Prince Behavior In The Recording Studio & How He Loved Working Alone. Sunset Sound Round Table
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2021
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In a special edition of the Sunset Sound Roundtable, Peggy "Mac" McCreary, the legendary recording engineer who worked extensively with Prince, returns to Studio 3 at Sunset Sound. Peggy opens up about the challenges of working with one of the greatest artists of all time and how her half-decade tenure with Prince ultimately came to an end due to exhaustion. Peggy takes us through the evolution of Prince's music, from Controversy to Purple Rain to Parade to Sign O The Times and more, providing rare insights into his creative process and daily habits when he worked alone with her at Sunset Sound Studio 3. Don't miss this exclusive interview with the incomparable Peggy "Mac" McCreary.
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Prince is my favorite icon. I saw him live 4 times starting with the Purple Rain Tour. I get what Peggy means regarding the later musicians because I saw the Musicology Tour. Having said that, 2 of the shows I saw were with the Revolution and they were fantastic. Many people sleep on them as musicians but what they played matched the material on the record that Prince played. Plus they were heavily featured and credited with 3 albums starting with Purple Rain. They were the best ensemble in my opinion
You’ve been blessed by prince
Quit describing people as "icons'. It's unhealthy, unrealistic and unhelpful. Thank you.
@@cartoonvandal I would say you're welcome but I don't know you and I owe you nothing. Have a nice day
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He could do it all, write, arrange, produce, perform. He was Lil Richard, James Brown, & Jimi Hendrix in one guy.
No he wasn't.
@III agreed
Jimi Hendrix was weak and sloppy
...and Sly Stone.
@@Twsuf1 he was just high all the time
"I liked it when it was run by the Artist" She was 100% right. Music executives destroyed the business as far as I'm concerned.
Exactly and communities believe it or not
no business ever lasted being run by artists ....few have the ability to generate lasting revenue sources. artists are too focused on tiny details and cant organize to save thier own asses! prince wasted all his tallent on something he couldnt achieve, creative control! he didnt respect what he had a look in his medicine cabinet will tell you that. end of life pain killer ....why because his guitar didnt record the way he wanted????
So true, same for movies
@@captainpawpawchannel ok dont incorporate to protect your profits and sole prop for artistic freedom and let everybody have your goods on release! sound fun
ive been listening to the corp rock shyt for a half century ...ever get bored whining the same tune?
@willieboy8798 yet not all businesses have lasted, that were ran by businessman.
Peggy "Mac" McCreary mentioned his purple BMW. John Nelson, Princes Dad, used to come into the high end Grocery store just outside of Minneapolis which I worked at in High School he drove that purple BMW. That car made a statement. I now live near Paisley Park in Chanhassen MN - a few of my neighbors have full studio spaces in thier homes. Prince purchased a few homes for members of his band to live in near Paisley Park. You just never knew when Prince wanted to record so he kept friends close. Lots of my neighbors used to see Prince riding his bike around town - going to the movies up the street. He was a good neighbor. Gave a ton of support and often money to the community he lived in.
LOL, I was right at 5:47 while reading your comment. I read "Paisley Park" at the same instant she mentioned it.
I was watching the super bowl half time show that he played. My son complained. I told him he is about to watch an incredible guitar player. My son doubted my proclamation. When it was over my son was speechless. Price killed it and kept playing even in the rain.
I was there too, James. I could not believe that he played throughout the rain, either.
Prince made it rain.
@@mamaksstorytime wow you were there. I did not mean to imply that I was there. I was watching Ching on TV.
That must have been killer to be there. Jealous!!!🤪
@@flyerscout2 It was very memorable - but you were able to see close ups! 😄
Best Super Bowl performance EVER 💜💜💜
"if it's a good song, you get it down, it's a good song" I WISH MORE YOUNG MUSICIANS REALIZED THIS. So many people come into the studio and laser-focus on all the wrong shit.
True. You gotta keep eyes on the vision and the essentials, and move forward and keep it alive
Thank you sunset sound for documenting Prince and his creativity. The next generation needs to know about the purple legend. The fans miss him❤️
He'll end up like John Coltrane(or Earl-Fatha Hines!-who was One of the Greatest composers in his generation)! Unfortunately.
