The Susan Rogers Interview

[@johnathansmom121]

Susan, We are grateful for your willingness to share your memories about the time you worked with Prince. You’re keeping his legacy alive and it means so much to those of us who were touched by his music. ❤

[@jeromejamies3641]

Thanks sooooo much for this video. Prince is worth every second, whether it's his music or a story about him. I am really glad Prince had such a good person he was working with for many years. Susan, you are great, we love you!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed it! Please check our our interviews with other Prince related folks from the past :)

[@MaiAmee]

Susan NEVER disappoints when it comes to providing insights. I hope she never stops saying yes to these types of things. Great, great interview.

[@ScottWozniak]

I could listen to Susan speaks for hours, and I have. We're so fortunate that the engineer that worked with Prince during these amazing years is such an eloquent speaker and beautiful mind. This reminds me that I need to buy her book immediately. ❤

[@godzchild3445]

If Susan Rogers isn't the best interview. I mean her intelligence knowledge of Prince & reverence of his legacy comes thru like no other. She is 1 of the few people inside his circle that I like 2 hear from. Others have shown little respect or tact when speaking of their experience playing with the 'purple yoda'.1 in particular is the sax player(whose name isn't worth mentioning)...in my humble opinion he should be banned from Paisley Park and never given any invites 2 any events.. symposiums...etc,..concerning Prince. I digress, Susan Rogers is such a beautiful soul insightful and just a delight 2 hear. *Much respect & love 2 Chris & Bryan 4 an excellent show.

[@n0kturna1]

Priceless, as usual with Susan

[@jamesfriday9054]

Susan Rogers is amazing!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

She sure is James my man!

[@shiny_dreamer]

I would like to see Paisley be used more as a studio as well. Susan's memories are priceless. I've watched and listened to her for years...and always in awe of the human she is. Thanks again for sharing, Susan. Thanks again Bryan AND Chris for another enjoyable and insightful video...you guys rock! ✋✋

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

SD, I hope you are doing well, I'm hoping to go to PP next year!

[@shiny_dreamer]

Me too! And physio is going great!

[@matthewmoulton6159]

Great interview, Susan is so generous in the amount of time she gives people and the level of detail she offers up. It’s so clear that she has the most profound admiration for Prince and wants as many people to put him on the same pedestal as she does…and rightly so.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Exactly!

[@supagepagechannel9139]

Susan Rogers and Peggy McCleary really paved the way for women sound engineers and technicians in the music studio. They also showed women should be respected in the workplace. They are pioneers. These interviews have been amazing. Thankyou for all your hard work ladies and other technicians + engineers as well. That's why today we have all that awesome music. And thankyou to the artists as well. Su.xx😮 Peggy, Apollonia and Susan Rogers are amazing.👏 Thankyou You Can Play Guitar for this great interview.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you so much! :)

[@RoyBatty555]

Holy shit what a great innerview. As an amateur music producer, I love the way Susan explains super complex musical ideas in a totally relatable and easy to understand fashion. I was a little intimidated by the 3 hour runtime at first but I feel like it’s whizzing by at super speed. This could be 8 hours long and I would still be enraptured the whole time. Way to go you guys!

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

Thanks so much, Robert. It felt that way speaking with her too... Time just flew by and the conversation flowed really well.

[@Ed7501]

I must have watched the whole thing 3 times already. Her stories were so entertaining.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you Robert! I hope all is well!

[@MrHabart]

I truly believe that Susan was given to Prince as a gift from God for that 5 year period then called to study the science behind the sound in order to tell his story to the world with the necessary level of detail to fully articulate his genius.

[@leeharrison8222]

Susan Rogers is a national treasure. I’m watching the interview right now and loving it! This was a true power move on your part Bryan, getting Susan on your channel. Outside of the community of die-hard fans/fams, the public really isn’t aware of how prolific a songwriter Prince was. I’d be curious to know what she remembers of his songwriting output.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you so much Lee! The door was left open for another possible discussion down the road :)

[@spencerhen.595]

Hi Lee! How are you doing today?

