Morris Day: Prince Met with Michael Jackson and Squashed their Beef (Part 7) 

Why in the hell do people compare MJ and Prince. Their music is NOT the same. Both are legends, period.

I’m seeing a lot of comments about Prince doing all of his own Production and that Michael did not. Here’s the reality, Michael wrote and Produced a large portion of his music (including 10/13 Number One singles). The key is that Michael believed in the quote, “if you want to go fast...go alone, but if you want to go far...go together.” Prince was focused on making HIS best music, yet Michael was focused on making THE best music. Both phenomenal artists, but different philosophies on the creation of their art.

Prince was a band by himself however MJ had vocal ability and showmanship that can't be touched both were phenomenal

I'll never understand why MJ fans and Prince fans can't just praise both these legends for what they achieved throughout their careers. Instead of comparing and arguing about who's better. We will never come to a definitive answer as a whole. So, let's just leave it as both were great and left us with music we can enjoy, our kids can enjoy, their kids can enjoy and on and on for generations to come.

It was not Hulk Hogan it was Prince bodyguard who was also in Purple Rain NOT Hulk Hogan.

Michael Jackson ACTUALLY did write 80% of his #1 hit singles. Get your facts right Vlad🤦🏾‍♂️

I don't care who wrote what Michael Jackson and Prince the Greatest of all time

Michael Jackson’s biggest records were songs he wrote and already had demos on before Quincy Jones ever came into the picture. Michael had 13 number one hits. He wrote 10 of them. The only ones he didn’t write were, “Rock with you”, “Man in the Mirror”, and “You are not alone”.

Just because Micheal used outside production doesn't mean this man couldn't write, Micheals writing style was established during the Jacksons Phase, producers bowed to his style

Can we just celebrate the artistry of Prince and MJ....they both gone now...left a forever mark ...and sadly met with shocking sad endings...passing alone at home with addiction at the core....the price they paid for fame....I think is worth just saying they are both the GOAT and leave it at that RIP Brothers

Michael was already a house hold name by tha time prince came out..

Hulk Hogan was not at the James Brown concert MJ and Prince were at. That was Prince bodyguard Big Chick who carried Prince to the stage. Chick was also in Purple Rain briefly. Get your facts straight Vlad!!!

Michael never had an issue with Prince. When they both were at the James Brown show it was Michael who told James to bring Prince up on the stage. Quincy talks about how Prince tried to outdo Michael on stage because he was real competitive with Michael. Every interview where Michael is asked about Prince he sings his praises and say how talented he is. Michael wanted Prince to be on the We Are the World record and his record Bad. Prince stood Michael up for the We Are the World record and he didn't want to make the record Bad with him.

We just gotta appreciate the legacy Prince & MJ left behind with their music! #RestInParadise Prince & MJ...🙏🏾

Both Michael Jackson and Prince were individually great artists. There should be no comparisons. Their music is the soundtrack to billions of people's lives. I'm privelaged to lived through their lifetime. I know one thing is for sure we will never ever see talented artists like Prince, MJ again, at least not in my life time. RIP to both icons. ❤️🌹🌹💜💜💜💜💜💋Xx❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

Mike was ON since 5 yrs old

Truth be told Michael, Prince, and Rick James were battling it out on the charts. Prince had Vanity 6 and Rick James had the Mary Jane Girls..While MJ went on to another stratosphere..

I love both MJ and Prince but MJ been grinding from a child and wrote a lot of his songs so MJ was a package as well. He wrote songs as a child. Yes I love the creativity and uniqueness of Prince but don’t reduce MJ to needing Quincy Jones or R Kelly. That type of talent would still get it done. Both of them was bigger than the normal industry. I love Prince he was in a class ALL by himself as well as MJ. They shouldn’t even be compared. Both are highly respected and loved.

I like prince but I see Vlad doesn’t miss a chance to come with those sly digs at Michael they were both legends that you ain’t seeing again on that level.

Woah Michael Jackson wrote songs when he was a teenager wtf are they talking about?

At least he was honest about not having Prince's number, how refreshing.

Vlad thinks he knows every damn thing 🤦🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

How can Purple Rain be up there in sales with Thriller when Thriller is best selling album of all time?

Prince and Michael Jackson were both musical and creative geniuses and most likely the world will never see anyone as naturally talented as they were ever again.

Prince couldn't "moon walk" though lol 😂. . . Prince was the only artist who could hold a candle to Mike in the 80s, but Michael was just so polarizing I don't think there was ever a bigger Musician/Entertainer than him

Finally mane now the fandoms can rest , this aint the 80s no more .... Let these legends rest frfr .... MJ and Prince are forever legends

Can you imagine Mike and prince on the same song in the same video man the world got cheated

U can't compare MJ with prince.MJ was in a different level.