There will never be anyone who can match Prince. The world seems flat and colourless without him 💜🕊🕊💜
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Well, I know what you mean, but you might take heart if you check out Yoyoka Soma: ua-cam.com/channels/WQAiVlpjivfvB4Cbtm_17g.html
Expressly following in Prince's footsteps in terms of musicianship, only she's already great at collaboration as well, at 12 years old.
@@kwokalisaur Sorry, no.
He validated this frozen turd farm know as Minneapolis. It's especially vapid in his absence.
It's so refreshing to hear a genuine 'take' on how it was to work with Prince.
I really like her.
"I liked it when it was run by artists". Peggy McCreary. Nice closing statement.
His determination to do it all in the studio is an inspiration to me. Bass, guitar, composition, lyrics, recording and mastering for myself. Full control
Peggy Mac...the one and only...we always hear about Susan Rogers, but it was Peggy who was there at the beginning of Prince's rise to national/world fame. Love listening to her, she is a straight shooter, with no pretentious crap attached. Most people don't know that Peggy and her husband were supposed to move with Prince to Paisley Park, but the transition took too long, and they stayed in LA as a result.
great info. thank you.
As a musician, to just to get to be in the same room with him as he was picking out chords and melodies and then writing down lyrics. Watching the process. To be a fly on the wall for that.
I lived my 20s-40s in studios all over the world and I wouldn’t change it for the world. It was hard work, often very stressful, having to prove yourself to a new crew (I was/am a session drummer) and the intensity of playing perfectly or trying to was heavy…it was hard work. Getting lost in focus for hours, seemingly caring not for the time of day. The budgets were big, the hours long and the music was organic and the songwriting was strong. I truly miss the old times.
@ M M: Very cool! You should write a book chronicling your experience.
@@jakejake7289 Everyone’s got a book in them but that’s where it should stay. Lol
Im 24, an engineer and this is my current life! (minus being a drummer) your comment resonated with me to really enjoy this while I can !
Super interested in what makes a session artist different to the artist that are not, such as bands and named artists.
Is it luck or a sense of business management that differs?
In my industry of engineering, it's Def a personality thing. Some just like the job while others want more...
Cheers 😀
She sounded so cool and down to earth… I would love to sit down with her for two or three hours and just hear what she has to say about her memories of some amazing sessions.
Watch the whole 3 hr episode
Boy, I miss Prince. I’m going to close the door & play my Purple Rain album tonight
Myself regretting not going to see the $20 Prince show at the Forum with my mom...Now both have passed :(
Wow I'm sorry I give my condolences to you
"I liked it when it was run by artists" - those last words! Amen!
Brown Mark is a beast in the studio.
I read the book and loved it. I know it drove people crazy when their sleeping schedule interfered with his genius.
An underrated musical genius while he was alive.. His personality kept people distant..Being in high school in mid 80's you were hearing Prince every other song on radio and MTV...But so creative and missed..RIP Prince
Let's get real for a second...
Underrated? All everyone ever talks about is how he's a GENUIS. Truth is is he was overrated. Don't get me wrong, I like Price, but underrated? Like who's praised more then Prince as a genius? Nobody.
@@vernal6944 you are correct..but I was high-school mid 80's..and Prince although was dominating airwaves..was seen more as bubble gum boy band type..as far as public reputation..you were abused if it was found out you dug him..and then no more Prince but the artist..or the sign..and which solidified that he was the butt of a joke..People saw MJ way above..meanwhile Prince was genius multi instrumentalist, writer. producer..and not until he dies was he given I believe a bit more respect..no matter your taste of music genre..what he did, very low percent of musicians can do..its my only point..not that he was greatest of all time..just his props while alive would of been different than as soon as he died..then it seemed cheaper
@@Jsgro69 Might wana be a bit more careful on your assumptions. When you write "But I was in HS in the mid 80s"....like this gives you some authority of sorts.....which is funny. Ya know why? Im from Rochester, MN and I'm 52 years old. I was also in Jr high/High school when Prince was popular. Surprise lol You're trying to tell me things that in my world were not only not true but quite the opposite from what you say. Perspective is a tricky thing....think harder. It's all from your PERSPECTIVE. It doesn't mean what you say applies overall to everyone or even in general. In your mind, sure. In others....diffrent things. I was in Minnesota as a teen during his hey day. He was and is a GOD in the eyes of just about everyone in the area. I knew people that lived on his lake. I knew MANY that saw him at 1st Ave. I saw his band warm up without him before the tour in small MPLS bars. Get it? As much "authority" as you persume you have in this matter I have just as much and MORE lol But I would never say my Opinion is correct or definitive r that he's "underrated" because that was simply not mine or anyone I knews experience. You can have your opinion, but it's not Black or White, Right or Wrong. My opinion stands. He's overrated. Yours isn't better or more correct. No need say Prince is this or that....So when you say Underrated. Cool. But not my experience. Peace
