars. She said so many deep things that touched me & that I relate to.

I have listened to this interview more than once and each time I like Jill more. She is so insightful and has a lot to share about her relationship with Prince and what she learned. Very forthright, straight up and twelve o'clock. Prince's gift was very much a reflection of him. Prince's mission is mentioned in his memoir in the chapter, "New Beginnings." I don't think the comment that John L. made about her being like Delilah was quite right on and I understand why Jill was a bit insulted at the comment. Jill was the type of woman that Prince needed in his life. She was strong even then; not that she fully embodied this strength at the time, but she had the support of a nurturing family that she could depend on. This is something that Prince did not have. Because she had that support she did not lean on Prince so hard or engulf him. He had space to relax. As she said, he would do a record with a girl and he was done with her. We wonder why it took forever for Jill to get her album done? He did not want to let her go. I have done a fair amount of reading and thinking about how Prince related to people. It was always in the context of music because that was his life. Music was how he brought people into his life and how he kept them close. But once it got to a point of sharing deeply to bring the relationship to a deeper level, he would pull away. He did not know how to get beyond the music because he had never experienced being known beyond the music. Music was everything to him including the shelter in which he lived where the walls became thicker and stronger. Prince had some good women in his life; Mayte had an inner strength that eventually realized she was not going to continue to be disrespected, Elise Fiorillo who was not going to allow Prince to run her career, and Jill who has a tremendous amount of self-respect. I'm sure there are others but these women (and men who worked for Prince) who were strong individuals. Many of which were interviewed here. These are the ones Prince needed to make the effort to keep in his life; those who spoke his language and who weren't afraid to speak their mind. He would still be here if that had been the case.

Very interesting and insightful what Jill says about Vanity.

Best Prince related interview ever! Jill is a very articulate, interesting woman with a great memory!

I often imagine what Purple Rain would have been like with Vanity in it.

This was great. Thank you so much for this interview. Jill comes across as extremely candid and sincere.

Awesome interview. Jill is beautiful, smart, articulate, and REAL. I can see why Prince dug her. I really dig her inner spirit as well.

Fantastic interview!! Jill knows how to say it! With all the wonderful matters Jill more than touched on....When she said "John l. adored his son". I breathe so deeply and comforted for that is the first time I heard that! What a gift! Everything Jill said touched my soul!

I love Jill she doesn't care what people think and real.

Jill was the most authentic one in Purple Rain. Her last scene, right between Purple Rain and IWD4U is my favorite scene in the whole movie. You didn’t even have to ask her if her parts were real for me to know it. Of course they were. Either they were real or she’s another Meryl Streep because she definitely had me convinced. That scene (my favorite) where he’s backstage, thinking he lost everything and the crowd began to roar. He turns around and there is Jill, ready to be his everything. He says “hi” and walks past. He didn’t even stop to hear her say “hi” back. That look on her face! That crushed me. It still does. That short scene, with just two words, said so much. Man, I felt that. It’s the same with the songs on her album. Her performance is so authentic. Either she wrote those songs or he knew her so well that he could see inside her. Who else could pull off Baby, You’re A Trip and rival Prince’s version? That was REAL. We deserve a remastered reissue of her album.

Prince was a gift !... Anyone who can make people question them selves are amazing !.

Susan is so well spoken and intelligent. Interesting anecdotes and observations. “You never know what people are feeling inside” Amen.

tell it, Jill...Prince MUCH COOLER than rick james......you are my girl for saying that.....

This was the best interview I have heard about the early years with Prince. Jill is such a sincere and honest lady who tells it like it is and that is a very rare thing indeed.

I have always appreciated Jill Jones and thought she was one of the underrated portages of Prince. I had her album and can't find it now, which irritates me, but she really should write a book for all the knowledge she has about the early life of Prince when he was becoming famous. She is a treasure of information.

Finally somebody in Princes' inner circle admitted....THERE WAS JEOLOUSY! See!,i knew it! 😂😂😂cuz i know everybody is like "hold da hell up? How can Prince juggle all these women simultaneously?Vanity,jill jones,Sheila E,Susannah Melvoin....amongst others.And theres no way u can tell me Susan Moonsie who was his high school sweetheart and who was in Vanity 6....was not jeolous of Vanity...whom Prince was crazy about! Come on now!😎🤔🤔🤔

Just hearing Jill Jones speak on her experience with Prince and her contemporaries shows me just how great of a woman she is. I hope only the best for Jill. Straight ahead----->

she's real erudite, well-spoken and very interesting to listen to. thanks for the interview

Thanks for sharing, it will never be another Prince. Purple forever love!

