Tavis Smiley on 20-Year Friendship w/ Prince, Details Prince Walking Out on Michael Jackson (Part 5)
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In this clip, Tavis Smiley spoke in-depth about the nature of his 20+ year friendship with the late-great Prince. Tavis recounted how they became friends after Prince pursued him for a conversation about things in the realm of racial justice and politics. Tavis said they immediately became close through their love of conversation and intellectual exchange.
Later in the clip, Tavis confirmed that Quincy Jones tried getting Prince and Micheal Jackson to collaborate on Michael’s song ‘Bad.’ However, that never happened because Prince couldn’t get past one line that Michael was to sing.
Interview by: Shawn Prez
Check out his youtube channel at: / powermovemakers - Розваги
They need to bring Tavis Smiley back to mainstream TV 💯
Only if he doesn't talk about chemtrails. We don't want him in any danger. Are you guys familiar with the prince episode? The episode that marked Prince? The episode where they discussed chemtrails? The episode where Prince referenced Dick Gregory? 👀
cancel culture got him on sexual misconduct. He was making serious inroads, especially in his book "Convenant...." . I thought it laid out vividly how to navigate our political system without violence.
For real!
What happened to him 😣
Mainstream TV is dead homie
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.
Real talk he could be hateful 2 friends but we all human
Prince is my favorite musician of all time I'm never gonna get tired of his stories 💜
💜💜💜💜
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Those 20$ shows he was doing was an awesome thing. I saw him at the Forum and it was the best “standing in one place because you have to stay by your seat” show I’ve ever seen.
🟣🟣💜💜☔🌧️☂️☂️☂️☔☔☔☔☔
Facts
Tavis need to be back on TV. He had a great show. This man is a Legend!
Trust no one. Tavis learned that the hard way. Imho
Because he keeps it REAL,THIS IS WHY HE ISN'T ON T.V. LOVE ME SOME Mr.Tavis Smiley..!!
Met Travis at TSU -my son went to his camp.
When Tavis first hit BET I thought he was a good example of an articulate well educated black man role model. Look at how far BET has come today. I think this was the intended direction back then. I remember the rotary dial cable boxes. Lol
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.
Yesssss!!! It's soo true! I believe it's because he really considered & trusted Tavis
Prince was a musical Genius.......an original like Tupac and Michael Jackson.....and Beethoven...
Prince was on a whole different level of intelligence.
Prince loved black folks. From rappers to comedians to athletes all have stories of meeting him at off brand times
I guess I'm not understanding your comment, Prince was black, what is unusual about being around other black people lol
Prince loved blk pple .WTF
Why wouldn't Prince love black people when he was black himself?
@@desireehornfeck2257 there are black people who don't love black people. Meaning they don't want to do right by their people
@@desireehornfeck2257 because MJ didn’t
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
Those old Sesame Street episodes are still pretty funny though no?
Yep...
Same
Faxxxxx
He carried himself as a True Professional
😂😂😂
Tavis Smiley did some legendary work in media. Good to see the brother is doing well
He dont look well
@@ceceprincess4758 why
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.
Hello pretty woman how're you doing today
@@antoniophilips5414 - Who? Me? I ain’t no bitch, Bruh! I’m a 57 year old, bald, husky black dude! Check yourself! Peace.
Prince was my all-time favorite artist ever!!!
@@taurusknight3110 - Me too! However, please don’t get it twisted! I AM HIS BIGGEST FAN. EVER! Just thought I would tell you that. It’s written in stone. It is what it is. Peace to you.
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!
Prince and Tavis are both intelligent that is the commonality
SAY THAT AGAIN
People don’t understand row rare intelligence. Only a small percent of Vlad viewers are intelligent
Unlike many in the media today Tavis was and is a great interviewer a unique mind and truth teller stay up Tavis
Always sounded like friends chatting & he allowed the guest 2 speak.
Priceless stories about Prince & MJ the King! Thank you for this...
Missed Tavis!!! Glad to see him back 🥲
Tavis face just lit up talking about Prince.
THE LEGENDARY TAVIS SMILEY!!! Used to watch him on PBS when I was younger.