[@margi6035]

I would like you to listen and watch “Insatiable” and “Scandalas” and you can see the androgynous side of him or perhaps the reason women loved him. He understood the inner mind of women entirely. He challenged women to explore that inner mind. Listening to Susan, you can hear the devotion to him, the knowledge of the genius he was and her love for music and the science of it she discovered through him. What did we lose and why didn’t we appreciate him as much as we could have? He could have taught others and he was a great teacher. Look at all his bands and how the musicians involved became exceptional musicians through his influence.

[@joelh1598]

One of the best Q&A sessions with Susan I've heard. Thank you!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wandamanning9198]

What an interview. She's totally awesome. Thank you guys. Fantastic job💜💜

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

Thank you, Wanda! 💜 I loved hearing your question get answered.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you for being awesome Wanda and being a big supporter of the channel! 😊

[@wandamanning9198]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar will always support you 💜💜💜

[@wandamanning9198]

@@thesolitaryadventurer me to. You guys did an awesome job. I loved it.

[@garykosi]

This was the best and most informative interview I have ever heard. She is so deep. And you guys asked all the right questions

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you Gary! Really appreciate this :)

[@ItsJonty1975]

Seriously, Susan is amazing - So knowledgable and has stories for days. Great interview, thanks :)

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy the other Prince content and interviews on this channel!

[@lavenderbee3611]

Thank you for this wonderful interview. To me Susan Rogers is a key player in preserving Prince's legacy, she is such a bright light and so knowledgeable. More importantly, she is/was teaching young people at the premier music school in the U.S. and her love for Prince is palpable. What a joy, three hours flew by.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you LB!

[@spencerhen.595]

Hello Lavender! How are you doing today?

[@standoutmusic001]

One of the best Interviews with Susan. Thank you to all.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Very appreciated! Thank you!

[@udeychowdhury2529]

Great great interview, thanks so much

[@johnmoore4714]

I love listening to Susan Rodgers talk about Prince 💜

[@Moneyemusic_unlimited]

Great job on this interview, and a great person to interview, highly interesting from beginning to end!!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you so much :)

[@maxmeyer]

What a gracious, generous, wise and beautiful human being Susan Rogers is. As much as a stellar talent Prince was, he was also extremely fortunate to have her on board to help propel his vision to us all to enjoy forever. To you Bryan & Chris for this: Thank you Thank you Thank you 👏👏👏

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you Funk69!

[@henrinevermind1695]

Priceless🌌🌬EXPRESSING theTIMES working with PRINCE ROGERS NELSON creativeness🤔🗯🎶

[@davidbuhlmann9815]

Thank you all for this great informative interview...Susan, I was so happy to hear that Around The World In A Day is your favorite Album of Prince's, because I love this album more than anything else which is kind of difficult in itself because I love so so much of his work...I will be reading your book shortly and look forward to giving you my thoughts on it...

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnpetrou6]

Amazing job!!!!!! Thank you for this. Made my day!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I have to say also John your posts kinda make my day too! :)

[@hdtv00]

Great job guys and THANK YOU so so much Susan for giving your time and insight.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you so much 😊

[@gavinballin2323]

Thank you for this! 🙏🏼

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

You're so welcome!

[@JohnDoe-oq3wb]

Thank you so much for this interview. Susan is an extraordinary person, very friendly, extremely authentic. Great questions from you guys. Prince and his music changed my life and I‘m trying to show certain people the genius of this original artist. And felt confirmed by many statements of Susan. Once again thank you…all the best from Vienna/Austria

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you John for watching! :)

[@drclarerountree]

Susan never ever ever disappoints. She is a tremendous communicator and has always been so generous in sharing her history wih Prince. I have seen her speak several times, including at Paisley Park!! Great interview!!!!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you so much Clare :)

[@spencerhen.595]

Hi Claire! How are you doing?

[@nrjohnson5800]

I’ve heard many of her interviews. Not much new here for me, but she’s always great and giving! She loves and respects Prince in the manner in which he should be celebrated. Bravo!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

thanks nur ! :)

[@ricklee7732]

Great questions guys. Definitely one of my favourite Susan interviews

[@pauldooley8419]

Amazing insights. A wise woman. The anecdotes about Prince were great, but beyond that she is so perceptive that I could listen to her on any topic. It's a pity that Prince never reached out in the later years. She would have been a great confidant he could trust.