Jill Jones IS SO DOWN TO EARTH AND HONEST! THIS IS LADY CAB DRIVER HERSELF! I WONDER IF PRINCE WAS YOU KNOW A GOOD LOVER AND WELL ENDOWED! Some of his girlfriends never talked about this aspect. I wonder if she would write a book!

This was the one Prince said was always in his hair... meaning couldn't get rid of her...she'll put up with anything to stick around(not my words, Prince's lyrics.)

I like the way she says "uhh humm" throughout this interview. She sounds so sweet. I love that.

As a teenage girl that grew up with u guys thank u Jill so much for letting us into the private and behind the scenes times of Planet Prince and the wonderful people on it.

Violet Blue was a great choice. Jill's debut album proves how incredibly talented she is. She and Prince had great chemistry. She and her late "sister" Teena Marie are truly underrated.

This interview is so awesome, I wish I could ask Jill questions. 😻

I love Jill's perspective on things and her stories. She is such an intelligent, interesting and down to earth woman. Not to mention beautiful. Love her interviews.

I love it!! Great interview and well said.... so amazing and blessed... I love Jill’s positive energy.

LOVE the interview!!! I,too, recall wondering why that '86 Jill Jones album didn't blow up-it is SLAMMIN'!!!! Jill is a real one! Also love her other music, especially the Prince tribute. Thanks for keeping us informed Mike & Co!

Jill, You must right a book because you are the only person that has the ability to capture Prince's essence.

LOVE...Love...love...this interview. YES! Jill Jones.

What a great interview, lot info of what was going behind the scenes. Jill gave a honest and straightforward interview with very insightful perspective into Prince, herself and life during that era.

Prince was a great Man that got a lot done for a lot of people especially with the philanthrophy and many charities such as love4oneanother and how he literally gave away a lot of songs to many artists and causes.

Jill Jones poster excerpt was on the wall of Dwayne's dorm room in a different world show series at that time.

Jill was there.Saw it all.Was one of his girls....mmmm chile.iam loving this interview! Fans are thirsty for details....and Jill painted a vivid picture.Thanks for this!😀

This is an amazing interview ! Jill is so open and generous with what she shares. 💜🙏

SHE'S ALWAYS IN MY HAIR=Jill Jones!

Luv Luv this interview with Jill Jones!!! She's real and truly care for Prince I believe.

Thank you Prince Podcast for this revealing and frank interview with Jill. I knew something of Jill from talk over the years about her solo album on Paisley Park. It has a high reputation, but was almost impossible to find in the UK at least, and even then at a very high price. What really triggered my interest though was the version of ‘Baby You’re a Trip’ on the ‘Originals’ album. The way Jill’s vocals blend and harmonize with those of Prince make this for me one of the very best songs he was ever involved with. And it wasn’t even released in his lifetime, at least outside of Jill’s solo effort. Now I have been fortunate enough to get hold of Jill’s album, and I can hear that the hype was no hype. What a talent, the best of the Prince Protégés bar none. This podcast helped me fill in all those questions I now had. And I found it a very soothing and spiritual experience, perhaps mirroring parts of my own life in some ways, though without the talent Jill has in spades of course. So thank you Prince Podcast for this. And thank you Jill for everything you have given us, we are truly blessed.

I cant believe Prince is gone. It's just not real right now to me.

I LOVED her first album and singles cut on the Paisley Park label, all naysayers aside, she had a great voice.

Jill has such insight into the genius of Prince. Great interview and thanks for sharing your profound experience of a cultural genre ❤️

Jill Jones scenes in Purple Rain, are the most amazing documentation of female beauty, ever recorded... her hair, her lips, her eyes, her voice...especially with the great cinematography and lighting they used for Purple Rain, at first glance she looked like a God to me...she's at LEAST top 5 most beautiful human being that ive ever seen

Truly Epic!! I didn’t want the interview to end. The more Jill Jones the better.. She needs to write a book!!

Prince wasnt no joke with the women,but he was the finest man ever walked the earth

Didn't know she was black! No wonder where that soul came from.

The best interview and perspective of Prince that I've ever heard.

Jill knows exactly what women need to stop doing. Stop being jealous of other women's looks. Every woman no matter how good looking goes through bad feelings and can even worse from women bullying women. Listen closely how Jill talks about Vanity ( Denise). Spot on Jill! We all feel the same emotions but women feel attractive women don't have it hard in this world. We all need and want validation. Jill sounds like she had it tough being attractive herself, to talk that way, she must have self awareness of the woman world. As she says attractive women never get complimented. I wrote so much about the Vanity speech knowing women would hear past the point she was making about Vanity( Denise) and ALL women. There is so much to learn about mysoginistic people in the music industry, by listening closely to this interview.

Jill is so interesting. I would love to hear more from her. She is so smart. Please interview her again.

