The Real Story Behind Prince and Basketball | Fables of Rock | Professor of Rock

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I love your channel, Professor of Rock. You deserve at least 20 million subscribers. You’re giving us so much information on songs and artists that we never knew. You are definitely keeping the music alive. Thank you. 🤙

[@nipittneeley2977]

Prince was Prince... nothing else can be said. He is missed. 😔

[@savethofel8952]

Prince truly was legendary. The world is truly less for having lost him.

[@positivelybobby]

Prince could ball! The Charlie Murphy story was amazing...

[@Lance37a]

I believe he was on his High school varsity basketball team.

[@michaelmetler6315]

I saw Prince during the Love Sexy tour And he sang danced and shot hoops all at the same time Truly awesome talent

[@shanewright2772]

I suspect Prince was the kind of guy who could do just about anything he put his mind to, no matter how far-fetched.

[@willieturner7579]

I had never questioned it, but its awesome to have multiple sources confirm that, Prince, did indeed have game. Even in heels. What a legend.

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

"Game. Blouses."

[@thegodfatherofthesec1748]

A part of Music certainly Died when this ICON passed away ! The whole world was in Shock and I was also ! Great story PROFESSOR 🕵️‍♂️ Little Red Corvette ! 🎸

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Narada is one of the 80s producers that doesn’t get the proper respect he deserves. Jam & Lewis and Badyface may have dominated the charts but he did well on his.

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Narada came before those guys. We didnt focus on the guys behind the scene back then. I was a DJ and we didnt matter then either.

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@@sirisongbird Narada was working earlier as a session musician before J&L, LA&Face, but they became producers and writers within years of each other, 83-86.

[@benhammond6393]

I could listen to Narada talk about music all day! one of the highlights of my life was to hear you interview him live at Sundance early this year and hear his stories about Aretha, Whitney, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and George Michael. Such an AMAZING Guy! I look forward to more of your recorded interviews with this humble musical genius!

[@ia5662]

"Game....Blouses" Haha - such a great anecdote, I'm happy to know that Prince is a true baller

[@guslevy3506]

Chappelle and Charlie Murphy doing the Prince skit is arguably the greatest 10 minutes in all of television history.

[@brianpattison4603]

I never realized how big prince was a big influence on my musical tastes. Great Singer songwriter and performer.

[@MissionMan]

Prince is my all time favorite musician, and the biggest influence on my music.

[@stonecrow1247]

Dude could rock the guitar and BB. That Charlie Murphy story was freaking hilarious. I must have watch it 100 times and laugh my ass off Everytime.

[@Martvandelay]

Prince was just plugged into The Universe. Still is.

[@AllMediaReviewsPodcast]

he was a great basketball player. I actually met him once in Minneapolis at Cheapo, and I forgot how short he was, and how non-descript he could be.

[@tradetraveldanceandoccasio5173]

I met him in a club in Minneapolis in 1989. I thought it was a look alike, but it was him. I shook his hand and told him how great he was; he simply smiled and nodded. Because I had blurted out his name, other people in the club came over and started saying hello to him. I had blown his cover. A local person told me that Prince sightings were common in Minneapolis. He still frequented the Pacific Club, where we were that night and the First Ave. Club.

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Just became a Patron! Love this channel so much. As an 18 year old who loves this music but still has so much to discover, I love learning about bands and songs I already know as well as hearing new bands and artists. Keep up the good work!

[@ReadingintheDriftless]

So prince could ball... sing... guitar... dance But you are the prince of music lover nerds and I bow down to you... You make my day.

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

He was insanely talented on keyboards/pianos too.

[@ministerofdarkness]

Narada is an amazing drummer! His work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra is legendary!! 🥁

[@ROCKNROLLFAN]

The world won't ever see the likes of such a SUPER-talent and GENIUS as Prince again. He was BETTER than michael jackson in my opinion.

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I agree 100%.

[@davebanfield6251]

I can remember the summer of 85' staying with my grandparents at the lake and my 3rd cousin and I listened to "from Around the World in a Day" all summer long. Raspberry Berer was the big song from that album. She was a little punk back then and I was a typical 14 yr old with a mullet and a little rebel in me. We spent the summer swimming at the lake and watching Nightmare on Elm Street a few times together. We both were into those cheesy horror films of the 80's. I had of course watched Purple Rain and slow skated to that song many times but hadn't really gotten into any of his music. Being a rebel at that time I was listening to Ratt and especially Van Halen when Sammy had joined the group. I was into lots of hair metal. Nobody whom I hung with was listening to Prince. I couldn't help but get into the album because that's all she played. Such a great summer with her. Great interview, this just made me smile and took me back to the summer of 85'.

