“Among the many ecstatic notices, Robert Christgau, the self-appointed ‘dean of American rock critics’, put it best, in a review that would still be being quoted when he left the Village Voice twenty-six years later: ‘Mick Jagger should fold up… — Matt Thorne Copy Share Image
“Among the many ecstatic notices, Robert Christgau, the self-appointed ‘dean of American rock critics’, put it best, in a review that would still be… — Matt Thorne Copy Share
“I have a lot of problems with fifteen-minute jazz-funk jams as well. I don’t care about instrumental prowess. I don’t care about quick-thinking improvisational… — Matt Thorne Copy Share
“I asked Wendy Melvoin how serious she thought Prince was in his theological questioning. ‘I felt it was showbiz for me,’ she told me.… — Matt Thorne Copy Share
“America” came from a massive jam,’ Wendy told me. ‘We were playing and rehearsing for hours and hours and we hit on this one… — Matt Thorne Copy Share
“Wendy goes further, and although she has worked with him on several occasions since the disbandment of The Revolution – and wanted to emphasise… — Matt Thorne Copy Share
“Bob Cavallo remembers early on in the process, ‘We were at odds with each other. Our contract was up; five years had gone by… — Matt Thorne Copy Share
“Steve Durkee had left not on friendly terms, which is not unusual in the Paisley world.” — Matt Thorne Copy Share