Jill sounds classy as hell. Intelligent and articulate.

Great interview! Thank you for sharing! Shine on!

SO PROUD OF U!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS U & UR BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!

Great to hear Jill sharing. Wonder what it would have been like if she'd have been lead in one or more of his movies. Jill's vocal talents are amazing. She and Taja Sevelle are excellent artists I would like more cd's from!!!

Jill Jones...beautiful, intelligent, and insightful. Thanks for sharing.

What a great interview! Thanks to Jill for sharing her memories and especially her time with Teena I’m a big fan of her as well. Great stories and memories. Thank you for sharing with us.

loved this interview but i Never wld have believed that Jill Jones was black . she looks totally white.. she sounds so lovely & intelligent too.

What a fascinating woman, great stories and insights about a time in history.

That was a big one. Thx To all of you. Filling some holes in the mythology. Jill’s album is always a few feet away from my desk.

yea u don't edit Jill all u do is listen!Love the realness and sunshine of her soul.

Very interesting and candid interview. I must admit, for any fan of the Minneapolis Sound, you have the best of the best content. Thank you.

thank you podcast for bringing us this sexy wonderful dreamy Prince stuff and interviews! All the picks and intros man I can't thank u enough! Every sense a young boy I've wanted to know the personalities of each person that was affiliated with Prince,and YOU sir brought us to that point.Im positive that u made alot of purple people happy! Cheers!

She sounds like such an intelligent beautiful strong lady. No arrogance or inflated ego + it sounds like she was very objective when it came to judging others. Sounds like she really knew, + cared for, Prince. So why wasn’t he able to settle down + marry Jill + commit to a great friend like her. It would have been so nice to have seen him married with a few kids but something tells me that he had too many emotional problems he was trying to deal with. Another thing was in the documentary “Prince: the man, the myth, the legend” they portray both his parents as being religious hypocrites, mentally abusive towards him, + kicking him out of his home when he was 12....but Jill described them as wonderful + that both parents were great people who he got along with well????? Confusing!!!

AWESOME Interview! Jill is a REAL one. Thx so much!

I had absolutely no idea she was black! Her album remains the best prince collaboration I’ve ever heard.

Man Jill Jones is so fine.

Best interview ever. So much information, advice, insight and tea. She is so genuine. Love it.

What she said at the end was the bomb . Great conversation.

I was captivated with this interview...JJ is the real deal. Gotta be transparent...the main interviewer...geez...I truly wish sometimes he would not interrupt and just allow Jill to flow...and for God sakes, ask the right questions at the right time...killing me. But this is by far the most real, poignant and insightful of all the interviews that I have listened to...so for that I am grateful.

wow.she went to the same school as Lenny Kravitz...he was a bit younger though.That whole entertainment industry....everybody knows everybody else...either directly ....or indirectly.kinda weird how all of these women respected Prince sooo much....they never gave sexual details of Prince.I wish...somebody would snitch!😂

Wow, her story regarding Vanity's funeral and his concert they attended shortly after is a BIG difference from the story she told on Facebook right after he died. I wonder why she changed it?

I don't know if I made a comment when I first viewed this ....but ...Thank you for the work you do This is in my top 3 .....Awesome!!

I love how spiritually deep she is.

I wonder is it any footage/film🎥🎬 of Vanity in Purple Rain 💭💜☔

This was so dope, Jill is a real one

Great Interview!

Thanks guys I enjoy listening to your video I make me love Prince keep up the good work guy's love u too

I've been binge listening to your interviews and you are amazing!!!! I really appreciate how prepared you are. Thank you for doing your homework and asking all the questions I want answers to and all those that I have not anticipated!!!! You do a wonderful job!!! THANK YOU!!!!

Lebanon Ohio wow thats right up the hill from me

Dude... I think Jill is an actual RealLife Muse! I thought they were fictional beings... till now

well this exceeded my expectations. she was really open. great stuff! love her solo record!

Outstanding interview. 💜 2 Jill Jones! ⚘🌠

Wow! Thought I was the only one with that Periwinkle blue Vega! Lol Go Lady T! Lol

I absolutely LOVED this interview ... Big ups to you guys ❤️👍🏽 0+> Forever

I am searching all over the place for her album on CD, it's extremely RARE.....

I love this interview and love hearing her talk, a lot of interesting things in general and very honest but not trying to claim anything on Prince or his very personal business. Thanks so much for this have her come back again!

The look she an Kim had in purple rain when windy drop to her knees was Real an Priceless

Smart Lady very lovely speaks the truth without being negativ she is impressive and deep insides thank you Jill i am very touched indeed

JILL is a very well experience in the music industry and life experience and well grounded. love her WAY. great interview JILL.