[@patrickyoung9921]

Prince told Oprah that Minnesota is so cold it keeps the bad people out... Good one, Bryan

[@henrinevermind1695]

BIG FACTS about PRINCE ROGERS NELSON 💯% 🥶

[@johnpetrou6]

Brian this is your masterpiece !

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

John, thank you so much!

[@Darkanent]

I could listen to Susan Rogers for hours. Such an eloquent, well spoken, through and intelligent person.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Yes! So true! I really enjoyed talking to her

[@saa9099]

Don't know if you've heard. My favorite prince story, David Z. told and witnessed. One day prince carried his own engineer with him to a studio. And studios have an engineer assigned to the studio. Prince set up the console and said "Don't touch anything ". After a few minutes the engineer in the room moved a tremble a centimeter, prince said on the microphone "Name you have a phone call at reception ". He walked down the long hallway and said "Phone call "? She said "No ". He walked back into the studio, in a couple of minutes he moved the fader a centimeter, prince said "name you have a phone call at reception". He said "ok I see". A young 24 year old was so BOSS. How do you discipline a stranger that is messing with your stuff? And he had to come up with that in a couple of seconds.

[@johnpetrou6]

Thank you again so much!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thanks again!

[@kingzriot976]

Ohhh I can’t wait!!!!

[@paweltopczewski6965]

Thank you for a great interview. Wonderful stories, we are waiting for the next ones

[@vero03112233]

Thank you so much from France for this fantastic interview. I keep listening to it, fascinating. Merci!

[@margi6035]

Listening to Susan, you can understand her awe of prince, the musician, because he had no limits to the experimentation in his music.

[@rianrobinson3832]

He was on the cover of Guitar Player magazine; the host missed that…

[@aamlam]

What a brilliant interview. I have seen her interviewed before, and you two did a great job. OMG to be present for her bringing out a soundboard with Prince’s favorite sounds etc and teasing out the various aspects of music, the way he liked; would be priceless. The estate could make money which it would need, and she should be allowed to promote her book since it too is about listening to music. The question at the end, had me crying, I agree with her, I would like to think he was just done, and ready to go home. Best interview. Loved it.

[@RichardFriendartist]

awesome thank you so much!!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

You're welcome!

[@RichardFriendartist]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar I'm going to be listening to this a few times I think...there's a LOT to learn from!

[@MrTaurrean]

Its so good,When u think u know alot Thrn u hear in great detail,It transports u right there it was like walking through the basement studio.This is how it should be An actual experience with prince Nit from a book or an edit version of an author A person who was there,Recording the great songs,Susan is the most Fantastic and so interesting woman the description just transports u,Great interview But I think give her a word and she transports u Fantastic,Well done my brother Great job.To all the people around the world feel loved and enjoy getting closer to the mighty Prince. Peace and b wild

[@patrickyoung9921]

Thank you, Susan!!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you Patrick!

[@rickstraws92]

Love this!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you Tarik!

[@rshelton119]

Love how Susan is always authentic in her interviews about Prince . As an avid Prince Fam, WELL DONE! 👏🏼👏🏼 I truly enjoyed every minute of this!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you so much Rhonda! It means a lot! :)

[@spencerhen.595]

Hello Rhonda! How are you doing ?

[@saa9099]

Thank you all, great podcast. Thanks Susan for sharing, you have a good orah around you, and a big heart too. Such a pleasant lady to hear talk. And your love for prince is real. Prince's fans do respect you. I've pondered that question many times. "Did prince know what was going on the day he passed"? With your opinion as it is. Why would prince put his clothes on backwards and go into his elevator to pass on all alone? He had to know pictures would be taken and the whole world would see him in that position. I think he had too much pride to let that happen on his way out. Not to mention "Drugs ", As the headlines in the same sentence with his name. Being the last thing people remember him as. It can't be true, that he was willing to go out that way. It just doesn't make sense. I really enjoyed your talk on here. Thank you for your time.

[@jollygreen9377]

Best interview I’ve seen with Susan. Great Job. Appreciate it.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you JG!