Tavis Smiley was a force to reckon with on pbs. I dearly miss his show
Much respect to Tavis..... A legendary brother.✌️
Quincy - "" Thats michaels line ""
Prince - "" Welp , time to go , its been real. ✌️ ""
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
Prince was one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Michael was torn between his career and his faith. In the end, he was very sick and manipulated by his father and the music industry. Prince grieved the loss of his brother in the faith. I grieve for both my brothers but have the same hope they had. We will see each other again...
Oh wow
Probably felt guilty about that interview that sealed Prince’s fate.
4 days. Not 4 hours
And none Prince collaborator, friend, colleague, worker ever confirmed that, In fact many Prince's closer friends think Travis lie.
I saw Prince and Lisa play guitar and sing “Reflection” on Tavis Smiley’s show. BeAuTiFuL
That was Wendy not Lisa.
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 😊
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.
Michael sold more records with that THRILLER album. than Prince sold in his whole career.
@@mysticakhenaton1701 Yes you’re definitely right. But they both were great singers and entertainers. Both with their own unique styles. Michael could dance better than anybody and sing as well. Prince could dance and sing. Prince was a songwriter as well as writing songs for other artist and he played several instruments. But they both are truly missed.
@@yvonnewilliams8800 my last comment. with his awesome musical gifts, and movie star good looks/El Debarge should have been an Equal Superstar to Prince.
@@mysticakhenaton1701 I’m a fan of both. Prince was hands down the better musician. Michael was the greatest performer
@@mysticakhenaton1701 Mike couldn't play guitar
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.
Rest in peace Prince Rogers Nelson. You are missed.
Prince was a incredibly talented man. I love his music.
Only Prince will call you, just to tell you to call him.
🤣🤣🤣
Don't think he was being eccentric in this circumstance. Tavis didn't believe he was who he said he was. so by telling him to call and ask for Prince, he proved it was really him.
How Come U Don't Call Me☂️☔️☂️💜🌂
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 UA-cam 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.
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Not middle-aged🤣 if purchased in 1983 your an older gentleman nothing wrong with that I'm the same love me some Prince, just hate this year my daughter got killed on his birth date, but still good memories of both.
@@chick-fil-agal2264 I'm sorry to hear that! That's sad and tragic. May God bless you.
PRINCE's music also brings fond memories of my mother and grandmother. Both are deceased. His music was literally the soundtrack to my life!
Excellent statement. ✊✊✊
@@chick-fil-agal2264 Middle age is considered from 40-60! How old are you?
Prince was a dope individual. 1 of a kind.
If Tavis had a story about play’n’ Ball with Prince, that’d be HILARIOUS!!
Suits vs Blouses. Blouses WIN!
@@sgtbrownty LOL!! Button-Ups vs. Blouses
@@NatetheGreatII_A.K.A.DinahsBoy lol!!!
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
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Prince ran when Michael Jackson said your butt is mine because he thought Mike was going to beat it beat it 😂😂
But Prince wore his butt out. lol
MJ was so infantil, he really tough a genius musician will fall into his marketing tactics. So immature.
@@horrorpowerfilms9481 Evidently, you are either too young or unaware of the REAL LIFE story behind the song “Bad”. Michael wrote that song based on a young man from the street and gang life, who went to a private school/college to get away from his street life. He came home for Christmas break and his old gang friends convinced him to get back into the gang. He was killed by the police while trying to do a gang hit. Michael wanted to collaborate with Prince. Prince didn’t want to do it and it worked out even better with Wesley Snipes in the video. FTR, the fact that Prince didn’t do the song was the BEST thing that could have happened for Michael and the song. It was a hit anyway, as Prince supposedly predicted it would be.
@@rayhardy4856 so that makes BAD even cheesier, I wonder why Gangsta rap took over, the exact music MJ was against to, because he was out of touch and in many way turn his back to his culture. I mean "you butt is mine" LOL! not even the most desperate Pop singer will agreed to make that duet, it was the typical vanity lyrics about MJ trying to solve the streets problems with his millionaire point of view. So ridiculous, funny and absurd. "Michael Jackson's album was only called Bad because there wasn't enough room on the sleeve for Pathetic.” - Prince. "It was funny to see a rich powerful man trying to play a Gangster"- Arsenio Hall.
