Tavis Smiley on 20-Year Friendship w/ Prince, Details Prince Walking Out on Michael Jackson (Part 5) 

They need to bring Tavis Smiley back to mainstream TV 💯

Prince is my favorite musician of all time I'm never gonna get tired of his stories 💜

Prince was a great man and an absolute genius. Miss my favorite musician of all time. Happy him and Tavis were really good friends. Both very intelligent men. Tavis Smiley gave Prince the best interviews on his show.

peace to Tavis he was doing his thing on PBS he one of the reasons why I still watched it after I grew outta all the kids' shows

Prince was a deep dude. He was working in the background. He didn't want the attention for his work for the community. He just wanted to do the work he could.

Prince was a true artist! A very gifted dude. I wish that I could have met him. He was absolutely amazing! Oh, how I miss him so! The G.O.A.T! Peace.

Tavis need to be back on TV. He had a great show. This man is a Legend!

Priceless stories about Prince & MJ the King! Thank you for this...

Prince was a beautiful soul inside and out. I'm sick that he's gone, but, whenever I need to hear him I turn on the music and I'm good. I'm glad he had Tavis as his friend, his real friend!

Unlike many in the media today Tavis was and is a great interviewer a unique mind and truth teller stay up Tavis

Tavis Smiley did some legendary work in media. Good to see the brother is doing well

Much respect to Tavis..... A legendary brother.✌️

Prince was on a whole different level of intelligence.

I'm smiling so much right now i've loved Prince since 1979 till his passing he was a REAL ONE I would have loved to have a conversation with him how wonderful Prince chose Tavis to connect with this is Awesome 😊

THE LEGENDARY TAVIS SMILEY!!! Used to watch him on PBS when I was younger.

Missed Tavis!!! Glad to see him back 🥲

Prince loved black folks. From rappers to comedians to athletes all have stories of meeting him at off brand times

Prince and Tavis are both intelligent that is the commonality

My coworker was a Michael Jackson fanatic and she would tell me stories of Michael and Prince one upping each other. They definitely were competitors as she would describe it. Both equally talented.

Tavis Smiley was a force to reckon with on pbs. I dearly miss his show

Tavis face just lit up talking about Prince.

I saw Prince and Lisa play guitar and sing “Reflection” on Tavis Smiley’s show. BeAuTiFuL

Travis also said in another interview that when Mike died Prince locked himself up in his hotel for 4 hours. Mike visited Paisley Park they loved and respected each other

Rest in peace Prince Rogers Nelson. You are missed.

If Tavis had a story about play’n’ Ball with Prince, that’d be HILARIOUS!!

Much Respect to this brother. What amazing and fulfilling stories to hear. Thank you. Prince was such an amazing person. 🕊 💜

Prince was a man before our time. We are so profoundly honored to have been in the presence of such a rare and possessing genius. Thank you Prince for all you shared with us over your lifetime. RIP Prince 💜💜💜💜

Prince was a incredibly talented man. I love his music.

This interview is GOLD!

I can see why Prince hit it off with Tavis. A good, intellectual with natural conversationalist skills is rare to come by. When I meet new people I gravitate towards like that upon meeting them, I’ve made life long friendships.

This is an absolutely wonderful historical account of their relationship. Happy he shared this!!!💜💜

I loved the Tavis Smiley Show. It used to come on PBS. He had an informative and entertaining show.

