Bassist Larry Graham, who played with Prince, says he didn't see any signs of trouble before his dea
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- (3 May 2016) PRINCE'S FORMER BASSIST SAYS HE SAW NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE BEFORE SINGER'S DEATH
Music megastar Prince was a man known for all-night bashes and jam-filled parties that stretched into the wee hours, but his faith and the Bible could also keep him gabbing until sunrise, according to his longtime friend and "spiritual brother" bassist Larry Graham.
In the days following Prince's death last month, many have talked about his musical prowess and his cultural impact, but he was also a devout man of God. Prince became a Jehovah's Witness later in life and that in turn helped to shape his music as well as his life, according to the famous bassist who knew Prince for about the last 20 years of his life.
He would door-knock, talk with visitors at Paisley Park and even share his faith with small groups after a show, said Graham, the 69-year-old bassist best known for playing in the funk band Sly and the Family Stone and with his own group Graham Central Station.
Graham said Prince was a very private person, in particular when it came to his health. He couldn't to say much about the speculation over his death an interview with The Associated Press on Monday (2 MAY 2016), but did talk extensively about his late friend's devotion to his faith and his keen interest in the Bible. He said he saw Prince three days before he was found dead at Paisley Park and that, besides recovering from a cold, he seemed "pretty normal."
The two met while both playing separate shows in Nashville, Tennessee, in the mid-1990s when Prince asked Graham to come on tour with him. He said Prince then was already deeply interested in the Bible and they would talk for hours.
"He asked me questions every day, every week _ sometimes we would bring up the sun talking about the Bible," he said.
Later, Prince, who kept his studio compound Paisley Park in suburban Minneapolis, asked Graham if he would move to Minnesota to continue teaching him about God and his faith. He accepted, and Graham and his family moved from Jamaica, where they had been teaching Bible school, to chilly Minnesota.
In Minnesota, Graham said Prince's interest in the Bible grew and eventually, he came to the conclusion that he, too, wanted to become one of Jehovah's Witnesses. He began worshipping at a Kingdom Hall just outside Minneapolis and was not afraid to share his faith with anyone who would listen.
While he said that it was important to Prince, like many artists, to give his fans joy with his music, Graham said the most important thing to the star was being able to share scripture with people from the Bible "that could help them to gain everlasting life, not just a temporary feeling" from a record or album.
"Because he realized like me, my music can make you happy, too, but it's a temporary happiness," he said. "His joy _ his biggest joy _ was sharing the hope of everlasting life."
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Larry Graham you are one of the best bass player of them sir love you music
As addict of 17 years I can understand the struggle. Thanks to Jehovah he gave the strength, guidance, and peace of mind to forgive MYSELF! Only in paradise will Jehovah give us true peace and happiness in Jesus mighty name Amen.
AMEN
Nobody really knows what went on in Prince's heart and mind except what he chose to reveal in his music or in his own words. I can only judge based on his actions. As for this gentleman Graham, as soon as he said "erase", my blood ran cold and I hope he will NEVER be allowed any where near Prince's Vault!
We love you brother Graham!
Your brother from Hungary.
Larry Graham looks great❤❤❤❤❤
Larry Graham looks great and he looks like he’s telling the truth. He was his best friend, but he looks a little sad to talking about him.
7 YEARS NOW since Prince passed away and why has Larry completely disappeared out of the limelight when he should be honoring our beloved Prince, his baby brother......
Brother Larry Graham what an excellent funk and R&B singer and musician.
Larry Graham was lead singer and musician of his funk group Graham Central Station.
Graham Central Station had hits such as Feel the Need in Me, Your Love and I can’t stand the Rain.
Larry Graham was a gifted bass musician along with the late Bernard Edwards of Chic and George Benson.
I wish you well Brother Larry.
Still have all my beloved Graham Central Station vinyl. Made a big impression on me, here Down Under.
There are artists from that era who knew how to stay humble, kept things out of the limelight, knew how to communicate without exposing things that would most likely make headlines. Larry was one of the few. Smokey as well. They could be disturbed with particular questions but responded with class. I'm still learning how to do that myself.
Prince was in severe pain (Emotional and physical) 4 MOST of his life, and 1 of his biggest talents was his ability 2 hide it!