[@garfieldharrison510]

It's important for you to get people who inspired Prince. Spike Moss. Prince used to go 2 some place called "The Way" it was like YMCA. But, they set it up for young people in North MPLS. to learn how to hone their musicianship. It was an Arts program. So Susan didn't talk about that. Because, she is oblivious to that part of Prince's history.

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

Totally agree. The Way was such a formative stage of his musical development for sure. I wonder if s he would ever have mentioned it to that era of personnel....? I'm sure just a few years later it would have been spoken about frequently with Sonny T joining the band. I'm actually more curious now about Prince as the latter day man. 2004 onwards. Where he seemed to have matured and become a mentor of sorts to those around him. Personally I've heard from most of the people willing to speak about him when he was a young man. And I find the dichotomy of him as the older man - that doesn't fit the trajectory of what the young man would have made you think he would turn out like - is fascinating.

[@duanetudahl6917]

Thank you for this! Susan is great and her insights are so valuable for everyone who wants to understand Prince. Great interview!

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

Thanks Duane! Coming from you this is high praise. Any time you want to chat with us, we're free.

[@Pearson04]

Always a joy to listen to Susan's insights during her times working with Prince.She is such a knowledgeable, lovely lady and much loved in the Prince community,please pass that on to her if you ever interact with her again.If I had the chance to ask her one question it would be about her experience during the recording of the song God.Great interview hope there is a pt 2 in the future.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

The door was left open for a second discussion :)

[@martinchristensen6690]

Thank you ... great interview

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Our pleasure!

[@margi6035]

He had to be very disciplined and have great work ethic to do all he did.

[@thepurpleladder]

I really enjoyed this interview.....always enjoy Susan's interviews about Prince.....really enjoyed Bryan and Solitary Adventurer questions they asked Susan about Prince.👍👍👍👍👍

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you so much!

[@tonydeltablues]

The anticipation.....now it's here....

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

Hope you enjoy it, Tony. 🙏💜

[@tonydeltablues]

@@thesolitaryadventurerThanks! Watching in blocks around doing the household chores ;-) My wife keeps popping her head round the door...she knows I'm looking at 'Prince stuff' ...

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

@@tonydeltablues 😂

[@shannoncampbell8537]

Great Interview. I would love to see her on a Celebration panel...heck, give her the whole stage😁

[@garfieldharrison510]

This was fantastic . Glad you had the opportunity to have her show up. I've seen her in many other interviews. She keeps his Legacy burning. You asked her about their must've been someone who guided him. Their was a man who Prince was also mentored by. I forgot the name. Once I find the name. I will mention it here. But, the sad day when she and Prince moved on.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you Garfield :) I picked up very quickly by doing reaction videos that Prince would have been a very demanding person to work for (rightfully so as he wanted the best out of everyone) but working under those conditions would take it's toll on anyone after awhile, being at someone's constant beckon call and putting your personal life last.... as it finally got to Susan. I wasn't surprised when she explained to us the end between her and Prince, but they did some great stuff together :)

[@garfieldharrison510]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar Spike Moss was one of his mentors at "The Way". Prince apparently would show up to perfect his craft. Sonný Thompson also went there as well. "THE WAY" was a hub for creative people. Preferably young people. In those days. They needed to have something for the Black youths of North Mpls. They were blocked for a long time in certain locations in Mpls He's still around. Maybe you want to do an interview with him. Because he knew Prince when he was forming who he was.

[@shawnbrisbon9304]

Freaking amazing Bryan! A lot interviews about Prince seem to come from musicians that worked with him. Seeing him thru the engineers eyes was amazing. She went deep on many topics. Thx Brian!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you Shawn! :)

[@dragonballz4998]

Home run bryan! I love susan. It's fun learning new things about Prince especially from qualified eyewitness testimony such as Susan Rogers. Is Peggy McCreary next? Thank you Bryan for doing this. Enjoyed it very much.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you dragon ballz, I wish I could tell you :)

[@zubileegluckgluck]

The contrast between Peggy McCreary's and Susan Rogers' interviews is so stark. Susan obviously has a deep love for Prince and his talent and it really seems like Peggy hates him as a person but really respects his artistry. I could listen to Susan talk about this stuff all day. She's really a special kind of person. I'm so glad I came across these interviews. It's fascinating and inspiring.

