That statement just hung out there for a few moments. Prince is the greatest living guitar player.” When Herbie stepped out of his limousine, he had a black T-shirt on with Prince's face, larger-than-life, screened on the front.ĭuring an interview later, I asked Herbie whether he was a fan of Prince and he gave his (paraphrased) response: “Yes, I’m a fan. He was playing a show at the radio station I was working at had put on. Matt Fleeger | Director of KMHD: "Back in 2004, I had the pleasure of spending the good part of a day with Herbie Hancock. He's one of the artist that influenced so many styles of music and musicians, so its going to be a crazy day of remembering Prince."Ī customer at Jackpot Records buys the last remaining Prince album in stock on April 21, 2016. Employees not working are texting me to talk about it. Record labels will make a mad dash to make the records to sell. Personally I like his self-titled album, but everyone should own "Purple Rain." Everything (Prince albums) is going to go today. And also the film itself is a great film. I think everyone agrees "Purple Rain" is a quintessential record. Issac Slusarenko | Co-owner of Jackpot Records: "It's just another creative mind lost too soon.
We reached out to Portland's music community and asked them to talk about Prince the man and the musician, as well as what he means to the world - and what he means to them. The news of his death shocked and saddened anyone who had ever listened to his classic albums, watched his movies or danced to his songs like it was 1999. Prince, one of the most talented musicians the world has ever known, was found dead at his Minneapolis home. For those in attendance, it was a life changing moment, a musical revelation and a night they would never forget.Įxactly three years later to the day, on April 21, 2016, Prince Rogers Nelson was gone.
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