That performance of Dolphin on the David Lettermnan show was masterful! I remember waiting up for the show to air and I was amazed at the Dolphin performance especially because I had never heard the song at the time.
Morris was Prince's little brother and it cracks me up - The stories they tell are hilarious and so thank you for putting these out there for all time - I agree with Scott 1994-1995 was the bad ass period of Prince's bands - love this channel
I love this interview, woow thank Mr Hayes for your insight with NPG, I knew about his music, but Now I know Prince was the Music....! thanks 2 Truth in Rhythm
Thank you Mr Morris Hayes. I have been waiting to hear about the genius, Prince and his creative processes and how this man worked his magic making music. What a great mentor, teacher Prince was and he didn't mind sharing how to make music and all the tips with his band member. He sounded like a real loyal guy to his band. Wow! This was a great a great interview, Thanks so much FunkNStuff.
Thank Morris Hayes I knew it was something to how Prince composed and when U said "He see it finished" that made all the sense in the world to Me how He composes a song i.e Let's Work w/the varies change ups. Truth In Rhythm-Your The Best!!!
This is a fabulous 3 part interview with Morris. Really liking this guy so much. Was he the same Morris that told the story of Prince being in his car and he took him to the hardware store he went in left the car running (i guess to keep the heater on) and left Prince in the car. Next thing he knows Prince comes bounding up to him at the checkout with a handful of crap and asks 'can we get this'. Prince had left the car running in the parking lot Morris was pannicked Prince said 'don't worry about that no-ones gonna steal the car, man this is Chanhassen'. When they went outside the car was still there in the middle of the parking lot with the exhaust pumping out and Prince said 'told ya'. Of course Morris tells it much funnier but if and when Morris puts a book out I would be 1st in line to get it. There is a true spirit of brotherhood and respect there and to stay that long with Prince speaks volumes about Morris.
Re: The mistake thing - i noticed that pretty early with Prince himself when he sometimes played a note that first sounded off (because it was in fact a mistake) but all he did was keep repeating it (while thinking about where to go next), even emphasize it and then turning it into something else because now you thought "oh it wasn't a mistake but he did it on purpose". He kinda made you believe it wasn't his mistake but your incapability to understand where he was going musically in that very moment. :) That was very clever and to me one of the very unique Prince things to do, especially in guitar solos.
I know that this interview was four years ago but . . . . and I may be wrong about what am going to say . . . . but it would seem that during the mid-nineties with Morris, Tommy, Sonny, and Michael, Prince was living his most integrated life. He was still the leader, but he had taken what he knew about basketball and applied his understanding of teamwork to his band. He was not the puppet master of the 80s. He was not controlling everything as he had with Vanity 6, The Time, The Family, or The Revolution, having yanked back his control after a time of sharing his creative space. He was done with film. He was not chasing the next big thing as he had during Dimonda and Pearls; rapping and bringing in dancers and an MC. He found a group of people that he could be IN a band WITH instead of OVER. It was the closest thing to his Grand Central experience, just on a higher level. By the time of the Exodus album, he had people around him that were closest to his level of playing, being quite expert musicians. They were making spontaneous music TOGETHER. Prince was, again, trendsetting. He and his band looked and sounded like the funkiest rockstars around and sounded nothing like anything else in pop culture. Their clothing of this era and its attitude were like an updated, acid-inspired, psychedelic glam version of the 60s, with Prince, at times, looking like a pimped-out version of the Mad Hatter. Along with all of the funk on Exodus, there was comedy. This seems to be one of the happiest, healthiest, and most creative times of Prince's life. Big Fun!! There were so few who were paying attention. He did not make that easy, having fired his management team in 89 and being on the outs with WB, gradually put Prince in the shadows, camouflaging what he was doing in music in the midst of the noise of pop culture, bad press, and misunderstanding Prince's career moves and decisions. But Prince was right. He never did leave. Like all eras, this one also passed. Like in the rest of Prince's bands, some members began to feel like they were working for the boss, they were not getting paid what they felt they should have been paid, but they were thankful and honored for having been chosen to be a part of his meteoric life. It was good while it lasted.
Great perspective and I can totally see that. I had already been a lifelong fan and fell in love with him and his ingenious creative muse and devil-may-care attitude all over again during that period.
