Tavis Smiley: "I Got Played By Prince" | CONAN on TBS

[@timhulsizer]

I like how he addresses Andy at 1:35 to keep him in the convo. You're a class act, Tavis

[@BigFatCock0]

Andy gets paid no matter what.

[@lowlypeasant]

lol

[@lowlypeasant]

***** If you are not a liberal at 25, then you have no heart. If you are not a conservative at 35, then you have no brain.

[@BigFatCock0]

+James McCracken Who am I subscribed to to make you think I'm a conservative?

[@voravoravora]

"not a conservative at 35, then you have no brain"? WHY?

[@BenjaminDeCruz]

Album cover design, photo taken of Prince BY PRINCE lmao!! Love it!

[@RandomNest]

Words right out of my mouth! LOL.. I was about to comment the exact same quote and saw your's... Haa!... Love it!

[@BenjaminDeCruz]

RandomNest Hahhaa lol!!

[@Feasco]

matte & glossy prints by Prince

[@chj2]

Album cover art by PRINCE😉👍

[@CoreyAMoore]

I don't know if you guys saw the entire interview but it was very interesting and you could tell that Conan and Tavis have that mutual respect for each other. It was very interesting to me to see how Conan was intrigued by Tavis' story about Prince and Michael Jackson. This really was a great interview and I wish it was longer than it was.

[@alfreddreamer9097]

I think Conan is obsessed with Prince. I think he's one of his biggest fans. I think he may have wanted Prince on his show but never could make it happen. So now he just lives vicariously through those have met him, etc. I don't know for sure, Im just guessing. Also Conan was extremely fascinated by Chris Tucker's Prince and Michael Jackson stories as well. You should KZbin Chris Tucker on Conan. It was hilarious. Lol

[@Stbuster31]

Tavis is a great guy. Real, objective, genuine. Hard to find in journalism and media nowadays.

[@paulira7407]

🤔

[@Sofidya-lp7mt]

Thank you for this! Prince means so much to fans of real music and art. His legacy will live on with stories like this and above all, his music!

[@II_GTA_FREEK_II]

It's nice that he tried to include Andy in the conversation. I know they don't have to, but it's just polite. And Andy is awesome, I'm glad that they always have him on the couch.

[@Matdogg2k]

lol

[@II_GTA_FREEK_II]

What about that is funny?

[@demitrisolvinski]

It's been 1 week, figure out the joke yet?

[@ColinPoole]

Conan's like "I think I met him....once" there is no recovering from that statement. You either don't remember if you ever met Prince, or you don't remember that you got to meet Prince more than once.

[@jacksonpage1580]

Based on the story he tells, it seems like he's sure of the fact that he met him. I think he was just trying to recall how many times.

[@taoman85]

If you're famous you can meet a lot of people. You can't remember everyone.

[@jayy5164]

@@taoman85 trust me, you’ll remember meeting Prince.

[@muzak913]

@@jayy5164 conan has met thousands of celebrities over the last 30 years

[@jayy5164]

@@muzak913 you would know if you met prince

[@Yared-ou7wy]

it makes me happy to see people reminacing about friendship

[@vickielynn4370]

Prince was a great musician. He will always be loved and missed. I still can't believe that he's gone. It's like one year he's here singing and another year,he's gone. Life is so unfair. I mean,I get it that we all have to die,but Prince died too soon. He was only 57 years old. He was a vegan. He didn't believe in eating junk food,doing drugs,drinking alcohol,and etc. He was a good looking man too! I have a crush on Tavis Smiley. I know all about him and his personal life. Much love to him. Rest in paradise,Prince. ☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️

[@mawiiile706]

the real artist is an autonomous artist, big difference between the passion of art and the possession of a talent.

[@Gigifrancetexas]

Love you & miss you, Prince. Love you too, T!

[@Allaluca]

Love you too J ^^

[@Matdogg2k]

+Allaluca I love her more

[@Allaluca]

Matdogg2k Love you too Mdoggy

[@realrobh]

Kavalan I love you Kavalan

[@jennifera777]

Tavis is funny and a really cool cat. I can see why Prince sought him out for his interviews.