[@Grumpywolf3121]

I’m so pleased for you and SA that you got to do this, and Susan was freaking incredible as she always is in interviews. I’ve promised myself I’ll get through this and all the Patreon bonus content this weekend 😆. The parts that I’ve already listened to are stellar, very excited to listen to all of it. Wonderful job, guys!

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

Thanks Mike! 🙏💜 You can we loved it.

[@Grumpywolf3121]

@@thesolitaryadventurer one of my favorite parts, possibly my absolute favorite part of the whole thing, is how absolutely happy you look listening to Susan tell these stories. This is the sort of experience every fan hopes to get. Can’t think of anyone that deserves it more ☺️

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

@@Grumpywolf3121 Thanks, Mike. You wouldn't think it but I'm not a bad poker player... Despite the face that gives my joy away! 😂

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thanks Mike!

[@shiny_dreamer]

Forgot to mention... Susan's work/studies (outside her career with Prince) is so interesting and inspiring. She's been a like a friendly voice who helped me understand the neuroscience of music. It probably helped me better understand my fascination in Prince's music. His emotion always spoke to me, or hit the right notes. I'm truly excited about her book!

[@sspbrazil]

My wife has had both a career and a family, she’s very lucky, Susan is right about that, it’s very hard.

[@swirlingfudge]

Susan is a captivating speaker and thinker.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

She sure is! :)

[@dshawnmarshall3299]

I can listen to her all DAY

[@tonydeltablues]

Gentlemen, Bryan and Chris, just finished watching in its entirety. To you both, and Susan Rogers - thank you!! A very productive and insightful interview: you both asked questions that came from different perspectives and Susan responded in her usual honest and eloquent way. No BS here, no sensationalism and no silly questions (thinking about a lot of the questions generally asked about Prince. So much to digest and think about. I thought you both did a fantastic job (wait, did I already say that) and I get the impression Susan was appreciative of the approach you both took. Will we see another interview with Susan Rogers? Will she take on board some of the ideas suggested to her about Celebration? All fab stuff. Best wishes to you both - and to Susan Rogers. Tony.

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

Fingers crossed we speak to her again at some point. She's endlessly interesting.

[@tonydeltablues]

@@thesolitaryadventurer Agreed. Best T x

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you so much Tony! The door was left open for another one down the road :)

[@rickstraws92]

I believe it was the Bob Bradshaw midi setup. That was popular in the 80’s. I can definitely see why P didn’t want that though.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I assumed it was BB as he was the guy for that at the time, but I didn't ask she didn't want to mention names but he was the first person I thought of too lol..... I've been through the crazy rig stage, now it's just a good amp, a few pedals, a good guitar and my fingers...

[@rickstraws92]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar haha figured as much lol yeah that stuff is cool but knowing what I know about prince and how he played live that wouldn't be a good fit for him. I've seen him change settings in live shows and he loved being able to control (sensing a theme) what his guitar did

[@ericanderson7059]

Congrats on your "retirement " Dr. Rogers now get to work ! Hope there is a book signing somewhere in the Ma , Ct area soon .

[@CainaanDC]

Paydays not until Friday lol This is great stuff

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

That was a pretty funny story lol

[@michelangelo3121]

Panera and Chic Fill Le are the only things close to Paisley Park, but you probably can find something more robust going out bound from PP.

[@purplehouse26]

wow I Adore Susan Rodgers. Pun intended. : ) I will buy her book for sure. I wish I could go to her signing in L.A. but I live in Texas and I have to work LOL

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

That would be pretty cool to meet her at a book signing!

[@purplehouse26]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar dude, I would totally ask her to sign my Purple Rain album. : )

[@gfanarakos]

you know Socrates tales comes from Plato.... its great Suzan is simply a treasure

[@PhantomVid30s]

Great job. I enjoyed the interview. Congratulations that the channel has developed to such a stage that such content is possible. If a part 2 happens it would be interesting to know when was the last time Susan Rogers saw Prince. It would also be interesting to hear her thoughts of Prince's relationship with the Time (Morris, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis). Susan spoke some about Prince working with Shelia E, the Bangels, etc but The Time must have been around too.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Noted for the next one :)

[@cytwc]

I'm a huge Prince fan and I admit that I never thought of him as a guitar player until he released LotusFlow3r. Once I noticed his guitar playing more forward in the mix I realised how good he was.