@@vernal6944 1st you might get some really positive results by taking a handful of Valium with regards to helping out your superiority complex and just your basic A-hole complex. You honestly read way too deep into my post..I claimed no authority to anything im the most un authority kind of person, im about positivity, and good vibes, not into being like...hey I know more than you aren't I great....that has no place in my world already too many A-holes in the world..I know you can understand that...but to each his own... I sense you are super anal..but anyhow my man..yup we are about same age but sounds like that is the only commonality.. what yr I was in hs was to reference how the 80"s being Princes best days and I'm from NJ so may its a geographical thing but Prince was on the radio like every other minute but using only my memory of living in the times im speaking of not for authori-tay i thought Prince was a musical genius but I don't remember him getting his due respect in those days...but that does happen with many great musicians or artists in general, not until after they have died are they given their due accolades...whatever you got from what I said quite plainly, only stated how much I thought Prince was one special talent and if you took anything other than that I can understand it might have to do with having an anal personality and being a basic A-hole always looking for the worst or wanting to prove how your right...dude if it lowers your blood pressure, then you are right bro, lifes to short man you might want to learn how to relax and look on the bright side of all things because most stuff is not that serious...that whole needing to make corrections...ive never been into that, but that is a characteristic of anal personality trait and your basic A-Holes..🙏✌❤🎶
@@vernal6944 You lost me with overrated. Thank God that's Your truth.
Thank you for these behind the scenes peeks! These are great episodes of such an iconic place and artists.
It’s ok to tell these stories now because truth is refreshing! It brings about a real humanity to Prince and we long time fans have always been curious about what his processes were! Good Stuff!!!
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Yes that's true but I wish they could of told them while he was alive but in good aspect tho
I'm glad Sunset Sound is putting out these videos, the history is so rich. By the way Sunset Sound is at 6650 W Sunset Blvd. I used to work at 6550 W Sunset in the 90s - just one block away. The business at that location is totally different now but the building is still there.
What a great interview! Best quote, "... if it's a great song, it's a great song."
Thank you for sharing the conversation.
Fantastic review! Thank you.
Personally I would of loved a blues album out of him as he was a fantastic guitarist
The same thing happens to me, I can't compose the same if I'm surrounded by people who don't understand what the song is about ...Songs are like feelings that are transmitted through music, you need to be surrounded by the right people, I guess maybe the same thing happened to Prince ...
100%. You just see some dull faces and it's game over.
This was awesome ... thank you Peggy Mac and panel.
Super insightful talk. Thanks so much!
It is so wonderful to hear these stories form the people that were around him back in the day. Thank you for this.
Thank you for sharing, what an absolute legend.
re. Susan paying to go to a Prince concert. I remember the blonde from Vanity 6 saying (years later) that she Wasn't about to _Pay_ to go to a Prince concert. It would be like paying to go to your mom's house. So she showed up with her son, asked to speak to Security, and when P. got the message, he had security bring them back to see him.
Enjoyed this!
Good stuff, love this. Peggy is awesome -- need to watch the entire roundtable. Thanks.
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Cant wait for the new sunset roundtable Sept 20!!! Wendy and Lisa!!!
I bet you could talk with those 2 for a week and still miss lots of stories
I can't wait to hear what history Wendy tries to rewrite. Is she wanting credit for the layered vocals on the For You title track yet?
@@thesolitaryadventurer
YOU. WEREN’T. THERE.
…and for the pedantic among you for whom I need to state the obvious, no - I’m not talking about “For You” either. 🙄
Also, nice to see you “like” that inane comment Sunset Sound - what’s THAT noise all about?!? 🤨
@@thesolitaryadventurer Give it a rest.
WOW...excellent conversation and reminiscence of the awesome artist that was Prince...loved this!!!! 💗💗💗
Great interview!
This is speaking to my soul. So many learning points. Thank you so much for this. I really needed it
His father did more damage than we can know. Imagine if he had encouragement. Musical genius for sure. Inspite of the difficulty he faced.
