Jam & Lewis won't talk to Vlad. They have nothing salacious or sexual to say about Janet, or no gang banger stories, banging or beating women, beating somebody up, whatever ghetto ass stories Vlad likes.
Morris Day and the Time had multiple hits and put on a hell of a stage performance. Between Jerome the Valet with mirror to their dance routines. You dont even see that anymore! A live band signing and dancing on stage. Respect to you Vlad for interviewing people from back in the day. Shows your respect for history!!
I don't know who tops him ? I remember about 5 years ago seeing Morris and the time in concert at the Minnesota state fair and it was free ! Amazing how much talent came out of Minneapolis.
I wanted to be like Morris Day. I wanted those Baggies. I had only one and I wanted some Stacy Adams. The Baggies were the big thing in my hometown Fayetteville, NC. I had every album of The Time. I wanted to be like Morris, Man! I'll talk to you about this a whole Day. The Time was my favorite group in the 80's. He was my hero.
You guys just don't get it do you? Your not woke .... Wake up 🙄 and you'll start reading between the lines of what they are really saying but not saying!! "JUNGLE LOVE"? 😩
That maybe so but remember the starving being broke....that's what it led to...but they Jam & Lewis survived Look at them today!!! Millions jb Some Jungle Love going on today!
Yep that song was a jam, and DIAMONDS ;) Seeing how Prince did Morris Day & The Time (throwing eggs at them on stage, underpaying them), it was a GOOD THING Jam & Lewis left. They would've just been continuously overshadowed by Prince. They also made "Human" for The Human League in 1986 which was a Billboard Number 1 hit the same year Janet's "Control" album was a multimillion seller and Janet's "When I Think of You" was a Number 1 hit.
I remember when Morris Day came to my high school back in the day with Norm Nixon. Too cool!! Thanks Morris for encouraging us to be the best we can be in our future careers!! 😎👍🎯
It wasn't just Jam & Lewis who went on to have smash writing/producing hits after departing Prince's camp. Monte Moir wrote & produced 'Pleasure Principle' by Janet Jackson, & Andre Cymone co-wrote/produced most of Jody Watley's debut album. Dez Dickerson wrote a power ballad CCM hit 'In The Kingdom' by Whitecross too. Prince's disciples have talent.
Monte Moir also produced Thelma Houston's album too along with Jam & Lewis' produced "You Used To Hold Me So Tight" (which was the summer jam of NYC of the 80s).
@Perverted Alchemist Deja was so slept on. I liked the redbone singer. hahahaa Pussy was hairy back then too. Damn it, man I miss/girl you're much too much much/for me to quit "I Missed" by Surface. hahahaha
Prince fired Jam and Lewis for one simple reason.....The Time was more talented than The Revolution. Look at the talent in The Time, it's unreal. Morris Day, Jam and Lewis, Jellybean Johnson, Jesse Johnson, Monte Moir and Jerome Benton on the mirror who went on to be a solid actor.
Jimmy and Terry being fired was the best thing to happen to them. Prince was holding them back from growing and developing into producers. Maybe Prince fired them because he knew they were producing on the side.
The Time Morris, Jimmy Jam, and Terry and the guys all paid there dues! Its hard work behind the scenes!! I was in a band at the time I understand what Morris was coming from!! Prince was something else!! Morris was dressed nice!!
Prince was always thinking ahead. Him writing a song about 1999 in 1980 something was genius. I think his plan was to plant a seed that would serve him later...and it did. The music industry is so fickle. You can be hot and here today and cold and gone tomorrow. My speculation is that Prince may have been uncertain of his future in the industry. But, he also knew that if his career did tank...that when the year 1999 came around, he’d have a chance to be in the spotlight once more. If that was his strategy, it worked! Prince turned out to be a fairly consistent hit maker. The only artist I know that could intentionally try to make a flop and still end up with a hit.
You know officer Vlad always gotta interrogate the witness and try to get exactly what he wants. It's up to the witness to check him and steer where they want to go. No judge to object to, until later.
@@jeffworrill4918 no he's not who else going talk about prince besides him I don't see Vlad calling the revolution or NPG. Or 3rd eye girl or Jesse Johnson to talk about prince let the man talk about his friend. He knows prince better than any of us
Well, these videos often go on for well over 2 hours and Vlad informs them of what they will talk about so I'm sure Morris knew the first few moments of the interview would be Prince heavy. As a matter of fact, there are other videos of Morris promoting his book and those interviews are heavy on Prince material as well. Morris knows people will ask about Prince.
I've Ice Cream Castles, on vinyl. It was one of my first imports, to Australia, whilst I was in High School. Love hearing stories around the album's I loved in my youth.
Get it up, Cool, Girl, The Walk, 777-9311, Gigalos get lonely too, A mans Pride, and of course The Bird & Jungle love but Ice Cream castles along with the rest of the times records are some of the baddest funk records to come out in the 80s. Moriss Day’s 1st Record Daydreaming is a good record too, Fishnets,The title track, Prince and the Time made great music
This is why I keep it in my head that getting fired is NOT ALWAYS are bad thing. Jam & Lewis would have faded into obscurity if they had been loyal to The Time without outside projects!!!!! R&B would have died sooner!!!! Teddy Riley would have stayed as a Hip Hop producer.....LA Reid & Babyface probably would have never became the super producers they are known as legends now. Prince did Urban American music a favour by firing Jam & Lewis. Thank you, belatedly and posthumously.
@@robertharris4996No, your information is wrong!! Jam and Lewis had the song already, and were prepared to put it on their own album, but Janet heard it, and put it on her 'Control' album.
“I’m playing the bad guy, but I didn’t fire Jimmy and Terry. Morris asked me what I would do in his situation. You got to remember, it was his band.” - Prince for Rolling Stone magazine, 1990.
