When doves cry. He was a virtuoso on keyboard, drums, guitar, and a master of funk, rock, r b, and pop. His music even blended genres. Joining us to discuss the artist that shaped his career his way, from billboard magazine Gail Mitchell, and cultural critic sasha frerejones. Let me start with you, gail. You spoke to prince, you talk to him and interviewed him. What did you learn about him . Gail mitchell i learned, this was three years ago, 2013, he was a regular guy. I think he enjoyed hiding a bit behind that mysteriousness. When you got the chance, everyone i would talk to, the first question i would ask is, does he talk . They say, he will talk your ear off. He certainly did. He talked about business and things he wanted do down the road. Jeff glor but he didnt want the interviews recorded. Gail mitchell i remember emailing his manager at time saying, can i please bring in my tape recorder, i will stay at the park, i will transcribe the interview there, he can burn after i do it.
Yes, i was a child of the 80s and 90s, i was going to bed like so many people, going through as many finds, henry and i and jamming out. Prince, that was prince, all these songs. I was sort of young. I didnt even know. You cannot believe how many became the sound track. I went into the park this morning, prince is on all of the itunes things. I played and went through song after song. I was running, i saw someone running the other way, i heard 1999. I thought oh, my gosh, theyre singing it going the other way. Said on the metro subway home, theres wifi. I am like youre on the subway . We can talk . So bizarre. Everybody, he looked around, so many people were watching a Youtube Video or listening to some of his music. It was such shocking news that most of us learned about yesterday afternoon. This is a statement from his publicist. It is with profound sadness that i am confirming the legendary iconic performer prince Rogers Nelson has died at his paisley park residence this morning at
Bret stephens. The region is in turmoil from its own internal screw up and we cant fix it from the outsize. Obama is trying to cauterize the damage and not let the middle east problem inspect the entire world. Jeff remembrance of prince and a look at u. S. Foreign policy when we continue rose funding for charlie rose has been provided by the following and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Jeff good evening, im jeff gloar fill in charlie rose who is traveling this evening. Legendary singer music right and legendary pop icon prince. He forever changed the pleuks landscape. He won seven Grammy Awards and won five number one songs including little red corvette, 1999 and when disofers cry. He was a wildly prolific songwriter, vert cho so on guitars, keyboards and guitars, funk, rock, rnb and pop. His music defied genres. Joining from los angeles
Bret stephens. The region is in turmoil from its own internal screw up and we cant fix it from the outsize. Obama is trying to cauterize the damage and not let the middle east problem inspect the entire world. Jeff remembrance of prince and a look at u. S. Foreign policy when we continue rose funding for charlie rose has been provided by the following and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and Information Services worldwide. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Jeff good evening, im jeff gloar fill in charlie rose who is traveling this evening. Legendary singer music right and legendary pop icon prince. He forever changed the pleuks landscape. He won seven Grammy Awards and won five number one songs including little red corvette, 1999 and when disofers cry. He was a wildly prolific songwriter, vert cho so on guitars, keyboards and guitars, funk, rock, rnb and pop. His music defied genres. Joining from los angeles
Dont you love it . He has those songs when you hear one puts you in exactly at a place, exactly at a time. They talk about the sound track of your youth. Yes, i was a child of the 80s and 90s, i was going to bed like so many people, going through as many finds, henry and i and jamming out. Prince, that was prince, all these songs. I was sort of young. I didnt even know. You cannot believe how many became the sound track. I went into the park this morning, prince is on all of the itunes things. I played and went through song after song. I was running, i saw someone running the other way, i heard 1999. I thought oh, my gosh, theyre singing it going the other way. Said on the metro subway home, theres wifi. I am like youre on the subway . We can talk . So bizarre. Many people were watching a Youtube Video or listening to some of his music. It was such shocking news that most of us learned about yesterday afternoon. This is a statement from his publicist. It is with profound sadness that i