But maybe that difficulty fueled him. It's possible that "encouragement" may have produced a "nicer" Prince...but would he have been the Prince that we knew and loved? I dunno.
But I dig where you're coming from though.
@@smoothpants rough things bring out the gold
The difficulty did fuel Prince.
He told that to Tavis Smiley.
It made him determined to be the best and he definitely succeeded in his goal.
If things had been different, maybe he would have been satisfied with just being okay, like so many others.
What damage? Prince had a rough relationship with his father early on just like any kid with divorced parents. The stuff you see on Purple Rain were heavily over-dramatized and fictionalized. Prince even admit that everything he had musically he owed it to his father and they were on very good terms until the old man passed away. Prince admired his father and never spoke ill about him apart from the classic teenage growing pains stuff.
I think both of his parents did untold damage-that feeling of not being a priority
and feeling abandoned is not quelled by fame.
wonderful hearing these stories 🙌
I own every prince album. He was by far and without any doubt, the BEST song writer, musician, and artist of our time ! There is no “bad” Prince song.
I love prince from day one and had the biggest crush but he had a lot of bad songs.
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It all depends on what criteria you are suing to determine “good” or “bad” songs.
A lot of people say something is “bad”, when they don’t like it. Personal preferences and inability to understand or relate to something, doesn’t make it “bad”, but rather that you don’t like it. But, not liking something, doesn’t make it a bad thing. I don’t like pistachio ice cream, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad flavor. I simply just don’t like it.
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@@rupertpupkin2493 Of course taste is subjective, however when the majority feels the same way, it’s usually because it’s a poorly written tune. Price was a phenomenal all around musician and he wrote some fantastic tunes. It seems like he subscribed to the idea of quantity over quality because there are A LOT of Prince records…. More than the vast majority of people are aware of. He was pumping out 2-3 records a year each with like 15+ songs… Listening to songs like “Varoom” from 2004’s “The Chocolate Invasion” tells me he didn’t hear the word “no”, ever.
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That's your opinion. Everyone has one. Opinions are not fact. One thing I can say, Prince is a better musician than he was a lyricist. And like Coke and Pepsi, had GREAT marketing. Even Michael Jackson, mostly fluff, and little substance.
And just because someone writes a lot more than someone else, doesn't mean they are focused on quantity over quality. Prince had a Gift given to him from God. If you had any such gift, you would never NEVER say any such thing. It is clear you don't understand because you are NOT Gifted. You cannot control wjat and how much God gives you and, someone who believed in God, would NEVER say such a thing and look to.cut someone down to size.
@@rupertpupkin2493 Of course Prince is one of the most talented musicians in history. However, music is very subjective, so while I agree MJ is not as deep as Prince, to say his music has little substance I disagree. Yes MJ had a lot of showmanship but I think some people sleep on his artistry because of his fame and popularity.
Thank you for this. Such an honest perspective.
Man, I could listen to her talk about recording music all day. Very interesting.
The more I hear about Prince the more I like him.
Prince did an early album at Hollywood Sound Recorders on Selma Ave. Hollywood. I worked with Ramona in the front office and can tell you all, Prince was incredibly shy. In that tiny studio, I met and talked to many artists, it he never, ever uttered a word. I just kept hearing from the engineers how brilliant and what a supper star he would be-and they were right!
great interview
I love Peggy. She tells it like it was and is!
Peggy is my hero. Love her. I wish it was 1985 again
Peggy is cool. I don't wish to go back in time. I wish for a better future.
Under the threat of being fired, one also had to respond to all his infinite facial expressions and pretend you were always emotionally moved. At a concert that’s easy. When your working 12 hour days, on 24 hour call, 7 days a week, it’s fake and weird.
Peggy. Please do a video of you mixing When Doves Cry at Sunset Sound. This would be epic.
Great stories guys!!
Fantastic video
This show is amazing!! Every episode is like a little documentary!
Because of these interviews, I’ve dug into Prince’s catalog. Just discovered LotusFlow3r. Holy crap! So good. A flash back to the time of Purple Rain. Also rediscovered Emancipation. Why did I ever quit listening to that gem?!
Lotus Flower was done here at Sunset too
Lotus Flower is so good and it seems to get overlooked. Everyone needs to rediscover that one, Emancipation and many others.
That was great!