Prince had a Talent for Finding Talented People...kinda like Berry Gordy....Whether He kept them on or not..People come and go..They explorered other options to grow..The Opportunities were available..The Guys by then was building their own Brand...As Freelancers..I don't think They have any regrets..Thet had become so successful..They have such a Great Rep for the Work they have done..People they worked with...With Some Performers fans would only hope those Two Guys could Produce all Those performers Albums...
I remember hearing that song "1999" as a child, and I thought that was some futuristic shit. But "1999" came and went a long time ago!!! We are way passed 1999. Now that song is considered a classic.
Prince was cool to bring all his high school friends into contracts with big recording studios, remember that "to be fired you need to be hired first" just saying.
@@slick1hit control of what? it was their deal, Prince had a deal with them too and he honor that deal, have you hear of a little movie called Purple Rain co-starring The Time? Prince did something good helping them.
@@aaronsoto9100 The fact that Prince didnt allow The Time to produce for other artists outside the group was control. Morris was offered 70,000 to produce Evelyn Champagne Kings album, and when he asked Prince if he could Prince said no. They wasnt even making that much in the group anyway since Prince dame near produced and wrote everything.
@@slick1hit no, is not control, it's a deal, your forgetting that the reason Morris, Jimmy and Terry were on the market as producers was because they were Prince's project, before Prince signed them, no one knew who they were outside of Minneapolis local scene. I mean, what do you expect? Prince created this empire of innovated sound and artists, now he have to give it away before it's pick? Like Bobby Z said, they never look at the complete boat.
Right. Seeing how Prince did Morris Day & The Time (throwing eggs at them on stage, underpaying them), it was a GOOD THING Jam & Lewis left. They would've just been continuously overshadowed by Prince. They also made "Human" for The Human League in 1986 which was a Billboard Number 1 hit the same year Janet's "Control" album was a multimillion seller and Janet's "When I Think of You" was a Number 1 hit.
Old news - I mean, really old news. 😂 Sometimes you have to be. Give an inch in that biz and ur going down. It took him a long time to allow others to help him and contribute to the music. But it was overkill with Morris - who is not really telling all his part, like him he wouldnt show up for work. The scene in Purple Rain where Jerome was standing in the dressing room door taunting the kid - Morris was supposed to be standing next to him. He didnt show up for work, or if he showed up he didnt do anything, or he showed up and didnt stay. Stories are rarely one sided. But still Prince definitely was a control freak. Reminds me of a few folks I know personally. I worked for one too, so I made the choice to leave. They all could have done the same.
And I dont think it was about the spotlight. If it was that he would not have created The Time at all. Hardly anybody knew almost all the music the Time did in their first two albums was written by Prince, and he gave Morris and the Time credit. I didnt hear Morris say that. Maybe he did. He created The Family too He did lots of shows featuring other musicians and he stood back and let them do their thing. At some point he probably was cheap too but he eventually gave away MILLIONS to help others. Always 2 sides.
There’s a documentary that was on TH-cam but it was taken down due to copyrights call “The Original Seven “ which includes Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Both of them said in the documentary that if it weren’t for Prince their careers wouldn’t be nothing because Prince gave them their start with him and yes they were doing things before that. They didn’t like what Prince did but they said nothing bad about Prince in that documentary.
Kirk Williams Exactly! Prince was controlling not just because he was but Prince had a contractual obligation to Warner Bros. at that time so he had to oversee that project.
Right. I think that was on an DVD that accompanied an special version of the O7 CD. That right there, should shut anyone up who complains that Vlad is interviewing Prince through Morris Day. Let's not forget, Morris wrote a lot about Prince in his book.
@@lonnellbivins4787 you right prince gave them their big break into show business the only reason here fired jam and lewis because they were supposed to show up at rehearsal and do a show but got snowed in even though Morris day put the band together but prince still had like rights to them he own the name The Time so when the original members got back together again to do there own thing without prince help ... prince told them that they couldn't use the name The Time they went by the original seven
It great to see morris give history about his childhood friend prince...prince indeed was a great friend because he got them all deals and help make them famous- a true brother salute to the genius and icon Prince
Jam and Lewis got hooked by Clarence Avant and Leon sylvers,prince was insecure and worried about the sound going out,prince treated the time like used up tricks,told them they wouldn't amount to much,etc.. however prince was scared of the monster he created because the 1999 tour he kept them off big cities and they all went on to careers,jam and Lewis great producers, Morris day, Jesse Johnson,Monte moir, Alexander o neal, jellybean Johnson,all had careers
Prince was a control freak he wanted everything to go his way ...he knew not only Rick James was his rival but The Time was his rival as well that's why he did them the way he did ..I guess when prince knew he was living in his last days he wanted peace with them and Morris day ...Morris kinda knew something wasn't right because prince never talked to him like that ..I guess prince was actually telling Morris day his last Goodbye
@@thepromiseman7745 prince came to realize that what is control,means nothing and folks loved and respected him regardless and he wanted to heal old wounds
@@mrmaxxx94 exactly there you go and when Vanity passed away it really kinda got to him to she was trying to reach out to him for help but I guess prince never responded back to her
@@thepromiseman7745 he helped her with medical and prince just like Michael Jackson was a very given brother, however he did unto others as the business did unto him and the way Jesse Johnson spoke on it was real,no matter how talented and gifts prince had,the insecure and distance hurt alot of some of those close to him and he wanted to make amends in the end and that is cool, because folks loved him and supported his vision and gift at various costs
Jam & Lewis also made "Human" for The Human League in 1986 which was a Billboard Number 1 hit the same year Janet's "Control" album was a multimillion seller and the same time Janet's "When I Think of You" was a Number 1 hit, summer '86. So J&L DID fantastically by leaving behind Prince. When Prince was going thru his "SLAVE" TAFKAP battle with Warner Bros, Jam & Lewis were already on their third successful album with Janet. 1993's "janet." album, with "That's The Way Love Goes," "Anytime Anyplace," "If," "You Want This," "Because of Love".
