The Time frontman remembers the Purple One on the first anniversary of his death.
In February, Day paid tribute to Prince with an emotional new song titled"Over That Rainbow.
Later, Cymone invited Day to join the band as their new drummer.
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“It was the first time I had come in contact with serious-minded musicians,” Day says.
(Besides possessing incredible musicianship, Day says Prince also had a wicked sense of humor.
“He was a comedian,” Day says.
“He was a silly dude when he wanted to be.")
“I don’t know how seriously I took it,” he admits.
“It was a pretty innocent effort on everybody’s behalf.
I wasn’t expecting the gravity and the impact that it ended up happening.”
“It definitely changed the way people looked at music videos and music.”
(They released it under the moniker The Original 7ven.)
Still, Day denies any serious bad blood between them: “Families fight,” he says.
“We knew each other for so long, it was like a family.
There’s no perfect relationship.
“Why shouldn’t you be allowed to do that when it’s your music, your creation?
(Advisers to Prince’s estate haveaddressedthose concerns before.)
Day is one of those skeptics.
“I definitely don’t think it’s line [with his philosophy],” Day says.
That’s what estates do!
[Laughs]Estates want money.”
“Donald Trump (Black Version)” appeared on the Time’s 1990 albumPandemonium.
I would absolutely like to see what he would have to say about that.”
“Whether it’s directly related or not, it’ll still be in his honor.”