Wow - this really opened up my eyes ☺
These are Pure Gold 🥇👍🏼
Great stuff!
Prince was a BAD MoFo when it came to music.
He produced everything and played every instrument that he needed in order to record and make an album.
Extremely talented.........to bad he's gone.
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Prince did things his way he knew the sound he wanted and what instrument he wanted to be played on a song and how it should be played because he had a vision and that was what he followed
A true musical genius!!!
Prince was a prodigy, a genius! He was human, subject to all of the human trappings and imperfections just as everyone else is. Nevertheless, the Brotha was bad!!! 😉❤️🖤💚
And he suffered just like all prodigies because people didn't understand him.
Well articulated brother Afric!
@spicecrop 🤣😂Nice try.😘❤️🖤💚
@spicecrop Yes, that word is overused in music. Prince was a genius!
Peggy and Prince ROCK!
Great insight. Very interesting
Very true. With musicians releasing multiple takes now sometimes the vocals in the demo is better than the released version.
This was a good interview. Peggy was straight, honest, and in more ways more truthfully direct than most others. Her comment about being glad that Prince started collaborating with equally talented musicians is right on point. Only Revolution fanboys and girls have this insane belief that the Revolution was Prince's best band. They were green, as she said, and they just gave him a band with a "look", but they WERE NOT close to being his best band. Someone finally needed to be direct about saying that, instead of glossing over this notion of some ridiculous Wendy and Lisa "influence" over a genius who had already created a few incredible albums before he ever put them in his band. Once Prince incorporated the use of the Linn drum machine, Bobby Z's job was basically just playing some cymbals. Wendy was barely 20 and was probably the least talented of all the lead guitar players to ever play with Prince. You've never really heard Lisa play any of those amazing solos that Renato Neto could play live in concert. She just seemed to be there for the look itself. I think Fink was probably the one that handled most of the keyboard work in the band. Mark was respectful as a bass player. When Prince disbanded them, he still kept Fink and wanted Mark to come back as well. The rest...he always knew they were not going to be able to grow with his sound.
Wendy & Lisa were offspring of members of L.A.'s famous Wrecking Crew. They were born into musical families and I'm sure they had a good musical foundation but Prince was probably one of their first professional gigs. Lisa was recommended by either WB or Prince's manager so she was in that circle. Prince was engaged to Wendy's twin sister and there was a turbulent breakup around this time. I don't know if it had anything to do with their contract not being renewed, but it's something to consider.
Totally agree with everything Alexander Nevermind says. The genius was Prince and Prince alone. The music stemmed from him. The Revolution simply executed orders, and each band that he had was better than the last, which was the point of changing the members every so often. John Blackwell was his best drummer and no one holds a candle to Renato Neto when it comes to keyboards (not even Prince himself).
It's hard to understand comments like this. Sure, they come from people who don't know anyone involved, so the prejudices about what conflicts with the image of an artist in their heads becomes really apparent. But to be clear: is there anything that says that a musician one considers a genius can't be influenced or even guided somewhat by other people? Does that diminish them somehow in your mind? Since it seems to, consider that no musician is an absolute island, and that the records he made with them and also importantly the time he spent with them shaped him as an artist. He wouldn't have loved having a band so much if he had not had a great experience with the one he had back then. Also, since you talk about chops-filled solos et cetera as a hallmark of great musicianship, this makes me suspect you aren't a musician - which is fine, you still get your opinion, but you might not then be aware of the concepts of harmony that these two brought to Prince or their incredibly solid musicianship. Young or no, that's something they always have had. They both come up with things nobody else would. It doesn't diminish Prince in any way if he was influenced by them. It's very cool to be a big fan of Prince - he was brilliant. But they are brilliant themselves. And he loved them. It's not necessary to try to shoot people down to make him look amazing, because of course he was undeniable - it would diminish him, and honestly he doesn't need anyone's expressions of loyalty to always be Prince. That's kind of just rabid fan stuff. You don't need to like them, but it would be a huge misunderstanding to say they just brought a look - the look for Wendy and Lisa is beyond secondary. And if he were here still, he would likely have a few words for you about speaking that way about people he respected, if he cared what you thought at all. Like whatever band lineup you like, but know that there's more to know about this and many other scenarios than you may be aware, which is good news, because it means there's more world for you to discover than you might have thought.