@@peachyqueen7856 Prince had a reputation of terminating band members, and acts who were his protégés, and had worked for him. Prince was a perfectionist! If his creativity wasn't perfected doesn't go the way as he planned it, he'll make immediate changes of his staff until his projects are succeeded.
Good to see Morris! Like so many on the comments. Morris& the Time had hits!!!! Vlad says Jungle Love was his jam. For me The character. Happy Holidays
Smh. Prince was savage! Ironically Jim & Terry produced Janet Jacksons Rhythm Nation and a lot of her music has that Minneapolis/Prince sound. They went over to a Jackson.🤷🏽♀️🤣
That was the best thing Prince could have done. They needed to be fired so that they could become the huge success and legends they are. Thanks Prince or the artist formerly known as
@@chelsearogers1289 Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are around and they say Prince fired them. Google for the article. If three people saying one thing versus one person, I’m going with the three.
@@MysterDoktor I'm quite sure there's a full interview on this but now it's just in parts because Vlad does full interview on anybody but this Here is just in parts because I seen a full interview on the rapper Redman and his interview is like 2 hours long but they have it also in parts .. TH-cam will post the full I'm quite sure they will ...it was another rapper BTW I can't name him right now because I don't listen to his music but he wanted vlad to pay him $1 million for a interview Vlad said he wouldn't give him one dime for a interview
Now Vlad I'm a big Prince fan myself, But I thought the interview would be based more on Morris Day.I know Prince was instrumental in Morris's career ,But I think the focus is more on Prince.Good Interview still.
Vlad is on some late pass shit....talking about 1999 in 1999....u obviously don’t remember when it dropped originally. DMSR was a huge single from that album. There were a gang of hits from that album....and u talking about 1999 the actual year....SMH
Perverted Alchemist nah I wouldn’t say that. Jam and Lewis wasn’t the ones onstage performing and doing those awesome videos. It was them connected with her that made their work so damn good. Jimmy himself will tell you that.
1999, Ice Cream Castles....Jungle Love....classics. Prince was always firing Jimmy J/Terry L....toxic working relationship...I do not know how that duo put out such great music above and beyond The Time with all of this craziness going on.
If “Jungle Love” was “written” all by Prince and “performed” all by Prince. Morris Day essentially was a hired singer. Reciting Princes lyrical template. The damaging evidence is revealed in the latest Prince vault release called “Prince Originals” where prince is performing/singing “Jungle Love” Word for Word. Search “Prince Originals” and look up “Jungle Love” under that album title and see for yourselves, these are all researchable FACTS. That’s why at timestamp 3:45 Vlad says “when you put” *corrects himself* and says “when you first heard jungle love” because “Morris Day” did not write/create the song.
Some of Prince's biggest hits were sang and performed by other artists. The Bangles made Manic Monday a smash hit. Sinead O'Connor had a mega hit with Nothing Compares 2 U. Bonnie Rait dropped a classic with I Can't Make You Love Me. All of those songs were written by Prince.
You know I'm glad that Morris confirmed the truth about the firing of Jam and Lewis... I have heard so many versions of this over the years...you can tell the firing bothered MD at this point! As for the interviewer please please do your homework before you conduct your interviews...not just THIS interview but the majority of your interviews shows that you don't come prepared!
Prince was a Gemini... I've always gotten the vibe that he was quite arrogant with a huge ego and a typical Gemini attitude...BUT I still liked him 😄😄😄
Prince wanted control but he knew The Time was actually his rival band and it was hard for him to compete against them that's why prince and His band the Revolution throw eggs at them why they were on stage during the controversy tour
I remember making out with my first boyfriend to, Sometimes I get lonely. I loved Morris Day and The Time. I know I'm about to get crapped on, but I thought their music on The Graffiti Bridge album was extremely underrated. Love you Morris 💗
My sister met Morris E. day in Mpls, she says he was a gentleman. She metcPrince and said he was an enigma, I saw Jimmy Jam, he had 3 cars on Nicollet.....42nd...jjm1....jjam2 and jjmam3.. ..terry Lewis had the yesterday.....they always waved to me.....i remember
I dont know why folks getting bent out of shape about Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. It WAS eventually good for them but they knew ehat they were doing when they ventured out - thst kinda shit happens all the time. Good for them. Morris was mad because he wasnt consulted. He wasnt the boss and it would have been nice for Prince to TELL him, not ask, but he didnt. And even with that they all tell a different story of how it happened.
Low key Morris and the Time jacked their whole swag from Dr. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND / KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS...but you aint heard that from me 😎
That is 💯 truth,matter of fact Andre cymone say kid Creole and the coconuts on a TV show over in Europe and got inspired,kid Creole had the two white chicks pre Wendy and Lisa,kid Creole and coati mundi were the pre Morris and jerome
I don't really see that. Kid Creole and the ones you mentioned kind of mimicked swing jazz/zoot suits and what not. Morris Day and the Time wore what was popular in the early 80's and that included bright suits., skinny ties, etc They were time appropriate where as the others were going back in time.
Ugh? It seems Vlad referred to the year it being a repeat hit again. Both WB AND Prince released reissue CD singles, with Prince's being the 'New Master' version. There's no need to go 'ugh'.
Most people heard about Prince when he came out with 1999. I had his first album with the banga Soft & Wet. I can’t tell you how much p-na-na from a fews lines from many of his songs I got. To all the ladies I boned when ya’ll wanted love. Sorry I was a dog just chasing the cat. I never lied said I loved them. Neva a playa just a dog. They always thought I’d be sprung if gave they gave me sum. Most times I was like soup nazi NEXT. Lol not js. Yo MD can we please get the frigging laugh & the yes, Man U just have patented it. No one could do it like u and please believe we tried
I am with Morris
Once you get to know a band, all their members and their sound together, you don't really want members to leave or change.