[@charlenejames723]

Prince sought out people that he felt most comfortable with. Tavis Smiley, George Lopez, Chris Rock. People that he could express himself more freely.

[@hollywebb553]

This made me laugh! 😁 I love to hear stories about Prince that make me laugh. I needed that. Thanks, Conan 💜

[@ripmyheadof]

You're welcome dear

[@maryrossier1894]

Me too that my guy prince

[@Erickwhatever]

Dave Chappelle warned you.

[@ttlpwn34]

Oddly enough, after lunch, Prince took Tavis back to the hotel and served him pancakes.

[@Erickwhatever]

+ttlpwn34 I wonder if Tavis bathed in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.

[@ttlpwn34]

Erick Guevara Yeah, I hear its a great way to purify yourself.

[@criscross1656]

Prince was versatile for sure. To play all those instruments the way he did....its hard! What talent 🎶🙂

[@mfcyeahyouknowme]

Prince always wins man... Don't you remember Chapelle Show?

[@ttlpwn34]

That cat can ball, yo.

[@mfcyeahyouknowme]

+ttlpwn34 #FoReal 'Then he took us inside & made us pancakes'. 😂😂😂 Prince is sick yo... And hilarious!!

[@manskeincable]

prince even used Dave Chappelle's picture as prince on his latest album. Love it.

[@pennyandrews3237]

Blouses

[@shenyaet3350]

Prince said that if someone tried to play him, they would only end up playing themselves on the king wrong 💜💜💜

[@cutiepotooty]

Great story Travis he will always be missed

[@dl2310]

Tavis

[@mariemoon1061]

💖Loved The Interview Thanks Conan And Tavis

[@Afrimusican]

Seriously you people need to listen to Peggy Mac and Susan Rogers, engineers who worked with Prince. Tavis ain't lying about the man's work ethic to craft his sound..FROM SCRATCH TO FINISHED ALBUM.

[@shenyaet3350]

Prince was a man who couldn’t be played. RIP 💜

[@charlenejames723]

How pathetic these people are who claim to know anything about Prince. Prince only invited certain people into his world. Not everyone was invited. And if you disrespected him, that was the end of your relationship with him. But this I do believe, Tavis Smiley did have friendship with Prince for many years.

[@Matdogg2k]

Damnit Tavis if you don't focus that camera over here!

[@joyceboyd8849]

I think Trav. knew just who was on the phone. he tried to cut prince up on that talk show when prince had hurt his toe. one of the call ins knew what time it was ' cause she told prince Trav. wasn't playing in his questions to prince. I could hear that too. his co worker years later came in to make him stiffer.

[@Afrimusican]

Yo when did Tavis do this and howdid I miss it

[@shenyaet3350]

The rapper Foxy Brown told a similar story about Michael Jackson. She said that when he called her, she hung up on him, because she didn’t really think it was him. She thought it was a prank caller.

[@dja-troit6608]

It took me nearly a year to watch my first show of Tavis...it was during a commercial break like they did everyday while I was watching Rap City that Tavis would say what the topic would be for that night which was "The use of the N word".... So I started watching him since that episode.....and I was fortunate to watch that interview he did with Prince... I believe it was 99 or 00

[@taoman85]

This must've been before Tavis got in trouble.

[@Penguinssss]

Didn't give two shits about prince. Now I want to hear that 'all prince' album.

[@leroystanks]

That's like the first three or four albums. Possibly others throughout the years.

[@Xxs0cc3rch1ckxX]

most of his albums were "all prince" albums lol

[@suzeesix]

The first 5 albums were all Prince.

[@renesrelics]

RIP Prince

[@joyceboyd8849]

hanging up like that was unprofessional or disrespect. still up there

[@juswolf22]

Surprised prince kept calling back

[@springdaye4451]

He probably understood why Tavis didn't believe it was really him. Esp since during that time he was using the symbol and not his name.

[@ladyjaybird1501]

❤️❤️

[@ROCKNROLLFAN]

why would he hang up on Prince three times cuz that was very rude.....

[@DJ-vu9lx]

Thought it was a prank.

[@malvavisco10]

How did he get "played' by Prince if it was really Prince calling, though?

[@malvavisco10]

Dustin Phenix What part of pretty flower makes you think I'm a "his," dipshit?