[@spencerhen.595]

Hello! How are you doing?

[@onesong2001]

Susan asking "can I tell you a story?" is a bit like Prince asking "can I play my guitar?"

[@buddinganarchist]

How did this sweet woman work with Prince! lol. There is somethiing mysterious about what we like. I am now getting into Egyptian pop. South American samba. Prince actually made me more open minded. He taught white folk how to admire soul music and black people in liking rock.

[@lee-fr8oo]

I wonder did Susan Rogers produce crucial from crystal ball album.

[@ROCKNROLLFAN]

The music industry should have awarded Prince as a BILLIONAIRE especially with his hyper creativity and his contribution with the double and triple albums that he put out in his career, let alone the many songs given away to other artists. We will all be dead and gone and they will STILL be putting out albums from the vault for next 100 YEARS.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I totally agree!

[@gifted2at94]

Great channel Bryan, I'm a huge Prince fan and I think you yourself are just a Great guitar player I've actually sought out you playing and was amazed with not only your playing but having a wife as a teacher, Your knowledge and patience skills just shows off your teaching skills as well! If our son whose 6 now ever stops wanting to beat on every pot and pan he sees I know where I'd point him to if he ever picks up a guitar,,! Love the Prince content, can't get enough of it. This Susan Rodgers interview has been one of her best and she seemed to really enjoy the knowledge you both have. Great channel man keep up the Purple deep dives cause they are very much appreciated 🎵🎵🎵 👍

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you so much Free Speech, I really appreciate it :)

[@gfanarakos]

i guess wiki have to set much much much and again much more content concerning his musical abilities and prodigy...Einstein ,Hawking, Tesla, Da Vinci and ..well Prince fits into this category

[@gfanarakos]

Well that said by Suzan about Jackson's furious and eager on Prince completely tells the story that MJ always afraid of "being second" or "inspiration + creativity" whos grasp it first. Prince was alone and unique no musical background or being taught... MJ was unique Prince was unique and much more ...

[@onesong2001]

MJ had quite an unusual opportunity being born into a group. Sure, he had some talent but nothing extraordinary. Many children can sing but are not given such an opportunity. He was surrounded by professionals who wrote his songs and later they would turn his simple ideas into music. When he went solo he spent money like it was going out of fashion on marketing his image. MJ stormed out of the movie premiere of Purple Rain claiming he didn't like the way Prince (the Kid) was treating his girlfriend. The truth is, he got to see Prince perform and tear the place up and without using special effects.

[@ElSoLoOjo2k]

🕊️

[@saa9099]

Bryan, wasn't prince on the cover of Guitar magazine? Am I mistaken?

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

If he was, it was after I stopped religiously collecting them. Definitely not between the mid/late 80's into the early 90s for sure....

[@cheboy]

💜🐾

[@cheboy]

thank U Susan

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you! :)

[@gfanarakos]

prince was alone while MJ had a ton of people around him

[@danielcowan8673]

Who do you reckon the rock star was that Prince blanked? Billy Idol?

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

My suspicion from other things Susan has said about that incident is that it was someone she had worked with earlier on - so one of Crosby, Stills & Nash is my guess. Not cool of Prince whichever way you slice it. Understandable given he was socially awkward at that age but seems to have been unnecessary and impolite.

[@gfanarakos]

i think Prince had ego and everybody does mistakes... he regret making mistakes he stated that, so i think he settled these off but i also think that he had reasons for doing it... He was crystal clear with his music and every aspect of it. Sinnead argues for it but i think he had reasons to that as well...he was an advisor and tried mentoring. How he loved The bangles and how he responded to Sinnead? There are lot of things we wont know for ever as Prince gone but its ok and better this way

[@DJSTOEK]

😷😎

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

She's also smart and a great story teller....

[@buddinganarchist]

I was born in Minn; they are not that liberal lol

[@aamlam]

Hi Susan. Did you ever learn to play an instrument in this music education of yours? I bet you secretly learned to play piano.