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Perverted Alchemist Yeah...like Y? I understood him doing his solo music but to go under D’Angelo?
IDK...maybe he has a good reason.
Perverted Alchemist Oh...SMH
And it’s a shame because that last album was massive.
Exactly. It's like using basil instead of oregano, you can substitute one for another but you're gonna taste the difference.
Vlad needs to interview Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. They have worked with so many great artists.
Nah. Vlad is not worth Jam & Lewis’ time.
@Perverted Alchemist WOW thanks for telling me about that RBMA interview. Had no idea! Will watch it.
Jam & Lewis won't talk to Vlad. They have nothing salacious or sexual to say about Janet, or no gang banger stories, banging or beating women, beating somebody up, whatever ghetto ass stories Vlad likes.
That's what I'm taking about.
He interviewed Terry a long time ago.
Morris Day and the Time had multiple hits and put on a hell of a stage performance. Between Jerome the Valet with mirror to their dance routines. You dont even see that anymore! A live band signing and dancing on stage. Respect to you Vlad for interviewing people from back in the day. Shows your respect for history!!
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Bruno Mars does.
@@chefalexander334 ... Watch the bands from the 70s and 80s. Bruno Mars' band can't compare. And he's the only one nowadays.
@@areguapiri that's all I was saying..hes the only one...no comparison but THE ONLY ONE!!
Aldeb 456 AMEN!!!!!! 💜
Morris is literally one of the coolest cats on the planet...
Absolutely 👍🏽
More like coolest in the business Morris carried that image for years
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I don't know who tops him ? I remember about 5 years ago seeing Morris and the time in concert at the Minnesota state fair and it was free ! Amazing how much talent came out of Minneapolis.
Factual
How many people remember *_MORRIS DAY?_*
Morris Day AND The Time.
I do my mom had every album literally
I wanted to be like Morris Day. I wanted those Baggies. I had only one and I wanted some Stacy Adams. The Baggies were the big thing in my hometown Fayetteville, NC. I had every album of The Time. I wanted to be like Morris, Man! I'll talk to you about this a whole Day. The Time was my favorite group in the 80's. He was my hero.
You say it like it's hard to remember him. He's a living legend.
@@Ms9mmBeretta I was just sharing my childhood experience appreciating THE TIME and how iconic they were. Thank you.
Sounds like the best thing that ever happened to Jam & Lewis
You guys just don't get it do you? Your not woke .... Wake up 🙄 and you'll start reading between the lines of what they are really saying but not saying!! "JUNGLE LOVE"? 😩
One door closed and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis were born..❤️🎹🎼🎶🎚️🎚️🎚️🎚️💪🏾💪🏾Two of Baddest Producers Everrr!!💯💯💯💯
That maybe so but remember the starving being broke....that's what it led to...but they Jam & Lewis survived
Look at them today!!! Millions jb
Some Jungle Love going on today!
They just skipped over What Time Is It? " 777-9311", "The Walk", and "Gigolos Get Lonely Too" were smashes as well.
777-9311 is one of the funkiest songs ever made. To me, it’s their defining song.
No doubt
@@stonedog23 Agree 💯 "777-9311 was the shit !!! 'Jungle Love' was dope, but "777"... shee ! ✌
It's cool and the bird fucking smashe,s
All Vlad wanted to talk about is Prince
"Making Love In The Rain" by Herb Alpert is a classic. Jam and Lewis created magic.
I absolutely love that song....one of my favorite songs of all time❤❤
That has been my jam for over 30 years.
Yep that song was a jam, and DIAMONDS ;) Seeing how Prince did Morris Day & The Time (throwing eggs at them on stage, underpaying them), it was a GOOD THING Jam & Lewis left. They would've just been continuously overshadowed by Prince. They also made "Human" for The Human League in 1986 which was a Billboard Number 1 hit the same year Janet's "Control" album was a multimillion seller and Janet's "When I Think of You" was a Number 1 hit.
Keep Your Eye on Me is my Favorite Album !!!
Agreed
This is one of the most important interviews in the history of music! 👍🏽
I remember when Morris Day came to my high school back in the day with Norm Nixon. Too cool!!
Thanks Morris for encouraging us to be the best we can be in our future careers!! 😎👍🎯
It wasn't just Jam & Lewis who went on to have smash writing/producing hits after departing Prince's camp. Monte Moir wrote & produced 'Pleasure Principle' by Janet Jackson, & Andre Cymone co-wrote/produced most of Jody Watley's debut album. Dez Dickerson wrote a power ballad CCM hit 'In The Kingdom' by Whitecross too. Prince's disciples have talent.
Big music facts
With respect to Prince; they had talent on their own. All these guys were in their own bands before Tine.
Monte Moir also produced Thelma Houston's album too along with Jam & Lewis' produced "You Used To Hold Me So Tight" (which was the summer jam of NYC of the 80s).
@Ricky WHOA FUCK WHOA. That's a slap in the face to Teddy Riley!!!!! Teddy Riley created the New Jack Swing.
@Perverted Alchemist Deja was so slept on. I liked the redbone singer. hahahaa Pussy was hairy back then too. Damn it, man I miss/girl you're much too much much/for me to quit "I Missed" by Surface. hahahaha
Prince fired Jam and Lewis for one simple reason.....The Time was more talented than The Revolution. Look at the talent in The Time, it's unreal. Morris Day, Jam and Lewis, Jellybean Johnson, Jesse Johnson, Monte Moir and Jerome Benton on the mirror who went on to be a solid actor.