Quincy - "" Thats michaels line "" Prince - "" Welp , time to go , its been real. ✌️ ""

Amazing interview with Tavis Smiley. Prince and Tavis had a wonderful awesome brotherly friendship. Thank you for sharing. 🤗💜

PRINCE has been my all-time favorite artist for most of my life! I'm a middle-aged MAN, and I still have a poster of this cat that I purchased in the summer of 1983, on Hollywood Blvd, when I was seventeen. A couple of years ago, I had it touched up, framed, protected from harmful UV rays, and mounted on my wall. It's from my favorite album, 1999. Which was released in 1982. That's when he became my favorite artist. What Tavis said about PRINCE loving his Black people, doesn't surprise me. I've said that on RU-vid before and a lot of people hated that comment. People had the audacity to say that he didn't see color. That he was beyond color. That's fuckin' ridiculous and pretentious! I love ALL good people in this world. But I have to start by loving my family first. Biological or otherwise. Which are my Black people. Without loving your people, you can't love yourself! PRINCE always helped his fellow Black musicians from Minneapolis from day one! His biggest influences were Black musical geniuses. His first audience and fans were all Black, long before white people knew who he was! He also kept his music funky as hell! His songs and music, spoke to our inner souls as Black people. Like the griots of Africa. And he also spoke about Black history and empowerment. So it was good to hear Tavis Smiley confirm this. RIP PRINCE. YOU CHANGED MY LIFE.

this guy is so under rated amazing guy and tv show! its one of those hidden gems most people dont even know about..

"All problems are solved through the process of questions and answers. And there are no exceptions" -Neely Fuller Jr

Only Prince will call you, just to tell you to call him.

I enjoyed all of his interviews but especially the ones with Prince.

Mr. Smiley was always a great speaker. I love to hear the Prince and Micheal Jackson stories. Wow, beautiful

You brothers definitely bonded straight up fact’s 🏆

Prince was a dope individual. 1 of a kind.

I'm a huge fan of Tavis. I always looked forward to watching his show on PBS and hearing his commentary on TJMS.

This guy has a voice for the air waves

The world will never be the same without Prince. I don't even enjoy music like I use to anymore. 💜

Prince ran when Michael Jackson said your butt is mine because he thought Mike was going to beat it beat it 😂😂

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Great interview and great stories! Good to see and hear Bro. Tavis again.

Prince told that story to Chris Rock. Prince had a problem with the line 'Ya butt is mine'. In his interview with Chris Rock, he said "He (Michael) ain't going to say that to ME and I (Prince) wasn't going to say that to him".

Prince's life was shrouded in mystery! no one seemed to know him well

Prince always said if this is the only freedom I can have I'll take it... Prince made a decision in his life to be who he needed to be in order to manifest his life on earth in a peaceful and comfortable manner

Vlad and Noreaga keeping Prince's legacy alive .....those two always pulling out a Prince story from someone. Keep them coming!

I grew up listening to Tavis. I truly love him

Most interesting interview and clipped in 10+ episodes. Great journey for Mr. Tavis

Over the years I’ve gotten the impression that if Prince wasn’t the kind of man who would allow just anyone into his circle but if he did like you he would be a very gracious friend to you. Obviously I could be wrong but either way I feel like he had to of thought Tavis was pretty cool to put himself out there like he did.

Chris Rock interviewed Prince and told that exact story about MJ. Hilarious and Chris cracked up. I am a fan of both Prince and MJ. I admired Prince more because "he decided" as a youth to become a musician...Michael was put into music by his dad and did whT he needed and became great. Prince, as a kid, practiced instruments and mastered them. Was already a great dancer and figured out the music business on his own(met the right people who showed him what was whT). That...to me is so admirable. And his music is beyond awesome to this day. He created enough for everyone to listen to for a lifetime. It never gets old.

Tavis a living legend

Prince told Nas my favorite MC EVER that he wouldn't do a song with him until he owned his master's. Now Nas owns his master's. Prince was FOR REAL.

I’m so glad I heard this this morning. Great stories!!

THANKS SO MUCH VLAD FOR THIS INTERVIEW WITH TAVIS SMILEY! IT WAS VERY INTERESTING AND FUN. I UUSED TO WATCH TAVIS ALL THE TIME AND PRINCE WAS AND STILL IS 1 OF MY FAVORITE SINGERS! GLAD I HAD THE CHANCE TO SEE PRINCE TWICE IN MY LIFE!💘👍

Wow! What a story of two geniuses of music. May they both R.I.P. 🙏🙏

THIS is the INTERVIEW that we NEEDED...I truly MISS seeing this BROTHER on TV!!!