MJ was a WORLDWIDE SUPERSTAR!! Prince could never ever touch that level, with all his musical talent.

Michael Jackson didn't have to release another album after thriller for like 5 years..thriller was on the charts for a long long period..crazy

Lol the sales weren’t “up there with Thriller.” At that point in Thriller had already sold 33 million domestically by that summer when Purple Rain dropped. The reason people thought that Purple Rain was selling more Michael was because of the Jacksons album only sold 4 Million at that time. Vlad doesn’t know shit

Damn, they trying to play Michael! Michael didn’t need Quincy and no damn r.kelly! MJ wrote most of his music hits and r.kelly just wrote “you are not alone”. And Quincy didn’t produce all of mj’s hits. Mj co-produced with Quincy, it was a team effort. Michael wrote and produced” they don’t care about us”.

Prince was prolific and Mike was a phenomena

I almost felt like I had to be petty about the " MJ needed Quincy " quote. However, I see so many fair, truthful and balanced comments about it. That I will not stoop to any pettiness . I feel the love and Respect for MJ's production skills all over the comments and love and respect for Prince at the same time. You can't pit light against light. Thank you 💋

Morris Day is an absolutely incredible artist and a great thinker. Can't take my eyes off him in Purple Rain. He is an incredible performer.

Michael Jackson = Greatest Complete Entertainer Prince = Greatest Complete Artist

I don't care what you say MICHAEL JACKSON needed he still is the greatest of all time!!! FACTS! 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

Vlad has to realize that Michael Jackson dropped Thriller on November 30, 1982 and Prince dropped Purple Rain June 25, 1984. So as far as being neck and neck goes it's because Mike had a break. LOVE both artists by the way!

Michael Jackson and Prince Roger Nelson were both HIGH LEVEL and SUPREMELY TALENTED artists. ARTISTS. Michael was a pop star and was on an echelon all his own. Prince was a master musician and was on an echelon all his own. We are all fortunate to have been here to witness both of their creative genius at work in real time.

Prince never sleeps so when Micheal Jackson did thriller he knew he had to do a movie to compete with MJ point blank ...I'm not taking nothing from MJ but Micheal Jackson will always be the greatest entertainer ever lived period and prince will always be the greatest musician ever lived

You can’t compare MJ and Prince they’re different and both legends!!!

Both of my brothers were phenomenons!!! PERIOD!!! Rest peacefully🌹

I'm a huge Prince supporter! Prince is truly a all around musician and performer. Awesome! Michael is a bad man too, and while he was the best at entertaining, get your facts straight on Michael's musicianship. He could definitely write and produce his own music. Produced much music for other artists too. His understanding of music, notes, and instrumentation was awesome. Amazing ability to make you feel what he was feeling. He posessed something that you could easily tell was God-given.

Mike the GOAT entertainer, but Prince might be the single MOST talented artist to ever live

Prince was a one man band

I never seen someone like Michael Jackson so he wins for me big fan of Prince but Michael Jackson was just a different breed

Damn is this a Morris Day interview or a Prince interview 😂

I understand what Morris Day was saying about MJ and even he said he wasn't taking anything away from him but where I disagreed with Morris who I like is that Michael Jackson was a straight up entertainer when he wrote most of his hit songs which he also co-produced with the likes of Quincy Jones and Teddy Riley. MJ had a great ear for music and didn't mind working with producers to lay down the sounds he visualized with his lyrics, voice and melodies. Unfortunately because of MJ's prowess as a performer his songwriting ability was overlooked as for Prince the man was a musical genius who could do it all plus I have said and believe Prince was the greatest all around musician of all time and this is coming from a die-hard Michael Jackson fan. Playing multiple instruments was Prince's speciality and MJ's was entertaining with his singing, dancing, songwriting and bringing his imagination to life through his groundbreaking and trendsetting music videos along with his live performances. The truth of the matter is they had their own styles and respected each others talent. Rest in peace to these two great musical titans that no one can touch nor ever come close to.

MJ was a child with hits before Prince. both were equally talent just a little different styles.. 😉

RIP Prince... RIP MJ...

Michael Jackson earned that damn pedestal vlad .Michael Jackson and prince RIP were two legends who had two lanes of music they and madonna were the biggest acts during 80s no need to compare them even though Michael Jackson sold more records than prince still no need to compare two legends

I hope you get Jam and Lewis on these interviews some day! Oh and Babyface!!!