False how can they be more talented when prince created all the music. They were a band that just played the music prince created
Jimmy and Terry being fired was the best thing to happen to them. Prince was holding them back from growing and developing into producers. Maybe Prince fired them because he knew they were producing on the side.
Morris Day is CO-ORDINATING with that Jacket🧥.
YOU GOTS TO COORDINATE
(John Whitherspoon voice)🤣
Dat ol skool buccaneers orange Iz bangn.....
😂😂😂😂😂
The Time Morris, Jimmy Jam, and Terry and the guys all paid there dues! Its hard work behind the scenes!! I was in a band at the time I understand what Morris was coming from!! Prince was something else!! Morris was dressed nice!!
Prince was always thinking ahead.
Him writing a song about 1999 in 1980 something was genius. I think his plan was to plant a seed that would serve him later...and it did.
The music industry is so fickle.
You can be hot and here today and cold and gone tomorrow.
My speculation is that Prince may have been uncertain of his future in the industry. But, he also knew that if his career did tank...that when the year 1999 came around, he’d have a chance to be in the spotlight once more. If that was his strategy, it worked!
Prince turned out to be a fairly consistent hit maker. The only artist I know that could intentionally try to make a flop and still end up with a hit.
RIP Prince and Respect to Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis...But I thought this was a Morris Day interview
This is just the beginning.
Be fair, Morris talks a lot about Prince in his book.
It all goes together, it's like interviewing Jermaine and not asking about Michael, you cant
These are HIS memories
Is this a Morris Day interview or a "tell me about Prince" interview?
You know officer Vlad always gotta interrogate the witness and try to get exactly what he wants. It's up to the witness to check him and steer where they want to go. No judge to object to, until later.
Exactly what I was thinking. Vlad messing up this interview bad.
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thinking the same thing
@@jeffworrill4918 no he's not who else going talk about prince besides him I don't see Vlad calling the revolution or NPG. Or 3rd eye girl or Jesse Johnson to talk about prince let the man talk about his friend. He knows prince better than any of us
Well, these videos often go on for well over 2 hours and Vlad informs them of what they will talk about so I'm sure Morris knew the first few moments of the interview would be Prince heavy. As a matter of fact, there are other videos of Morris promoting his book and those interviews are heavy on Prince material as well. Morris knows people will ask about Prince.
Morris Day is still "Damn Fine"💞😍
I've Ice Cream Castles, on vinyl. It was one of my first imports, to Australia, whilst I was in High School. Love hearing stories around the album's I loved in my youth.
Get it up, Cool, Girl, The Walk, 777-9311, Gigalos get lonely too, A mans Pride, and of course The Bird & Jungle love but Ice Cream castles along with the rest of the times records are some of the baddest funk records to come out in the 80s. Moriss Day’s 1st Record Daydreaming is a good record too, Fishnets,The title track, Prince and the Time made great music
I like Girl that was so smooth
@@kkristian8350 Morris comes into his own as a singer in that song
I remember Morris Day and love him and the Time. I wish the interviewer would’ve asked more about Morris and Princes development of songs.
"Get It Up" was my jam
Real talk tho 💯 it had that sexy baseline💖
Great interview.
This is why I keep it in my head that getting fired is NOT ALWAYS are bad thing. Jam & Lewis would have faded into obscurity if they had been loyal to The Time without outside projects!!!!! R&B would have died sooner!!!! Teddy Riley would have stayed as a Hip Hop producer.....LA Reid & Babyface probably would have never became the super producers they are known as legends now. Prince did Urban American music a favour by firing Jam & Lewis. Thank you, belatedly and posthumously.
Thanks to this we got one of my all time favourite records. Hearsay by Alexander O Neal. A masterpiece.
We the people of music is thankful to prince for firing jam n Lewis
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They didn't fall out that bad I mean prince did give them what have you done for me lately for Janet
@@robertharris4996No, your information is wrong!! Jam and Lewis had the song already, and were prepared to put it on their own album, but Janet heard it, and put it on her 'Control' album.
@@shamondavis406 so you know better than prince himself then
@@robertharris4996 🤷
I'm glad Monte Moir left, if he didn't leave I wouldn't have my favorite song Janet Jackson's Pleasure Principle.
“I’m playing the bad guy, but I didn’t fire Jimmy and Terry. Morris asked me what I would do in his situation. You got to remember, it was his band.” - Prince for Rolling Stone magazine, 1990.
Underrated singer & a tru showmanship when he performs
Jungle Love is STILL a dope ass record! That Jesse Johnson guitar solo was the icing on the cake.
IT really was Jesse's song.
Prince had a Talent for Finding Talented People...kinda like Berry Gordy....Whether He kept them on or not..People come and go..They explorered other options to grow..The Opportunities were available..The Guys by then was building their own Brand...As Freelancers..I don't think They have any regrets..Thet had become so successful..They have such a Great Rep for the Work they have done..People they worked with...With Some Performers fans would only hope those Two Guys could Produce all Those performers Albums...
I remember hearing that song "1999" as a child, and I thought that was some futuristic shit.
But "1999" came and went a long time ago!!! We are way passed 1999. Now that song is considered a classic.
THAT WAS A BRILLIANT IDEA 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Prince was cool to bring all his high school friends into contracts with big recording studios, remember that "to be fired you need to be hired first" just saying.
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Ehh, they had no control. They couldnt even produce for other artist outside of the band.
@@slick1hit control of what? it was their deal, Prince had a deal with them too and he honor that deal, have you hear of a little movie called Purple Rain co-starring The Time? Prince did something good helping them.
@@aaronsoto9100 The fact that Prince didnt allow The Time to produce for other artists outside the group was control. Morris was offered 70,000 to produce Evelyn Champagne Kings album, and when he asked Prince if he could Prince said no. They wasnt even making that much in the group anyway since Prince dame near produced and wrote everything.
