Interview with Phyllis Hyman and Lonnie Liston Smith on BET Part Two
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- Part two of an interview on BET's Videosoul. Phyllis and Lonnie were promoting a song they did together called Obsession. As far as I can tell no one has posted this yet on youtube. I may be wrong of course.
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Video Soul! Donnie Simpson! Oh brings back great memories. Wish Ms. Hyman was still with us. The best vocalist ever.
The message she said about the industry then is as relevant to now!!
Agreed. Mama spoke truth! ❤
Right especially today's music industry isn't shii vs back then you got to really know how to SANG and rap too
👑 Phyllis Hyman was so On Point about the music industry that it is prophetic. I can definitely understand how constantly fighting against the BS would break your spirit.
Not entirely. There's some truth to what said but her music got repetitive which is why people stop buying it....
I am in awe as to how insightful Phyllis was about the music industry. I think that her being outspoken and not selling out was the reason that she had such a hard time getting support she needed to be mega super star that she was. five years with no album released and she could pack night clubs and sell out concerts she had to be so strong for so long. Its no wonder she was tired. I'm still listening to her music and rebuying the cds as I wear them out. 20 years and she is still my favorite singer. Adele.... doesn't get it for me. Phyllis is the original queen of pain.
I met her as young teen very beautiful person
All of this ,. And she would not lay down and kiss Clive or the elites ass bc she was a strong willed woman who wouldn’t let anyone in the industry walk over her and they Hated her for it 😭🙏🏾💜🕊 RIP to the greatest
Back when BET had substance.....
She is and gifted and chosen, I did believe in her gifted voice of singing, model, and actress, We all miss her so much and Rest in Peace, Miss Phyllis Hyman , love you so much,
3:21 she got real personal and kept it g . I feel so bad about how the music industry treated her smh . Her talent definitely deserved better .
Such a beautiful voice. Phyllis is truly missed. RIP
Preach Phyllis....She was telin the absolute truth...if she were alive today she would really be pissed at the way things are in the industry...and she said the masterpiece that is the Prime Of My life was a year old but they had'nt released it yet..Wow!
She told the truth about the artists that have no talent.
You da man. Love this. Had seen parts but not the entire interview.
I can't understand why BET won't do a Phyllis Hyman tribute special. They had such a close and long relationship.
Thanks for posting.
RIP Beautiful Lady
Phyllis Hyman sho nuff kept it 💯 She is so loved and missed in this music industry. RHIP🙏
Ahh Phyllis... i miss you your smile & of course your unique flare... that voice your music PERIOD! R.I.P. your fan base misses you BIG TIME! Im sure you are rockin with Minnie & those other Angels that have left us!
I really appreciate all your comments! Truly, I thank you!
Really miss VideoSoul & also JazzVisions on BET, & another show called GrownFolk's Music, wow, thanks much for sweet trip down memory lane with two Truly All Time Greats...
Miss Ms. Phyllis sooo much👸🏽🖤💯
She was so beautiful dam
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! :-)
I love and miss this woman's talent so much, this interview was so touching... Thank you, again, for posting this!
Damn what happened to video soul and the shows like it. Everything has gone DOWNHILL BIGTIME. Depressing.
wow...just so unreal she'z been gone for so long.. i loved her business ethicz though. if she didnt like the way something was done, she stood her ground and let em know she wasnt doin it that way..very powerful, sultry, soulful voice.. very much missd.. R.I.P. Phyllis Hyman
Facts a very strong and not passive woman and Clive Davis hated her for it 🥺😭
@@KrisBryant99 I can believe that , but also I feel like a lot of us go through that when there’s change in management or ownership in everyday jobs it’s sometime hard to adjust especially when you’re stuck in a certain way of working
@@KrisBryant99 and I agree with every single thing you’ve written .. the industry has a habit of publicizing an artist/entertainers struggles drugs, mental illness etc. to use as reasoning to take them out when need be . One of the biggest examples of that is Whitney Houston they publicized her drug use so it was only right by default the industry used that as her “cause of death” and not foul play/m*rder
@@KrisBryant99 all facts !!! That Clive connection is the link ..to Janis Joplin also ..but yes about Whitney I definitely believe that in the 90’s she was one if not the hardest working entertainer ..world tours 9 outta 12 months of the year constantly
I would of loved to love her every day of the week , months, and year. Im so in love with her 😢😢 so beautiful she was
OMG!! WE SOULL NEEDED THISS..THANK GOD FOR TRUTH!! #DAYUMM🔥🔥🎶🎶
It's sad that she talks about being depressed and no one seemed to be there to listen or help her... Maybe if someone actually realized what she was going through.. Maybe they could have helped her feel stronger and she wouldn't have committed suicide.
Exactly, she didn’t need any else otherwise being supported morally.
Here’s western civilization
It was still taboo then that’s why especially for black people
@@sweeetzz How was it Taboo for HER if she was openly discussing it? Plus why would she commit suicide despite having so much wisdom about life and the industry? None of this adds up.
Watching her, I don’t think anyone suspected it so deep that she wouldn’t pull through it🏳️🌈
Prime of My Life was released in 1991, it had been slated for release in 1988. It was held up by her record company. I can hear " Living in Confusion", fall of 1991. I remember exactly where I was living, the time of day, the weather that day was sunny and nice 🙂.
Wow i wasnt born until 90
WHAT A LADY!!!!!
You da man. Love this. Had seen parts but not the entire interview. Thanks.