Prince and Michael were like the immovable object meets an unstoppable force both equally powerful and respected R.I.P to the legends

I’m TeamPrince to the end, but I’ll give Mike this: He has touched fans from MULTIPLE DECADES of all AGES AND ETHNICITIES.

I was born in 1968, I grew up hearing MJ with his brothers, then in 1978, I heard the song "Soft & Wet" on an soul AM radio by a new artist Prince. From then on MJ & Prince were either on my radio, turn table, walkman, CD Player & IPods. So these two icons were not only part of my life, their music were the soundtrack of my life. I was very lucky to grew up listening to MJ & Prince. Kids today don't have artists like that anymore. It's still unbelievable that these two icons are no longer on this earth but they left incredible amount work that will live on through generations to come.

Michael wrote many of his whole hits had the melody, music etc he just couldn’t play any instruments but he would beat box the whole song to his producer. Also Quincy Jones didn’t like Billy Jeans long intro or the baseline so yea if he would of listened to Quincy it wouldn’t be the classic we have today. I will say though that Quincy did the shit with Off the Wall which is his best album for me. Yea Thriller got the hits but a lot of Thriller sounds dated while Off The Wall is a Groove even though it’s disco it’s timeless yea. Yes Prince was the better musician but MJ did not need Quincy

Stop comparing brothers that’s the biggest problem it’s like they don’t like 2 brothers on top at the same time !

We love it!!! Thanks for the these videos!!

Mj and Prince are two very different types of artists- but you must remember MJ was a superstar at 11 years old! By the time Thriller came around- MJ was on his 3rd reinvention as a superstar- and he taught Prince how to be a star- because everyone coming up after him learned from him. Lastly Prince was one of the greatest performers of all time, but have you ever seen anyone faint at a Prince show from sheer sensory overload? Paramedics had to be on stand by at MJ shows due to people passing out from the sheer power of his performances- who else you know do that!

This dude said HULK HOGAN! 😂😂😂 🤦🏾‍♂️ Vlad gotta do better

Sad to know there will never be a artist like Primce again .

Before Tupac and Biggie, there was Michael Jackson and Prince.

Man, what an exciting time for music, late seventies and early eighties. Morris Day and the time first album was different from everything out. I was stationed in South Georgia at the time. It was playing everywhere. The Minnesota sound was sizzling with every artist. Prince put them on the map. I'm still listening to all those albums.

you're obsessed with Michael on this network, every star that comes on must give their opinion. leave him alone at the end.

Nothing but facts here. Morris Day seems like he's a real cool guy.

Michael Jackson also had The Victory Tour with his brothers. 1984 was a BIG year.

purple rain was never as big as thriller

Y'all got Michael fucked up! Y'all must've forgot that he started with his brothers (Jackson 5) and THEY played the instruments and maybe wrote the lyrics way before Quincy Jones and other ppl came into the picture. Mike been popping long before we heard of Prince so how are they on the same level? No disrespect to Prince he is a legend but I always thought Mike was larger than life.

Mj didn't need anybody smh

Ppl act like Prince and Mike had beef like Jay and Nas. They had a deep respect for each other. As far as the instruments, Mike could play hella instruments too. The only reason he didn’t do it as much as Prince was cause he couldn’t do all that and dance his moves all at the same time. Mike wrote most of his 13 number one hits. Many artists (including Prince) don’t have 13 number one hits. That’s no call to take shots at Prince and vice versa. Don’t compare them. Two kings.

I won't stand for this MJ slander 🤣 Vocally, Prince couldn't see him and most of his songs sound similar.

Prince not working with others hurt him later on. His music suffers in the 90’s

I Just appreciate ( both of them ) for their tremendous Talent, and contributions to the Music industry - same as I feel about Biggie & Tupac. I'm just glad I was here, to see . . . and Hear them = 4 Legends R.I.P. #4G.O.A.T.S

You know what's interesting about that analogy about Michael and Prince's input individually. I see it like this. Michael's career started out very early. While Prince was honing his skills as a musician,by 7 Michael was on the road. by 10 he had a deal with a prestigious label with one of the most powerful black men at the time Berry Gordy. The fact that Michael worked with producers wasn't because he couldn't produce music himself. Michael was able to collaborate. Prince didn't welcome that. I wish he did. But, he didn't. So the difference was, Michael made great choices when it came to choosing producers. He liked staying current,but more gritty. Prince enjoyed Producing himself. Oh by the way Vlad that was chick his body guard at the time not Hulk Hogan. The reverence I have for Michael and Prince is unwavering. They changed the world in their own indelible way. The gift was profound from the almighty whatever the almighty means for someone. These two gentlemen had It.. They were just chosen to implement greatness. They suffered for it. In the end they remain Legends Forever.