@@slick1hit no, is not control, it's a deal, your forgetting that the reason Morris, Jimmy and Terry were on the market as producers was because they were Prince's project, before Prince signed them, no one knew who they were outside of Minneapolis local scene. I mean, what do you expect? Prince created this empire of innovated sound and artists, now he have to give it away before it's pick? Like Bobby Z said, they never look at the complete boat.
The Time played behind a curtain for Vanity 6 at concerts
Yep during the 1999 tour I remember that I was at one of their shows when they came to my town
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@@kenndirtyyhitzfromdavault2036 Yo why do keep sending me this?
@Tony West smfh
@Tony West 😂😂😂😂
The Time, "Everybody walk your body..." Us old school know that and "Cool" were the best songs.
MORRIS AND HIS CUTE FRECKLES, WE ALL LOVED HIM
AND WHAT EVER HE SANG .
Where's _JEROME?_
Working at FedEx in Colorado
In his Skin 😜😜😆😆😆😜😜
Underrated reply.
Ohhhoooweeoohhhwweeooohhh
@@nodayoff1000 Is he really working at the FedEx or are you making a joke?
So basically Prince was a control freak and didnt want the spotlight on nobody but him.
Right. Seeing how Prince did Morris Day & The Time (throwing eggs at them on stage, underpaying them), it was a GOOD THING Jam & Lewis left. They would've just been continuously overshadowed by Prince. They also made "Human" for The Human League in 1986 which was a Billboard Number 1 hit the same year Janet's "Control" album was a multimillion seller and Janet's "When I Think of You" was a Number 1 hit.
Old news - I mean, really old news. 😂 Sometimes you have to be. Give an inch in that biz and ur going down. It took him a long time to allow others to help him and contribute to the music. But it was overkill with Morris - who is not really telling all his part, like him he wouldnt show up for work. The scene in Purple Rain where Jerome was standing in the dressing room door taunting the kid - Morris was supposed to be standing next to him. He didnt show up for work, or if he showed up he didnt do anything, or he showed up and didnt stay. Stories are rarely one sided. But still Prince definitely was a control freak. Reminds me of a few folks I know personally. I worked for one too, so I made the choice to leave. They all could have done the same.
And I dont think it was about the spotlight. If it was that he would not have created The Time at all. Hardly anybody knew almost all the music the Time did in their first two albums was written by Prince, and he gave Morris and the Time credit. I didnt hear Morris say that. Maybe he did. He created The Family too
He did lots of shows featuring other musicians and he stood back and let them do their thing. At some point he probably was cheap too but he eventually gave away MILLIONS to help others. Always 2 sides.
There’s a documentary that was on TH-cam but it was taken down due to copyrights call “The Original Seven “ which includes Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
Both of them said in the documentary that if it weren’t for Prince their careers wouldn’t be nothing because Prince gave them their start with him and yes they were doing things before that. They didn’t like what Prince did but they said nothing bad about Prince in that documentary.
In his press statement after Prince died Morris said "Prince introduced me 2 u!!!!" He knows he owes his career to Prince and is grateful for him.
Kirk Williams Exactly! Prince was controlling not just because he was but Prince had a contractual obligation to Warner Bros. at that time so he had to oversee that project.
Right. I think that was on an DVD that accompanied an special version of the O7 CD. That right there, should shut anyone up who complains that Vlad is interviewing Prince through Morris Day. Let's not forget, Morris wrote a lot about Prince in his book.
@@lonnellbivins4787 you right prince gave them their big break into show business the only reason here fired jam and lewis because they were supposed to show up at rehearsal and do a show but got snowed in even though Morris day put the band together but prince still had like rights to them he own the name The Time so when the original members got back together again to do there own thing without prince help ... prince told them that they couldn't use the name The Time they went by the original seven
Come on VLAD.....DROP the whole DAMN VID!!! SALUTE Morris Day. LEGEND
So every clip we’re going to talk Prince?? How about some questions to Morris Day about Morris Day Vlad!
Such as what
Everything about his career revolved around Prince in some way
@@NoSpinster0909 He left Prince 30+ years ago to pursue a solo career.
@@rockssolid7471 and he writes a book about Prince now
@@NoSpinster0909 Guess his solo career wasn't much to write about.
'Dont wait 4 me" was 1 of the coldest player songs of all time
It great to see morris give history about his childhood friend prince...prince indeed was a great friend because he got them all deals and help make them famous- a true brother salute to the genius and icon Prince
Please introduce Jesse Johnson
The Time was always Dope !!!❤️💘
Jam and Lewis got hooked by Clarence Avant and Leon sylvers,prince was insecure and worried about the sound going out,prince treated the time like used up tricks,told them they wouldn't amount to much,etc.. however prince was scared of the monster he created because the 1999 tour he kept them off big cities and they all went on to careers,jam and Lewis great producers, Morris day, Jesse Johnson,Monte moir, Alexander o neal, jellybean Johnson,all had careers
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Prince was a control freak he wanted everything to go his way ...he knew not only Rick James was his rival but The Time was his rival as well that's why he did them the way he did ..I guess when prince knew he was living in his last days he wanted peace with them and Morris day ...Morris kinda knew something wasn't right because prince never talked to him like that ..I guess prince was actually telling Morris day his last Goodbye
@@thepromiseman7745 prince came to realize that what is control,means nothing and folks loved and respected him regardless and he wanted to heal old wounds
@@mrmaxxx94 exactly there you go and when Vanity passed away it really kinda got to him to she was trying to reach out to him for help but I guess prince never responded back to her
@@thepromiseman7745 he helped her with medical and prince just like Michael Jackson was a very given brother, however he did unto others as the business did unto him and the way Jesse Johnson spoke on it was real,no matter how talented and gifts prince had,the insecure and distance hurt alot of some of those close to him and he wanted to make amends in the end and that is cool, because folks loved him and supported his vision and gift at various costs
Jam & Lewis also made "Human" for The Human League in 1986 which was a Billboard Number 1 hit the same year Janet's "Control" album was a multimillion seller and the same time Janet's "When I Think of You" was a Number 1 hit, summer '86. So J&L DID fantastically by leaving behind Prince. When Prince was going thru his "SLAVE" TAFKAP battle with Warner Bros, Jam & Lewis were already on their third successful album with Janet. 1993's "janet." album, with "That's The Way Love Goes," "Anytime Anyplace," "If," "You Want This," "Because of Love".
