When shed leave, wed put on the headphones and rip through these keyboards.
I was always blown away by his talent level, he says.
I didnt want to get behind the drum set again!
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That was my awakening to his talent and genius.
We owe our careers to him, he says, though landing the gig wasnt easy.
I auditioned to be a keyboard player in his first band…
I didnt get the gig.
But, I loved the experience because his band was so cool.
He had a female keyboard player, which was awesome.
It was racially mixed… everything was so forward thinking, he says.
What really rubbed off on me was his work ethic; he out-talented everyone by so much.
In sports, itd be like Michael Jordan.
He walks into the gym and hes the most talented player; thats how prince was.
He walked in and he was more talented than everybody, Jam says.
and itd be something like 1999.
He wasnt a guy that took a week or two to make a song…
He knew what he wanted [a song] to be…
He made everybody better at what they did.
Terrys theory was, A barber cant cut the back of his head.
