I’d be trying to navigate this giant bus through the Jehovah’s Witness parking lots. We did that religiously, you might say, on Saturdays. As he recounted, Prince was on his Musicology Tour in 2004 when the singer requested he host an afterparty following his Philadelphia show. We’d take the bus, I would actually sit with him, and he’d share his bible with me as they’d go through the ceremonies. I’d always make sure a Jamba Juice, or a vegetarian restaurant, was plugged into my GPS, so if he came up and asked, “hey, is there a Jamba Juice around here?” I’d be able to answer, “yeah, there’s one about a mile from here,” and he’d say, “OK, let’s go.”Īlso, he was a Jehovah’s Witness, and it was interesting, on the tour, on Saturdays, he actually wanted me to go with him to Jehovah’s Witness halls. Was there anything he liked to do on the road? Well, at the end of the tour I got a purple Harley Sportster for a tip. I told him, “My wife always said I’d be able to get another one, and it’s already been five years and I ain’t even close.” One of the coolest conversations I had with him - which, at at the time, I thought went in one ear and out the other - was I told him that I used to love to ride motorcycles, and when my wife and I got married I sold my Harley. Yes, we had some philosophical conversations. Prince’s Fashion Evolution: A Look Back at His Iconoclastic Style
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He really liked the space and peace that he got when he was on the bus. If we had a nice nine- or 10-hour drive, he had peace, he could use my cell phone or the security guard’s phone to make his calls. If he jumped on a plane after he left the venue, he’d almost be immediately in the hotel room and people could bug him and phone him, he would be under pressure. I mentioned to him one time, “you’re riding with me everywhere, I thought I was just gonna take you to the airports.” He basically explained to me he loved the peace of being on the bus.
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He would sit in the jump seat and read his Ebony magazine. What ended up happening was I guess Prince felt very comfortable with my driving and who I was, so within a week he was on the bus all the time, even for a 500- or 600-mile jump. Her second live album Live at Montreux was released in 2005 on DVD and CD as. I was told originally that he would just take the bus to private airports and then jump on a jet and fly to the next venue, and I would mainly just be transportation to and from the hotel and venue. In 2004, Candy Dulfer toured with Prince for the massive Musicology Tour. How much time did Prince spend on the bus? I researched him and found out he liked orchids, so I bought a big bouquet of orchids in a nice crystal vase and put it on the bus when we were setting it up. I wanted to start off with a clean slate. Neville Shende: Before I got on the bus I was told I couldn’t look at him, talk to him. always communicate through the security guard… at venues I had to face the wall, all kinds of crap that I basically dispelled.
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