Jam and Lewis were having crazy success when Prince was struggling. Firing them was the best thing he did for them.
@@peachyqueen7856 Prince had a reputation of terminating band members, and acts who were his protégés, and had worked for him. Prince was a perfectionist! If his creativity wasn't perfected doesn't go the way as he planned it, he'll make immediate changes of his staff until his projects are succeeded.
Jimmy and Terry owned the 80s
Is it just me or is vlad trying to interview prince through Morris Day?
Morris did write a book about him a and Prince
Is there anything you can do about that? NO. Think, Morris tells many a story about Prince in HIS BOOK.
Modern Aire no there isn’t. And that’s fine. This isn’t his book though.
Life Is Beautiful! California they don’t get paid for these. Vlad has said so many times. Exposure yes.
In the movie they also did Jungle Love live, why didn’t they put that on the album as well?
I used to love when Koko B. Ware's theme was The Bird.
Yeah, it's funny that nobody ever talks about that, lol. I wonder if Morris ever got paid off of that???
Brandon Page depends on if he owned the publishing or not. In most cases, the label does.
Good to see Morris! Like so many on the comments. Morris& the Time had hits!!!! Vlad says Jungle Love was his jam. For me The character. Happy Holidays
Smh. Prince was savage! Ironically Jim & Terry produced Janet Jacksons Rhythm Nation and a lot of her music has that Minneapolis/Prince sound. They went over to a Jackson.🤷🏽♀️🤣
That was the best thing Prince could have done.
They needed to be fired so that they could become the huge success and legends they are.
Thanks Prince or the artist formerly known as
I like what Terry Lewis said "Prince didn't fire us He freed us"
To be fired you need to be hired first...just saying.
Prince said in an interview with Larry King that Morris fired Jam and Lewis. I believe it went down like Morris said.
Prince is not here to speak for himself anymore. Deep down, Morris is is hating on Prince.
@@chelsearogers1289 Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are around and they say Prince fired them. Google for the article. If three people saying one thing versus one person, I’m going with the three.
Why are all of his segments so shorts?
More views, more $$$. Pretty simple!!
No there's actually a full interview but TH-cam is cutting it in parts
@@MysterDoktor I'm quite sure there's a full interview on this but now it's just in parts because Vlad does full interview on anybody but this Here is just in parts because I seen a full interview on the rapper Redman and his interview is like 2 hours long but they have it also in parts .. TH-cam will post the full I'm quite sure they will ...it was another rapper BTW I can't name him right now because I don't listen to his music but he wanted vlad to pay him $1 million for a interview Vlad said he wouldn't give him one dime for a interview
SmackItUp-FlipIt-RubItDown TH-cam viewers have short -attention spans. After 10 minutes, they get bored and their minds waunder elsewhere.
He was talked into being lead singer after Alexander O’Neil was let go. He wanted to stay the drummer
And that opens a door for Jelly Bean Johnson as the drummer
Now Vlad I'm a big Prince fan myself, But I thought the interview would be based more on Morris Day.I know Prince was instrumental in Morris's career ,But I think the focus is more on Prince.Good Interview still.
I need to hear the studio version of "The Bird."
Things happen. They all went on to do great things
1:51 Morris day just hit you guys with a gem and you guys didn’t even realize it… the proximity of djglads office..
Man I feel like a crackhead and can't wait for the next part of this interview to get my fix !
Got to love Morris..😁❤️
Vlad is on some late pass shit....talking about 1999 in 1999....u obviously don’t remember when it dropped originally. DMSR was a huge single from that album. There were a gang of hits from that album....and u talking about 1999 the actual year....SMH
So true...my all time favorite Prince song came off of 1999(FREE).
@@elwin38 his most underrated brilliant song!!!
Culture vultures are just in it for the money
lol come on bro give Vlad a pass this is alot of work putting this stuff together, sometimes he slips but its cool.
and whats your point?
If someone gave me an opportunity to be a star with their direction, I'd take that chance, and Morris did and became an Icon.
Glad they did get fired. Wouldn't have Janet Jackson
Not to mention all the Alex o Neal, Cherrelle, SOS Band, Human League, New Edition, Force MDs, Sounds of Blackness
And so forth
Perverted Alchemist nah I wouldn’t say that. Jam and Lewis wasn’t the ones onstage performing and doing those awesome videos. It was them connected with her that made their work so damn good. Jimmy himself will tell you that.
*'Fishnets'* is my most favorite of his. *FANTASTIC* song!
athews1976 yeeeeees!
Ok, so is there a Mastered version of The Bird(studio version) out there?
1999, Ice Cream Castles....Jungle Love....classics. Prince was always firing Jimmy J/Terry L....toxic working relationship...I do not know how that duo put out such great music above and beyond The Time with all of this craziness going on.
If “Jungle Love” was “written” all by Prince and “performed” all by Prince. Morris Day essentially was a hired singer. Reciting Princes lyrical template. The damaging evidence is revealed in the latest Prince vault release called “Prince Originals” where prince is performing/singing “Jungle Love” Word for Word.