[@popeye697]

He said Prince was interviewing him to see if he felt comfortable being interviewed by Tavis on camera. That's what being played by Prince was supposed to mean

[@malvavisco10]

Timeka Mauldin *you're

[@C.H771]

Amazing how these people can get other people's phone number without that person giving them their number?

[@Rid]

Prince started on the piano not drums js haha

[@bohwe43]

Prince made it a habit to lie to the public and media but his friends knew the real him. Prince obviously told Tavis the truth considering the fact they were personal friends for 20 years. Their interviews were really great and informative. Prince made it seem as if he was poor growing up but his best friend Andre Cymone said that he moved into Prince neighborhood and that the neighborhood was upper middle class, and Cymone family was from the hood. But Prince told Tavis Smiley that as a kid he had elipsey , but his parents did the best they could with the little they had.Also, Prince said he was teased at school, but Jimmy Jam said that he was popular because he was in a band and on the basketball team. And Prince image was that of "universally" acceptable but a black woman that interviewed him in the 90s said that she was surprised that he was "black blackety". These examples have nothing to do with the "drums" statement, but just to point out that Prince public image was a complete lie, and only his real friends knew the real him. His personal friends such as Van Jones said that if a person mentioned being Prince friend, that would be the end of their friendship.

[@annt.7785]

What he told tavis, he told everyone else in public interviews so no he didn't lie to anyone. And who is black blackety? Is that his pet dog lol? Or is that like saying "ethnic"?

[@bohwe43]

Those statement was written by the black female reporter that interviewed him, not my words.

[@annt.7785]

I'm asking you want does it mean though. I know she said it. If you know what it means since i've never heard that word before.

[@annt.7785]

Porsche Weaver Oh ok thank you. I can't believe a reporter would say that, weird.

[@ripmyheadof]

Conan goes on holiday every three weeks...cushy cushy

[@demitrisolvinski]

Jealous much?

[@KimberlySmith-iy8bi]

LMBO!!!!! Can you imagine getting a phone call from Prince on a Saturday Morning... I probably would've hung up too not believing it was Prince. Then i would've said to myself. ( you would think if your going to prank someone, At least make it realistic. Lol. Man I would've felt horrible if It really was him and i hung up the phone. ..

[@lovesymbol7880]

This white guy is funny af

[@shewhoiskay1]

I cant help but to laugh, Conans thumbnail looks like The MASK, Jim Carey's character. lol IF Conan was green. No Conan is a handsome dude.

[@elujan6001]

😘💋O(+> FOREVER!!!!!💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💋

[@joejoejoejoejoejoej]

American chat shows are so crass 🤮 ❤

[@kinoko7667]

DO A NEW REMOTE!!!!!!!

[@KayExposesTruth]

This interview put the nail in the coffin for travis to confirm he participated in Prince revealing secrets during the interview he aired... ie tavis lost his show & accusations that followed...

[@hmngbrd]

Funny.

[@paulira7407]

“Frankly you could be naked...” Tavis seemed a little too eager to partake in such a joke.

[@Yoshi062995]

Not going to lie, his accent is confusing me.

[@patriciajones9987]

accent ?

[@lisa.user-xm7kz2tb6x]

clickbate title

[@sebastianluchs752]

Seccond

[@elgurideparana2796]

who's that prince guy?

[@charlenejames723]

Are you joking? Only the greatest musician that ever lived.

[@IndianHoney]

: )

[@CarlosPerez-wt8ff]

Fake story

[@smturab_]

First like

[@ryane231]

First

[@frenchieblack1]

shameful back door bragging

[@ThePurpleMushroom]

Conan brought it up.

[@frenchieblack1]

I am Perfection Yeah but it's like, ok Tavis no one really understands why you're famous and yet you're claiming you "big leagued" Prince. It's like, why would he assume a random person knew his phone number, you know? And yet this may very well have happened.

[@thatjackal74]

Tavis used to be really big, talk show hosts are always really famous while they work and then fade away after they stop working.

[@frenchieblack1]

jakob clark I'm a TV guy, I remember hearing about his show but never seeing it. Actually, I was introduced to him through comedians horrible imprecations of him.