Yes I truly agree... Do not believe everything you hear in the news for we know not everything is told in order to bring sensation! Thank you my spiritual brother Larry Graham for being a true friend and defending our brother Prince Nelson for ones will believe what they want to but the Truth will expose the lie and remain forever!
hello, I want to ask the third eye 👁️which Prince use, is not an eastern religion that does not correspond with the JW faith?
Mr. Graham, you look so good💕
Prince was "petite" described by the coroner. underweight and ignored by his "friends". I feel sympathy for Prince in his aloneness
He's small and short
I met Larry once coming out of a music store in Oakland and we got to chat a bit. Imagine the work Larry could do with Bootsy...they could have a bassy funk fight doing each other's songs.
Larry is the Man!
Says a lot about you when you are Prince's idol
il bassista più grande di tutti i tempi
Nice interview
Larry Graham was not Prince bassist he was the original former bassist for Sly & The Family Stone he fronted his own band Graham Central Station and then he went solo.
Right
People like to hate on the JW's. They're on to something. Prince wouldn't get down with some crazy people.
We are just regular people that like to dig deep into what the bible teaches and try our best to live by the standards that God sets out in the bible and tell other people about the hope that God promises for the future without being too pushy or passing judgement on anyone. Its not a cult or anything weird or crazy
@@marshall9485 Yes, You are right. I am not part of Jehovah witnesses but i have a friend who is. I think she was baptized 2 years ago? I forgot actually. But she said that she’s trying her best, her and her family to live a life following the bible’s principle. She said that she’s really happy meeting Jehovah witnesses because because of them, she met Jehovah. She also told me thay she would like me to be a Jehovah Witnesses someday but that decision is up to me if i ever want to learn Bible 😅
Tbh, her meeting JW really changed her. I am not kidding. When she’s still in a stage of bible study, and after her baptism. She really really changed. She got good advices from bible that helped even me And she became more understanding and mature, like everything had changed into good! Now our relationship is really really growing because of her changed actions. JW really affected her whole personality, but into good this time!
@@ilikeeverythingiwatched6537 Cool, thanks for sharing your experience. Ask to join her to go to a meeting on a sunday. No pressure to commit to anything , u can just go sit there and listen to the program for a couple hours, if its not your cup of tea then forget about it, but many people really like the experience its quite different from other regular church in other religions more like classroom learning with audience participation etc. but participating is not required, u can just go and take in the program
@@marshall9485The JW is an oppressive cult that destroys families by shunning and other cruel tactics to make people not talk to thier own kids.
@@ilikeeverythingiwatched6537The JW religion is an oppressive cult that makes parents shun thier own kids.
"What a fool believes, he sees." Prince looked quite sick at least 2 years prior to his death. Sometimes people can be willfully blind to what they see. And if one acknowledges there was a problem.....the next question is why didn't you help?. 'The Jam' is still one of the best funk songs ever made.
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Hello Brother 👋 agape from your sister in Australia 😊
im literally on zoom with larry graham right now and didnt even know who he was until i heard him tell his story with prince-
What was the Zoom call in reference to? (If you don't mind me asking)
Larry the Voice Graham!
He probably hid his dependency due to shame. Highly intelligent addicts can hide it well, they are only human. Most want help but the addiction is strong. ❤ Hopefully he’s in a better place. 💜
I still hope it’s a dream.
Murder most foul
If that's for you , ok.
The new ones try to play bass or out play one another.If playing bass is a circus act to see what tricks you can do , oh well.Feeling and timing is where it's at, ask Larry Graham, the late Louis Johnson etc.Please rember !
One of my influences
THAT'S WHY LARRY GRAHAM DIDN'T KNOW* THEY KILLED PRINCE .
It Was Prince that played with LARRY GRAHAM!
He was NOT a lot happier...He looked as if he was suffering..and he looked quite sick and weak.
yes he was!!!! right at the end he was tryin to get back to coming to the Hall all the time and hanging with Larry because he had gotten pulled toward Andy Allo and some members of 3rd eye girl but he was tryin to get back and went to the Memorial of Jesus death at the Hall a couple of weeks prior
Larry you know everything and your not saying a word.
Prince was looking frail and tired in his last days. And these so called friends never notice anything.
Amen
look dude it ain't like larry graham lived with the dude you know , he problaby had'nt even seen prince in a year or so it stands to reason he problaby did'nt know all that was going on in prince 's private life so chill with all the conspiracy stuff please .