This clown just said Michael needed R Kelly 😂😂wtf are you talking about Vlad

MJ doesn't get enough credit for his songwriting and arranging. Prince was definitely the better producer. If we want to talk about Prince and MJ as behind the scenes artists.

Micheal sang from when he was a kid. Danced, wrote, produced. Made the moonwalk popular. Prince sang, danced, played multiple instruments, produced, wrote, had a studio and introduced multiple artists. Was it a tie? They both legends and are missed!!

The music industry is not composed of "ONE PERSON"... it has many moving parts. Michael's was evolutionary with his (brand) pushing tomorrow's boundaries and if that means working with the best in the business, he did. There was only one artist who ever received the UNIVERSAL ARTIST AWARD on this planet, and that was MICHAEL J. JACKSON THE KING OF POP. Let's respect all artist and put this conversation to rest.

Woe, I am old enough to remember this time. As great as Prince was, he never touched Thriller!

I think Vlad forgot MJ career didn't start with Thriller, Thriller just was the greatest album of all time

MJ & Prince squashing a beef: *A very high-pitched conversation...*

Congratulations Morris on your new book. You can tell Morris was truthful in his experiences. I applaud Morris for being honest.

Love Morris day and the time! Minneapolis is/was so blessed to have Prince, Jam/Lewis and Morris part of our history!

Not Hulk Hogan Vlad!!!

We’ll stop at “Thriller” nuff said, oh btw, the “Thriller” video was more iconic than Purple Rain ☔️ please check your numbers and Merry Christmas 🎄 to you and your family

I have love and respect for both artist. I don' t think we have to diminish one, in order to elevate the other. Both of them were musical geniuses!

Phone rings at 4:22 a.m. "Morris...." "You will be in a movie in 6 weeks....Be prepared...." "Click"

u have to be a Prince B4 u a King LoL

Lmao Michael Jackson and Prince BEEF??? I’m dead 💀☠️😆

I agree.....Prince Was The Whole Package & a lot of people Failed 2 see that‼️💯💜💜💜💜💜☂☂☂

One reason Michael and Prince get compared is because both followed similar musical formulas. They were both rooted in Soul and Funk music but always did a certain amount of pop sounding songs and Rock leaning songs. This is what contributed to the level of crossover that both were able to get.

I lived through this era.. I remembered when thriller debuted I remember purple rain being in the theaters.. I was young 7 years old.. No one then compared them at all.. they each had their own style. But I'm tell you one thing.. Michael Jackson.. The nickname King of Pop don't do him justice.. only if he had the internet and social media back then.. He's the most recognize human being to ever live next to Jesus Christ. Let that sink in.. more people know about Michael Jackson than Santa Claus and the Pope! He reached heights that will never be achievable again! I'm sorry I've been waiting for it I haven't seen that one person did what he did the height of excitement the atmosphere of his greatness I haven't never seen it since..

Mike always put.on a pedestal ???? Deserved. Performing since 5 professionally. Fronted J5= Black Beatles. Master showman, genius dancer( multiple dance genres) revolutionized video, singer songwriter , composer,humanitarian , and visionary. Just straight entertainer??? And Morris E. Day is my guy , but he's too intelligent to make Mike seem in comparison to be the irrelevant . If not 4 Mike, my hero Prince wouldn't have been played on MTV. Prince is a modern day Mozart...Musically unparalleled. MJ is unparalleled is in his lane. You can't compare the 2 unless u stand accused. Mike was performing while Prince the master was honing the plethora of his craft. May not be FAIR 2 COMPARE.LOL

Comparing the two is inevitable, but can we just appreciate what these two have done to expand music, primarily black music in general? They both had a mutual respect for one another and each other’s craft. Why can’t we do the same without putting the other down?

Purple Rain did huge numbers but they were no where near Thriller's numbers

Prince is the GOAT 🐐

Purple Rain couldn't run with Thriller, at its peak. Thriller came out late in 1982, and dominated 1983 with hit after hit, and Purple Rain didn't come out until 18 months after Thriller came out, halfway through 1984, and took off when Thriller finally started to cool off. That's like saying Peyton Manning was neck and neck with Tom Brady. Not really, no.....

If only we could listen in on the conversation between Prince and MJ

THANKS FOR ASKING!!

Prince is an well rounded musician because he needed to be. Michael didn't need to be that. He was just plain talented with star quality all on his on