Search “Prince Originals” and look up “Jungle Love” under that album title and see for yourselves, these are all researchable FACTS. That’s why at timestamp 3:45 Vlad says “when you put” *corrects himself* and says “when you first heard jungle love” because “Morris Day” did not write/create the song.
TooCool2Khan FACTS!!!!
Some of Prince's biggest hits were sang and performed by other artists. The Bangles made Manic Monday a smash hit. Sinead O'Connor had a mega hit with Nothing Compares 2 U. Bonnie Rait dropped a classic with I Can't Make You Love Me. All of those songs were written by Prince.
Kory Green Precisely’ meaning he retained writers credit. Countless royalties rolling in from publishing.
@Perverted Alchemist Oh snap, learn something new everyday. Thanks. I'll check it out.
Prince ripped off a lot of people. Look it up
Trey Deee ain't fooling anybody. This is him! 🤔
GQ version of Tray LOL
LMAO
You know I'm glad that Morris confirmed the truth about the firing of Jam and Lewis... I have heard so many versions of this over the years...you can tell the firing bothered MD at this point! As for the interviewer please please do your homework before you conduct your interviews...not just THIS interview but the majority of your interviews shows that you don't come prepared!
Cool, is my favorite all-time no pun intended, The Time song!
THOSE TWO GUYS TOOK ALL THEY LEARNED FROM PRINCE ,
AND ROLLED WITH IT.
PROMOTION BY ASSOCIATION.!!!!!
Prince was a Gemini...
I've always gotten the vibe that he was quite arrogant with a huge ego and a typical Gemini attitude...BUT I still liked him 😄😄😄
Astrologically, Prince's Pluto in Leo on the midheaven made him a control freak. Not having gemini in the 7th house.
Prince know what he was doing. Had he kept them they may have not blown up the way they did.
Prince wanted control but he knew The Time was actually his rival band and it was hard for him to compete against them that's why prince and His band the Revolution throw eggs at them why they were on stage during the controversy tour
No he didnt. I love Prince, but he didnt know Jam and Terry was going to be big when he fired him, Prince was just being Prince.
I think he knew they were going to be big....he could listen and tell...he knew from the jump.
@@slick1hit prince is prince 🤣🤣🤣
I wish morris would be honest prince left it up to him ( morris ) & morris said to fire them . Prince shielded him
I remember making out with my first boyfriend to, Sometimes I get lonely. I loved Morris Day and The Time. I know I'm about to get crapped on, but I thought their music on The Graffiti Bridge album was extremely underrated. Love you Morris 💗
"What's the password" 😂😂😂
What's the password onion head 😆😆😆
@@thepromiseman7745 😂😂😂
@@Twan1985 Morris day got it
Jermone I got it
Morris day get it right
Jerome. What
What
My sister met Morris E. day in Mpls, she says he was a gentleman. She metcPrince and said he was an enigma, I saw Jimmy Jam, he had 3 cars on Nicollet.....42nd...jjm1....jjam2 and jjmam3.. ..terry Lewis had the yesterday.....they always waved to me.....i remember
Vlad is interviewing Morris Day, but for some reason all i hear is "Tell me about Prince" since part 1
I think Vlad has read Morris's book.... And they want you too buy it as well
Where Jerome at?
Yes...Jungle Love is tha 💣
Where's the studio version?
I LOVE that album Ice Cream Castle. My favorite track was Chili Sauce.
I dont know why folks getting bent out of shape about Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. It WAS eventually good for them but they knew ehat they were doing when they ventured out - thst kinda shit happens all the time. Good for them. Morris was mad because he wasnt consulted. He wasnt the boss and it would have been nice for Prince to TELL him, not ask, but he didnt. And even with that they all tell a different story of how it happened.
My favorite Tine song, “Get it up”, really loved that first album.
Gigalo and Fishnets are two of my all time favs too. I have those vinyls original sleeve and all
Low key Morris and the Time jacked their whole swag from Dr. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND / KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS...but you aint heard that from me 😎
The Baggies were the Big thing.
Omg kid creole and the coconut man I like those cats and don't forget Cab calloway
@@thepromiseman7745
Yes! The godfather of it all 👍
That is 💯 truth,matter of fact Andre cymone say kid Creole and the coconuts on a TV show over in Europe and got inspired,kid Creole had the two white chicks pre Wendy and Lisa,kid Creole and coati mundi were the pre Morris and jerome
I don't really see that. Kid Creole and the ones you mentioned kind of mimicked swing jazz/zoot suits and what not. Morris Day and the Time wore what was popular in the early 80's and that included bright suits., skinny ties, etc They were time appropriate where as the others were going back in time.
WHAT TIME IS IT
Vlad know he was around when 1999 dropped the first time
MJ the better entertainer
Prince the better musician
What about Jerome?
Have you heard it's a brand new dance called The Bird. I miss those days
Vlod's point of reference for "1999" is 17 years after the song came out. Ugh.
Ugh? It seems Vlad referred to the year it being a repeat hit again. Both WB AND Prince released reissue CD singles, with Prince's being the 'New Master' version. There's no need to go 'ugh'.
THAT’s RIGHT ‼️👍🏾✊🏾
Most people heard about Prince when he came out with 1999. I had his first album with the banga Soft & Wet. I can’t tell you how much p-na-na from a fews lines from many of his songs I got. To all the ladies I boned when ya’ll wanted love. Sorry I was a dog just chasing the cat. I never lied said I loved them. Neva a playa just a dog. They always thought I’d be sprung if gave they gave me sum. Most times I was like soup nazi NEXT. Lol not js. Yo MD can we please get the frigging laugh & the yes, Man U just have patented it. No one could do it like u and please believe we tried
Good see Morris up close and personal..
Get it up!