[@r.josephgrundy1706]

I've been dying for you to do a story on Prince! Thank you, not the kind of story I expected, but I appreciate it, non the less! 👍

[@tradetraveldanceandoccasio5173]

In addition to his music Prince did the same thing little Black boys did going up in the “hood” during the 1970’s: roller skate and play basketball. He was great at all of them. I didn’t play music and I was mediocre at best in basketball and roller skating. I really appreciate just how special Prince was-truly one of a kind. Wow!

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Professor of Rock on every video: "Now today we introduce a new segment..." - This should be a meme.

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I love Narada's work with Jermaine Stewart!!! xoxo

[@ebeyslough]

We visited Sunset Studios on a tour and played basketball in the same courtyard! Legend! According to an engineer if you listen to the Toto IV album you can actually hear the basketball hoop clanking in the background as someone was balling outside as they were recording the album!

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Let's run the play . . . Darling Picky.

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Great channel! Love the story. Whenever I go to KZbin I am going back to your videos and watching them 23 and even four or five times. As a music trivia junkie this just adds to my repertoire of knowledge

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I’ll never forget the Dave Chappell show covering that with Charlie Murphy’s: true Hollywood Stories.

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*Chappelle

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I seen it and it was a hoot! Dave and Charlie did a great segment.

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And don't even think about the rude comments...Ephraim Nana Anitwi

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Now Narada will rock for Journey... How lucky are they to pick up him and Randy Jackson! (Though I must admit I LOVE Deen Castronovo's vocals... Check out "Journey Through Time")...

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*PANCAKES*

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I first became aware of Narada on the Jeff Beck album wired I noticed that Narada was playing multiple instruments and wrote several the songs Then I realized he played with the mahavishnu orchestra and then he wrote all those great songs friend of mine for Jackson Browne freeway of love for Aretha Narada is an amazing musician also his wonderful album Garden of Love Light did has Carlos Santana Jeff Beck and John McLaughlin playing on

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WOW! I never knew! Cool! 🏀

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Love this stories!!!

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New subscriber and I love this channel

[@manstersr]

That's too funny, especially the Dave Chappelle clip. I bet at the time of the real game they were all thinking "what's happening?" and after "did that really just happen?"

[@neugey]

Black Mamba and Prince probably locked into in an epic 21 battle up in the heavens right now!

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

Tried to bust a skyhook, busted a shoestring! My God was worried - til' he heard me sing! My name is Prince!

[@sirfriendzone1228]

Fun fact... Prince was the "6th Man" on a Highschool team that won a state championship. The coach said that on any other team he would have been a starter but the rest of squad was that good that year.

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Mick from the Stones always had Humidifiers backstage.

[@XoXo475]

Amazing

[@DJKav]

You really need to do a celebration on the Pet Shop Boys. Listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by The Guinness Book of Records, still producing new studio albums today, from their beginning in 1981. Next year will be the 40th anniversary of PSB :)

Great shirt.

[@sirisongbird]

Narada knows #drummer #producer Narada Michael Walden

[@madimakes]

lol man i wish we coulda seen more of prince playing basketball! narda michael walden legendary! side note -- are y'all related? haha

[@cincimoney]

Hey Adam, I want that shirt!! Where did you get it?!

[@jasonh9335]

Do you have any more videos about Prince?

[@MrJonno85]

Apparently he once played a gig in someone's house in Leyton.

[@davidellis5141]

Prince could have been Mugsy Bogues ! 🏀

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Game... blouses

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Where is this video clip from @ 3:39

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Game. Blouses.

[@HoopsTen-t5z]

Looking forward to more interviews with Narada. That hoops with Prince Story is hilarious. But Narada GSW hoops great's name is pronounced STEFFON CURRY not Steven Curry. Plus, Narada Thom McCan gym shoes would be clowned by ANY SELF RESPECTING Hooper. Love your music though & I've been a fan of yours since Mahavishnu Orchestra days.❤

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GAME...BLOUSES

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Pancakes?

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Thom McAn was, "The $#!+."

[@Power_Fantastic]

Awesome man, I loved hearing that story about Prince. That otherworldly musical genius changed my life 4ever. More Prince related stories and videos would be most welcome. Thank u. 💜 O(+> 4ever

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Game... blouses.

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OBVIOUSLY you don’t know “STEH-PHEN CURRY”!!!!!!!