@@timwhiteside9971 Not true. he had dinner with him in between his overdose on the plane and his death. He performed with as late as 2015. According to the death files, P's wife Manuela stated she expressed concerns about Prince's pill usage to Larry around 2004 and his response was to ask if she was a doctor. (to which, she said no, of course) and then to say "Then don't diagnose then". Screw Larry.
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@@timwhiteside9971 “He probably hadn’t seen Prince in a year “
Larry had just seen Prince(r.i.p.) in the last week b4 his transitioning & actually told the authorities otherwise.
R.I.P. ☮️{+>
Didn't know anything? Didn’t notice anything?
He was alone, looked up to you Larry as an artist. Hoped for real friendship from you and therefore became Jehovah. As a result, he was unable to undergo (further) surgery on his (second) hip. Because of the pain he could no longer perform normally and he toured behind his piano. Everything to give to his fans. And you discussed his tour with him? Why did he mainly only sit behind the piano during this performance? Was it really necessary to withhold hip surgery from him as Jehovah?
Didn't know anything? Didn’t notice anything?
He collapsed two weeks before his death and had to cancel a concert. Had to make a stopover for hospitalization on the emergency flight home. Brought back to life with an injection of Narcan against an overdose of painkillers. And finally died alone in his Paisley Park studios just two weeks later.
Didn't know anything? Didn’t notice anything?
Would have shown a little more interest and not left your "spiritual brother" alone!
You are right!!
Idk
i agree with this 1000%, Prince does not meet Larry - uses his fortune to get his hip fixed by the best then he is still here today. they say he was very clean with his body but no one can withstand constant pain. sad deal. and Larry had no idea...he caused it. don't like this guy.
Capullo, tampoco noto nada sheila E y estaba físicamente más cerca de Prince que Larry y tampoco Prince quería que se supiera, esta claro que su parcialidad es nula por el mero hecho de ser testigo de Jehová Larry, infórmese y sepa que Prince llevaba décadas con los analgésicos y dicho por todos sus músicos, no tenían ni idea, imbecil
@@marty7wizard7 claro, porque Prince era un bebé que no tenía conciencia de nada en absoluto y Larry es un extraterrestre que en su platillo volante lo succiona... menudo comentario pueril, solo hay prejuicios por su religión, Prince hizo siempre lo que quiso, hasta decidir por propia voluntad una religión y negarse a operarse, tu comentario ofenderia a Prince si lo leyera, imbecil
He’s extremely uncomfortable here. Makes no sense. He abandoned Prince. That’s why!
How do you know? State your source!
Grammy the Slappy
You and that inner circle murdered him 💩🤬
Larry Graham should have never gotten involved with PRINCE
"He was very health conscious"...........(Died of a drug overdose and was a known drug user.....)
I’m a substance abuse counsellor. Ironically this is true: health conscious and substance abuse in the same person
he was a dope addict. so what. there are millions of them.
Keep telling yourself that Larry and maybe you or someone else will believe your lies ! How can you say he look fine or acted fine when he had overdosed on that airplane ? And where were you at ? You were suppose to be his friend, he looked up to you and you were no where to be found in his time of need 😞 I think you were one of his biggest downfalls filling his head with all of your JW BS . I don’t even know how you can look at yourself in the mirror and hope I never have a “friend” like you.
Warren T Harper
Why did prince never left that wordly life stule of singing ? why was prince never disfellowship ? other not famous witness would have been disfellowship a long time ago for singing for pagan people.
That was before he became a Jehovahs witness. We can all change and he did. What we have done in the past is just that the past
Naw, Larry! You were too busy pushing your cult. Trying to get a feather in your hat instead of getting Prince help: It was obvious that he looked weak on his piano tour.
Facts
Amen you're manipulator
exactly......and further more a belief in no blood transfusions led to his needed pain killers. Prince was very conscience of what he put into his body, if he got the hip fixed with his millions of dollars and access to the best doctors then we are not mourning his loss 6 years later. my 2 cents
Jehovah’s Witnesses are not a cult. Get your facts straight.
@@melissaburns6004Just because he calls himself a witness doesn't mean he is one for the greater good. Prince was in a cult get YOUR facts straight.
Can’t stand Larry… he was no friend to Prince.
How the hell, would you know.
Actually, Larry was one of the closest friends of Prince.
Grow up
Lol its always the smallest ppl that mean nothing and know nothing that make comments like this as if they have insider information. Clown🙄
Couldn't have been. People are so blind.