Gimme a break man....Prince, like most musicians had lots of influences. Primarily Black artists that he grew up listening to (Sly, Earth Wind and Fire, Grand Central Station, etc), and many Black musicians, who were already established, and were extremely talented when he met them (Sheila E, Jesse Johnson, Morris Hayes, Sonny T). Those people were well-known musicians when he added them to the NPG. Lisa and Wendy were teen/early 20s. They didn't "guide" him. They really had very little experience playing with an artist like Prince, and definitely had some limitations in terms of what type of music they could play or learn, stamina, and outright talent. And that garbage about harmony is silly. Prince had already put out great albums before they ever stepped on stage with him. He didn't learn a sense of "harmony" from a couple of young white girls. LOL!! I am a musician, which is why it isn't difficult to hear the limitations of the Revolution when compared to what the NPG was able to pull off musically. Most musicians and engineers know this and could tell that the Revolution wasn't really the peers of an artist of Prince's talent. Which is really what Peggy always knew and what she speaks of here, and why most of the other musicians that have played with Prince rarely even mention Lisa and Wendy when it comes to Prince's genius. Everyone who ever played with him knows that there's a lot of mythology and lies when it comes to their "influence". Those interviews were noticeable for how quiet the rest of the Revolution members were while Lisa and Wendy prattled on and on. None of the fanboys can ever really specifically point out any specific "influence" in a Prince song or future musical arrangement that was clearly some Lisa/Wendy-inspired harmonic brilliance...because it doesn't really exist. Purple Rain was a movie, not Prince's biography. Lisa and Wendy didn't write it, and their influence in the movie does not mirror Prince's real-life journey into becoming the icon that he became. It's okay for you to be a fan of Lisa and Wendy. But...they were NOT what most other musicians would call "brilliant". It's the fanboy Lisa/Wendy group that holds onto beliefs that he lost some sort of musical creativity and talent once he disbanded the Revolution, which is not only laughable but insulting to his own talent and legacy. I think there's a good reason why he fired them first. I think they actually begin to believe their own BS and thought that they were his equal in the band instead of employees, which is actually what they really were...Backing band members. And it's kind of odd that of all the people who played with Prince longer, were much better musicians, and had far more influence on Prince, that people like you are still of the belief that Wendy and Lisa were some sort of major influence on harmony and creativity. That's the stuff of fanboy dreams. They weren't even that creative in their own musical journey as a duo. It's time for the BS to stop. Do better...
@@AlexanderNevermind888 well. I wouldn’t call myself a fanboy exactly. A fan, certainly. Hard not to be when one works in a room with them for almost six years. There wasn’t a day that we worked where I wasn’t aware of their gifts. They both have a singular grasp of harmony and time. I’ve worked with some amazing musicians in my life, but I have never seen anyone just improvise a string chart that sounds utterly arranged and orchestrated with amazing symmetry and casually beautiful and complex sonorities, as Lisa did many, many times. I’ve never seen anyone who found perfect spaces within the notes, and played any instrument they picked up with a deep pocket like Wendy. They are singular and genuine talents. There should be room in the world - to people who truly love good music as opposed to some kind of team-oriented fandom - for them and Prince. The more great musicians, the better. They don’t claim to own rights to his stature, or take credit for what he does. But it’s easy for some people to dismiss them - after all they are supposed to be just window-dressing to support the star, right? Just girls. And just white girls, even. Wrong. Anyone who knows how hard he pushed a band knows they had to be able to stand up to that. They paid more dues musically than you can imagine - and I say that because of the casual way that you dismiss them; and as "white girls", also, as if that had anything to do with anything. Like their being great somehow dims his star. After all, >he hired them.< Who's your source? Where does your imagined authority come from? Rock journalism? Please. And your statements about the term "harmony" make me suspect that your grasp of music may not be as firm as it could be. Mine's pretty clear. No one would say that he owes his brilliance to anyone else - and especially, if I read you right, not some white girls. I'm reluctant to even start to unpack that nonsense. He was who he was. They are also brilliant. But my awareness of how he felt about them doesn't come from scouring the internet or reading fan magazines - it comes from being there in the room when he came to see them, how relaxed he was with them, how Lisa busted his chops over something and he laughed, because he loved it and them. Regardless of what an engineer says - and maybe consult Susan Rogers about this, or Eddie Miller, or many of the others - there was interplay and influence and mutual respect. Consider that someone as driven as he was inevitably discovered that he needed to be the single voice in the room, and consider that at some points in an artist's career, especially one as driven and motivated by so many interior forces as he, what one wants is not a band he's a member of but a group of musicians - amazing ones, absolutely - who would do what he told them to do. Maybe you are used to shouting down other people about this stuff - that works better when it's not someone who actually knows the people involved. So maybe _you_ can do better. It's sad you think this is about race somehow - but the world is full of examples of black musicians losing out to white ones taking credit, so it's understandable - but wrong in this case. I imagine then that you understand how many women have also been cheated of their full recognition, and how women who are out and comfortable with who they are get punished for this repeatedly by the same men who find them attractive. So to truly end the BS, maybe one could understand that these are all people, none of them perfect, but the world is better for all of them being in it. They've all had lasting impact upon the world of music. Maybe you have also - I don't know you -and maybe not. But one of us is talking like a bitter fan and one of us isn't. I hope there are still things left that you enjoy wholeheartedly.