Damn that guitar is priceless! Wow!

WOW, he has his guitar! What a wonderful blessing and a great friendship.

The interview got better, and better! Additionally, great historical perspective!

That's the greatest prince and mj story of all time,all time I said

Great interview for real👍💯

Prince actually told that story in an interview on The Chris Rock Show. He didn't mention them calling to see who's going to show up first but he definitely did mention the part about "your butt is mine". Prince wa like "who saying that to who?" and Prince said he was like, he through, he finished, he out, lol.

Tavis & Prince are about our people & I can see a lifelong Friendship with them.

One of the best interviews on this channel

Prince was a musical genius!!!

I used watch Tavis's late night talk show on PBS back in my early 20's. It was a solid show and I always respected Tavis once I began to watch him in his element. It's unfortunate that those allegations derailed his career but it seems like he's still doing well.

That was an AMAZING story, WOW! And had no idea Prince was that close with Tavis.

Travis, I have always admired and respected you and even more after watching this.. Stay strong, spiritual, and brilliant!!!!!!

I watched Tavis back in the day. Great TV host!!!👍

Ive heard this MJ & Prince meeting a million times.. but the way Travis said it made me laugh once again. And i feel Prince for not doing it. GENIUS. Im sure QJ was INSTANTLY like, we can change it to YOUR THROAT IS MINE because "BUTT" isnt the rhyming word of the Bar! It would've been awesome to have a merge song between these 2 brothers

This interview is legendary. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💜💜💜

Peace wonderful interview. Tavis and Tom Joyner are a true inspiration!🙏🏽 RIP Prince/ gone too soon

The Michael Jackson story is true I saw Prince in an interview say that out of his own mouth💯

Wonderful interview 👏

This story is absolutely hilarious!!

Finally, the get one our best journalist from BET and PBS so stoked right now.

Travis.....I thank you for having the guts to speak the truth about things .

This is a great . I miss Tavis on TV Prince was the BEST ever. Cannot be replaced. I have been purchasing his concerts on DVD. Miss Tavis show as well.

Prince Rodgers was truly a beautiful soul

Dope story from a dope dude love tavis keep these stories coming brother enjoying the content

Awesome interview! 💕 Tavis Smiley Great person 💕

I was wondering where Tavis Smiley was. It’s good to see him.

I haven't seen Tavis Smiley in a long time he looks great. I know him from the interviews he did with Prince , i love how Tavis conducted the interviews, I felt drawn to him i like the way he speaks he does such a great job , i recently mentioned the interview Tavis did with Prince in 2009 on Prince's Friend channel. The video was on funny Prince moments in interviews and i commented when Tavis had some lyrics printed out and Prince asked who gave him the lyrics apparently Prince said that he saw some strange re writes of his stuff lol😆 he saw that ( Little Red Corvette )was pay the rent collect🤣

Thank you Vlad, excellent showcase of our culture and experiences that may be unique to the Black Americans.

The story of Michael and Prince is hilarious!

Wish Tavis was back loved his interviews

I wish I could have met Prince. I keep my hair purple for My dad and Prince 💜💜💜🕊🕊

Prince told the same story during an interview with Chris Rock about the "Bad" song.

One of the hometown fellas.. great interview Tavis!

I remember hearing that story about Prince turning down MJ. That shit is even funnier now that Tavis is telling it.

Prince didn't won't to work with Michael Jackson because the world viewed MJ as an untouchable Icon. But Prince new he was more of a musical creative genius. And Mike was a phenom stage performer. They Ego's clash🤩🤩

Great story.good interview yall

Congratulations on y'all friendship 👏 respect for all great minds.

This is one of the best interviews ever. This clip was funny af.