Much Respect to this brother. What amazing and fulfilling stories to hear. Thank you. Prince was such an amazing person. 🕊 💜
I enjoyed all of his interviews but especially the ones with Prince.
I loved the Tavis Smiley Show. It used to come on PBS. He had an informative and entertaining show.
This interview is GOLD!
Hello pretty woman how're you doing today
Prince's life was shrouded in mystery! no one seemed to know him well
He kept 💰
Yep not even his family
@@yeahisaidit5633 genius musician !but at the same time so otherworldly with the years he became more and more a hermit
@@taupenoire1933 or he kept getting higher and higher n didn't want no one seeing him that way. Dude had a massive drug habit for 2+ decades
This is an absolutely wonderful historical account of their relationship. Happy he shared this!!!💜💜
This guy has a voice for the air waves
Mr. Smiley was always a great speaker. I love to hear the Prince and Micheal Jackson stories. Wow, beautiful
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.
The world will never be the same without Prince. I don't even enjoy music like I use to anymore. 💜
You brothers definitely bonded straight up fact’s 🏆
Vlad and Noreaga keeping Prince's legacy alive .....those two always pulling out a Prince story from someone. Keep them coming!
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".
DEFINITELY!
I SAW THAT INTERVIEW.
I BELIEVE HE WAS GOING BY THE NAME "THE ARTIST!"👑
Better than " Ya Bussy is mine "
I was going to say this lol saw the interview here on UA-cam
I think he was joking
@@user-xm5ny2ju9m I don't think he was joking. I also don't believe Prince really wanted to collaborate with Michael. (Although there's an OLD rumor they actually did a song together.) Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie wanted Prince to sing a part on the WE ARE THE WORLD single. Prince declined. He wrote his OWN song for the WE ARE WORLD album.
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
Amazing interview with Tavis Smiley. Prince and Tavis had a wonderful awesome brotherly friendship. Thank you for sharing. 🤗💜
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 is so under rated amazing guy and tv show! its one of those hidden gems most people dont even know about..
His show and others like Are you being served? And keeping up appearances. Pbs has so many program's that a lot of people don't even know about.
Yes I Missed him on B.E.T. I was extremely pissed off when they fired him
@@brandongarland50 yeah.. pbs somehow got a bad rep and most dont watch it.. but in reality it has some of the best programs ever.. and yeah i was lucky that i discovered the great brittish comedys like are you being served , appearances, etc... they are amazing shows! as kid tavis show was so low key was tad boring, but when got older i realized how interesting and well done it actuallly was
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.
....you hit the nail on the head...and everyone he let in his circle felt special because of that....some people have betrayed him...but i love the stories from people who he loved that i had no idea about...i will not mention names..i did work with a few legendary people who worked with him....and they just were in awe of him...he truly was on another level...the way he carried himself....projected himself....the only other person who had that kind of CHARISMA....was DUKE ELLINGTON....
@@CuirPhotodotNet let’s not forget all the super natural instances that reputable people have talked about 🤭
"All problems are solved through the process of questions and answers. And there are no exceptions" -Neely Fuller Jr
Thank you!
@@demetriusmixon4141 You're welcome.
False some questions don't have answers , that's where faith comes into play . If we had all the answers we would be God .
@@highrolla142 I am God weirdo
Prince was a musical genius!!!
I grew up listening to Tavis. I truly love him
That's the greatest prince and mj story of all time,all time I said
THIS is the INTERVIEW that we NEEDED...I truly MISS seeing this BROTHER on TV!!!
Damn that guitar is priceless! Wow!
I would have to sale it if it bring generationally wealth 🤷♂️
This story is absolutely hilarious!!
The Michael Jackson story is true I saw Prince in an interview say that out of his own mouth💯
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.
Distinctly remember watching Prince recount this very story.
But Prince would actually sing about screwing other men in the you know what??
Damn excuses, he was jealous of MJ 🙄
@@mrquick6775 wait .......hol' em up.....u freakin serious ?! Wat song....which line....cuz now I gotta know....lol....if his bedsheets could talk....think about it!! Apollonia, Vanity, Sheila E, a damn HOmetown BUFFet of delicious ass girls!!