Awesome interview
Hell yeah!! Message us on Sunset IG and I’ll send you a shirt
I love these
I am so impressed with how Ms McCreary comes across in this interview. I wonder what it would be like to work with someone like her who really knows her stuff and how to get the job done.
This woman is fantastic. Thanks for the interview; going to look for more.
She knocked Prince the entire interview - how is she fantastic?😡
oh man. thank you guys. tears.
Make sure and watch the whole 3 hr episode
I was his runner.
@@trippshow3541 you mean you were a runner at Sunset?
No. I was P's runner. Then Rene Elizondo, U2 and finally NIN
I liked it when it was run by artists! Thank you for saying that.
Thank you
Great video
Only thing I did not like about this video is that it ended. I was so into this that it could have gone on and on. Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
Watch the full 3 hour interview
@@sunsetsoundrecorders Where do I find this? Can't find it on they channel.
Prince was over committed to his craft. And many adored him. And still do, till this day. I’m not sure what I’m missing. I wish I liked his music, as well.
Listen to the words of "sign of the times," the bass line of.. pretty much anything other than doves cry,
Crystal ball has some of my favorite songs and then a lot i just skip. Acknowledge me, hide the bone, days of wild.. Just great grooves.
Or the solo of guitars gently weep tribute piece..
I NEVER understood the appeal until he passed. I prefer his 90s, most prefer his 80s, early 2000s can be.. not as easy to get, just different.
Thanks Chris. I’ll check them out. I do agree. Even as a musician myself, I think I need to hear more of princes stuff
@@Gretsch0997 Funny, i studied music for a degree and never really got into prince..until muuuuch later when i realized just how talented he was. just hit me like a switch, now i have pretty much his entire collection and rarely listen to anything else when i'm driving...verrrry few others come into my playlist
@@Gretsch0997 oh wait, i know what hooked me, like completely hooked me: Motherless child live...a ten minute clinic of how to turn a groove line and a few lyrics into just a jam session of epic proportions. I mainly like him for the versatility
@@Sully365 That happened to me as well. I think I thought he was a 'personality' more than a musician.
I'm glad we're getting these stories while these people are alive. the same thing with MJ. Love it! wish they were still hear. Music is not the same from back in the day. If they were still alive. i can see them dissing all the music today! I'm 23 and I still listen to there music and I'm inspired. I've music I've my own as well check it out let me know what you think.
“The O.G.’s- the original goddesses who worked with Prince.”😂😂😂
Most important takeaway: Prince (genius musician) could not and did not communicate in spoken language, not even to fellow master-level musicians or producers.
Michael Jackson didn’t either. Another genius.
Introverts
I new a girl in Wisconsin who went to highschool with him. He was very quiet. I'm sure she's disappointed with his passing ✝️✝️✝️
@@rupertpupkin2493 communication is a good thing. tortured geniuses don't last long.
The reason most gifted introverts don't talk a lot is that they have no desire to talk about the things most people talk about. The thing is though, if they meet someone that connects with them, they can talk for hours.
Wendy the guitar player was so beautiful, I had a crush in 1984-85. And one of the great guitar riffs ever, " perfect mistake" Cheryl Crowe is her love Prince as well R I P to one of my idols.
Wow... Great!
Interview Dez, Sheila, Patrice Rushen, Rosie Gaines.