I will never forget watching this interview on Video Soul. Phyliss kept it 💯 about the music industry. I miss her 🙏🏾
Wow she pass away how?
I do deeply believe that the unfairness of the music industry took a toll on Miss Phyllis Hyman and led to her death. Music was who she was her life. A true talent a Queen in her own rite.
Phyllis is deeply missed but she's not being totally honest in this instance. Just because you do things ''traditionally'' doesn't mean it'll work for most people. The music industry operates on longevity. And sometimes that longevity requires you to roll with the times. Something Hyman couldn't do down the road in the 80s/90s. So while she's has points and there, she's also gate-keeping to prevent other artists from discovering themselves. Why? Because it's likely she was ''playing a role'' the entire time until her true colors reached the surface as her music became bolder and darker to reflect her depression. But overall, success comes from knowing who you are as well as knowing whose trying to play you. Unfortunately Hyman didn't fit more of the former while doing the latter for the most part.
Where is Donnie Simpson today? I've always loved him. Such a sweetheart.
He's still around on instagram
BRING BACK DONNIE SIMPSON!!!!
She wasn't lying about these artist not being able to sing. I can't believe that big beautiful woman was so unhappy. So sad.
what a treat!! :))
What year was this? Prime of My Life was released in '91 so probably it was 1988 or 1989?
They told the truth about "window dressing" perfomers. Eartha Kitt said the same thing in the 60's and 70's and it got her black balled from the industry. Well, she also confronted Lady Bird Johnson, the Presidents wife, about racism and social injustices in America and that got her basically exiled from the country. Back to the original point, music has and always will be Run be people who want you to sell your soul for a buck. Prince was the last real Artist we had in music. Independent and not controlled by record lables. Phyllis was reaching out, but no one could hear her. When you have talent and beauty, it's difficult for others to not see you as Star. And stars don't have problems! It's deeper than that, but I won't get into that here. RIP Phyllis.
@Jeffrizel1986 If only she turned to a herbal doctor/herbalist to treat her depression but it seems that the biggest obstacle for her to truely heal was her unwillingness to shed away from her work ethic which was instilled in her since she was a child. I think she found it hard, especially as a woman in the industry to allow a man to take some of the weight off her in terms of running her business. I think the best route for her was to get out the industry and get healed naturally.
2:20 and that mess is still happening today! I say less so then though cause the charts were filled with so much talent--now? Child plz chart full of bull___
Sadly Music hasn't come back yet and it has since gotten worse. Now the numbers people are in FULL CONTROL not THE ARTISTS or MUSICIANS
@jusca do you know what yr this was in?
@akaziaj I thought I was the only one who felt that way. I figured I was just an obsessed PH fan!
@spirit69warrior yes she did!
@jusca did you see part 1 at the 2:08 mark where she said *someone left me then* lol
Sadly, those "'90s" (1990s, that is) that they mentioned, well... I lived through
them and, yet, I'm still waiting for them.
What???? lol
I wonder what young "talentless" girls were they referring to? Bc the 80s/90's had great singers. Whitney, Mariah, Vanessa Williams, karyn White, mary j blige, Stephanie Mills, toni Braxton, miki howard, en Vogue .They all could sing
Unless they're referring to Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul
@indigirl86 lol I know thats right
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@spirit69warrior my best guess is 1989
Why did they take off bet and Donny Simpson.
Because they always take the good people off!!!!
@port2344chester she told the truth at 2:53
I swear I need to upload a pic of this lady I know she looks too much like her
🙌🏽 I can name some of the top artist, male/female, that can’t hit a note live. Most are on record singing off key👈🏽
Seems like she just caught a lot of bad breaks from a business standpoint on top of her personal issues. Such a shame.
she wanted control of her music some people find that as acting up clive davis said it was hard to work with her but we know he wanted to hand pick her song she was not a bad person she was a domineering woman in the 80s that was like i crime i guess in the 90s too
She was a gorgeous, liteskin, black woman, and kept telling people she did not have a man! That means we live in a mean world when a beautiful lady does not have a man!! So Sad!!
Mariah carey said the same thing about the industry NOW.. very interesting..
But people seem to forget its a business. Not a talent show. And alot of the public doesn't support gifted vocalists.
@@Sttephy30 We know it's the business of music, that isn't the issue. The issue is they don't push and develop talent anymore. These labels don't want to invest in and develop an artist no more. They don't want to organically work a record so that it will legitimately be a hit. These labels want the microwave hit and the assembly line build a artist. The quick money. And these labels are signing these kids younger and younger, so they can take complete advantage of them. Phyllis Hyman said this 30+ years ago. Today, they pluck them off of social media and the internet because they went viral, exploit them for whatever 5 minutes they got, then throw them away and sign the next sucker. It's not that the public don't support gifted vocalist anymore, the problem is we have to look up and dig for real talent, real musicians. The industry isn't feeding it. But that's changing now too, did you see the record sales of these current artist? Dismal🤣despite their hype and social media popularity.
Those legs.
She has something in her eyes that is off.
Huh?
She had big feet. I beleve she wore a size 14 shoe. She had to have special shoes made for her at that time.
wow?
@Angel Johnson She did but she got corns and had to have them custom made to accommodate her feet.
Yep! Very true!!
She wore size 10 apparently.
@@surgedidit And someone said she did wore size 11 and 12 shoes I believe
What year was this? Prime of My Life was released in '91 so probably it was 1988 or 1989?
firdaus mat it was probably early 1990!!!