@@mrquick6775 Ummm... Prince definitely did not sing or ever talk about "screwing other men" lol let's not go there please
I have heard this story before and it's really silly and ignorant of Prince to take the words the wrong way and in a sexual way at that smh. Clearly, his mind was on the wrong thing! Majoring in pychology and studying the mind it makes me think what was he doing and or going through to come up with such nonsense. Listening to the song one with good sense would know it's NOTHING SEXUAL ABOUT IT!
Tavis a living legend
WOW, he has his guitar! What a wonderful blessing and a great friendship.
Great interview and great stories! Good to see and hear Bro. Tavis again.
Wow! What a story of two geniuses of music. May they both R.I.P. 🙏🙏
Tavis smiley is still alive
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.
MJ was crazy and QJ was envious of Prince.
Well said, never thought of it that deeply
Well said my ass. Michael Jackson practice and preformed as a child. And Michael Jackson wasn't put into music it's something he and his brothers wanted to do.
@@xxcrump2640 suddenly MJ fanatics DO believe a story of an 8 year old boy, how convenient. LOL! By the time Prince breakthrough into the mainstream, MJ and his brothers were THE privilege family of show business, they had every door open for them and every string to pull. They were a generic (talented) boy band, forced to sing hit written by others. They were PUT into the Motown Making Money machine, sad.
@@xxcrump2640 Not to take anything away from The Jacksons but Joe was the driving force behind their success & he used a lot of fear tactics to accomplish that,so much that it scarred Michael for the rest of his life. Fear is a powerful tool!
Prince didn't have anyone standing over him with a belt waiting for him to mess up. His dad had some input but most of Prince's work ethic was self motivated & look at what he was able to achieve as a young teen.
Yes I'm sure the Jackson's wanted to do music but I'm not sure how much of that was initially inspired by their own self interest, excluding Michael,he had to do music. There's this line in the American Dream, where Katherine said to Joe "is this their dream or yours"
That was an AMAZING story, WOW! And had no idea Prince was that close with Tavis.
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
I watched Tavis back in the day. Great TV host!!!👍
Prince had friendship with a lot of people you would not expect.
Most interesting interview and clipped in 10+ episodes. Great journey for Mr. Tavis
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.
Tavis & Prince are about our people & I can see a lifelong
Friendship with them.
I was wondering where Tavis Smiley was. It’s good to see him.
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.
Travis, I have always admired and respected you and even more after watching this.. Stay strong, spiritual, and brilliant!!!!!!
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TAVIS SAID: "THE N-WORD WALKED OUT THE HOUSE". TAVIS GOT A LITTLE TOO COMFORTABLE TELLING THIS STORY & SLIPPED UP 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The story of Michael and Prince is hilarious!
Me and my Gma would watch T.S show all the time and loved every episode
Prince Rodgers was truly a beautiful soul
PRINCE ROGERS NELSON
Travis.....I thank you for having the guts to speak the truth about things .
Tavis needs to create his own news media platform.
I remember hearing that story about Prince turning down MJ. That shit is even funnier now that Tavis is telling it.
This interview is legendary. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💜💜💜
One of the best interviews on this channel
Peace wonderful interview. Tavis and Tom Joyner are a true inspiration!🙏🏽 RIP Prince/ gone too soon
Great interview for real👍💯
I’m so glad I heard this this morning. Great stories!!
Tavis Smiley is a great writer, and TV personality. When Prince wants to meet, you meet him. Rest in peace Prince.
I like how he sang "your buudd is mine" just like the song. Like, we would've been able to know what he was talking about without him singing it!!! 😆😆😆
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!💘👍
I wish I could have met Prince. I keep my hair purple for My dad and Prince 💜💜💜🕊🕊
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🤣
I believe Prince admitted this in an interview he did with Chris Rock here on UA-cam. It's a shame they couldn't create together, that probably would've been epic
Prince told the same story during an interview with Chris Rock about the "Bad" song.
Prince saw this mans heart ...period
Exactly💯
Wish Tavis was back loved his interviews
Finally, the get one our best journalist from BET and PBS so stoked right now.
There are so many stories of people hanging up on Prince. Too funny!🤣
The interview got better, and better! Additionally, great historical perspective!