They say Rosie Gaines is mentally ill these days
@@ChiknThighTatorPie Aww.man, hate to hear that.
@@ChiknThighTatorPie I think she has issues with severe diabetes w complications.
I had to freeze frame the Steinway...how many songs were written on that work of art.
I love lots of different music, from 80's hiphop/rap/electro/dance/funk to metal and sort of everything inbetween, first bought singles when I was like 7 years old were Queen - We are the champions/We will rock you and Pointer sisters - Fire. One of the first albums I owned, passed on to me by my father were Golden earring - Moontan and Santana - Moonflower. Some years later I really started buying lots more with Michael Jackson's Thriller as my first bought album. I was mainly into 80's pop, rap/hiphop/electro, dance, funk but also still liking some more rock things seeing how I started with those very early records.
Then in '84 I know exactly at which traffic light and where I asked my dad to turn up the radio volume as I really HAD to know who the artist was that was playing, it was Prince - When doves cry. Week later I bought the Purple rain album, saw the movie with friends on one's birthday. I had found my musical hero.
Bought all earlier records, a biography and in '88 I finally saw him live for the first time, the Lovesexy tour. Saw him the one after that and at the Batman album tour. First time I sat in the arena, next 2 times I made it to the 1st or 2nd circle up close.
I bought the Black album from a guy at school....on cd, but clearly recorded from vinyl, you could hear it, but great quality, paid 100 guilders for it, like 60 dollars worth back then.
The gold experience was, for a while, my last album. Kind of lost interest, very much into metal, but some years later I caught up and I have every album.
Also all the great boxes that came out in recent years.
Also bought all Prince related artists. Funny how I started with Santana when Pete Escovedo, Sheila E's dad, played in the band, to later discover Prince and Sheila, circle round or something.
Best artist ever!
Matchless talent in one human being #Prince
11:20 Love this bit about recording a whole song in a day rather than spending a week just tweeking a snare sound.
I think she was talking bout "Sign o the Times" the song "Alright" was pretty much nothing but the snare drum and a keyboard. I always thought they put a lot into that tune. I'm glad he did, it sets the whole mood of the tune.
it's the same today too many focused on sounding the absolute perfect most wicked dope etc.. i prefer to get the sounds right from the source, a linn drum machine sounds great right out of the box and my bass sounds beautiful straight from the amp or direct now just record it and go
He was a GENIUS.
Did not know the Dweez was such a big fan. Prince was amazing at choosing the proper musicians to convey his ideas, like Frank did. MTV and his forward thinking about the future
//: The only problem with working alone is "TIME" & "PERSPECTIVE" over time you lose it. Never give yourself over to a anyone or you will never have nothing.
I never heard of Peggy before. She is so down to earth and straight forward. Wish more people were like her. Would love to work with her.
What she said about her and Prince’s philosophy is true: write, record it, and move on. It takes me an average of 5 minutes to write a song and I move and wait for the next wave of inspiration to strike.
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I just love these stories of Prince working in the studio. I wish there was footage of him recording stuff. I've only seen short footage of him play the bass and guitar in the studio, but that was just for the cameras.
There was also footage of him MIDI sequencing synthesizers and drum machines with a Mac running MOTU Performer around 1990. After that, I've heard he never allowed any more studio footage, probably because he was such a computer nerd in that video and it didn't fit his image.
I gotta meet Peggy. A legend.
Prince was a true artist. An artist where music was his method of artistic expression.
Prince's best album, his Sargeant Pepper's was Sign 'o' the times.
Agree.
Pete Townsend of the WHO was the same (almost always worked/wrote on his own). I read his bio and I believe he was referencing the 'Who's Next' album when he said that he locked himself away for about six months by himself and wrote every song. Then he presented it to the band & pretty much said, "Here's what we're going to do".
Pete Townsend is not even nearly in the same league as Prince…
Just about the same sport…😂
@@NoLefTurnUnStoned. Why be a “dick”? They’re both geniuses.
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Maybe we have a different idea about what genius means.
@@NoLefTurnUnStoned. You obviously do.
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Yup!
Loves how this tells the reality of things. Not a sentimental soapbox.
This was a great watch, really wanted more,though, Prince is my absolute muse…!
This woman!
I am glad artists are realizing that they can make and release music ok their own on social media a s in other ways. Im happy that creativity is not being gatekept like it used to.
If only more artists would realize they font need an industry. But thats on them.