Pepé Willie Talks Career and Prince - Part 1 Interview

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Welcome to Part 1 of our sit down interview with legendary producer, songwriter and music consultant Pepé Willie.
Pepé was heavily influential in the careers of artists including Prince, André Cymone and Morris Day.
This interview was shot in Minneapolis in 2014.
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[@anthonyrobinson6590]

Prince was asking how publishing worked at 15 years old! Smart young man!

[@Annabee399]

Pepe knows how to tell a story with humor and life. What a great talent.

[@davengeance4811]

Can u imagine meeting Jimi like that?!! Amazing

[@A358M]

he has a beautiful smile and very warm soul.

[@spiritman5613]

This just proves the excellent level of talent we have here in Minnesota!!! This man ROCK'S!!!

[@ROCKNROLLFAN]

Pepe is ONE GREAT STORYTELLER, I was just completely MESMERIZED by his accounts and testimony.

[@lauraveney1412]

You must know he to be so mesmerized because no one else is. All you friends and relatives can stop now.

[@billjames8099]

@@lauraveney1412 you really have a lot of passion about this

[@lauraveney1412]

@@billjames8099 A lot of people are just full of bullshit.

[@1DeLeon]

Beautiful to hear all the Love that was Real in Prince's life time. Thank you.

[@j.brown70]

What an amazing and wonderful story!! 💕💕

[@mrknightt]

Wow!. What an incredible story especially the Jimi Hendrix part. Absolutely amazing.

[@cpt33studios]

thank God for the internet. How in the world would everybody get to know about stories like this.

[@tonivertucci6504]

I love this man

[@beoverwait]

i like Pepe voice on "Walk on by"

[@RJNumber45]

The correct song title is, "If You See Me"

[@EUPHORIAMUSIQ]

Pepe is so underrated.

[@EUPHORIAMUSIQ]

Joey COCO Underated as a Music Producer Singer-songwriter, Musician

[@lauraveney1412]

@@EUPHORIAMUSIQ What is on his resume?

[@EUPHORIAMUSIQ]

His music. Have you ever listened to the 94 East recordings with Pepe and Prince ? Great songs on there. Great songwriting, production and arrangement. He also helped Prince and influenced him and Andre cymone

[@lauraveney1412]

@@EUPHORIAMUSIQ Do you know he put this tapes out against Prince's wishes and when Prince tried to buy them back he would not sell them? He has been repackaging that collection for over 30 years to put a buck in his pocket. Prince is not even playing on all the tracks and this was a project that Prince was helping him with. What has he done since? He was just a guy cashing in and he happened to do long before Prince passed I bet Prince never spoke to him again in life.

[@EUPHORIAMUSIQ]

@@lauraveney1412 wow did not know

[@jgutie1552]

I wish he would have detailed what exactly Prince played on those tracks. I've never heard him say what instruments were his. I want to believe it was Prince playing guitar on If You See Me but have never comfirmed it. Love that part

[@RJNumber45]

Correct...prince played guitar on If You See Me, and the other 94 East songs as well

[@MadonnaDouble]

You are amazing Pepe!!

[@tonystewart6627]

Prince was bad brother back in the day

[@lorst55]

@Tony most of us all were.

[@KiantraHall-xe3oi]

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@jacquelineperry9594]

i didnt like how he did some of the people that started out with him and i still think he was a good guy and just made some mistakes and this was one of them.forgetting those there from the beginning.i feel he asked for forgivness but just forgot to go to the ones whom he hurt the most.we still love him.

[@user-bx2cg2ec8c]

Jacqueline Perry agree with you on that. Once prince was getting notice. and on the up and up. He forgot about the ones he grew up with.

[@rosilynmakeba1092]

Peep said in another interview that Prince "will use you up"and kinda throw you away. Hate that they couldn't remain close. I love me some Prince (I mean I REALLY do), but he was just a man....

[@lauraveney1412]

@@rosilynmakeba1092 How can you remain close with someone who is bootlegging you instead of going out and doing new music of their own? We know how much charity Prince did and how many people he helped. I would not suckered by some guy who has a short resume.

[@FC-sw6pt]

@@lauraveney1412 it's always an excuse for prince isn't it ? he was a jerk and treated people horribly no way around it... he's respected by his peers and other musicians but not so much so by the masses of people his death kinda came and went..... he made good music but didn't leave a imprint on people's hearts IMO like some of his contemporaries

[@lauraveney1412]

@@FC-sw6pt Where have you been? Do you know how many charities he contributed to or individual people he helped out. He did it without PR. So I think he left an imprint on the hearts of the people he helped. No one is perfect and people do get rolled on in the entertainment world and if you think this only happend around him you are very naive. Pepe has been reissuing these tired ass 94 East Tracks for over 30 years. Wrongly advertising that Prince was in the band when he was only helping out. That is Pepe exploting Prince for 30 plus years. Riding someone eles's coast tail while not having any accompolishments of your own. If you are good with that fine. Some of us think it stinks.

[@KALYNSHangingOutWithKalyn]

Prince was so talented, but a lot of artist that talented are different and misunderstood, just an opinion after dealing with so many of them.

[@lavenderbee3611]

Prince was different, he was a bona fide genius. Prince looked at the world in a new and exciting way and changed the musical landscape forever. His musical intelligence was off the charts.

[@bassmusicman2034]

Bro how can I get intouch with you I’m coming to do the paisley park studio and will pay you to show us around

[@joshbeck3683]

When did they find out Prince could sing, really sing and had the falsetto?

[@Vonslik69]

This guy is such a fraud? When Prince was alive, you never heard from this guy before because Prince had a fallen out with him over music and personal issues years ago. He tried to take advantage of Prince and Prince wasn't having it!!! After that happened, Prince wiped his hands off of him and whoever else that betrayed him. Prince passes away in 2016, and all of a sudden, this guy comes out of the wood works sharing stories about "The Purple One"??? Where were you and these stories prior to 2016? If Prince was still alive, Pepe' wouldn't be talking about him because he knows the truth of why Prince didn't want anything to do with him.... PAUSE!!!