Prince vs. jam & lewis

From: dj t-bird (djt_bird@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri May 19 2000 - 10:28:32 MET DST

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    > I think Prince is/was a genius, the last classic "traditional" (i.e.,
    before hip hop) artist we'll see but you have to take his comments with a
    grain of salt, especially when you consider how little creative input he
    gave to his proteges -- which included firing Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis from
    the Time because they had the audacity to start doing outside production
    work and dictating to George Clinton how his work on Paisley Park would
    sound.

    i'm not sure where you got the info about prince firing jam & lewis over
    outside productions. i remember hearing them (jimmy & terry) do an
    interview where they mentioned that they had been on tour w/the band and did
    some production on an off day. they happen to have been snowed in, and
    *couldn't play the show* which resulted in their termination. as a matter
    of fact, they had been doing outside production/writing for some time
    previous (sos band's "just be good to me" was one of their better known
    hits).



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