So I didn't have to fight with the concept of stardom or anything like that. It had such a lasting imprint on culture, but he was recording things so fast that it wasn't always technically perfect. Rodgers has won Grammys for his collaborations with artists like Daft Punk, Madonna and David Bowie; in fact, Rodgers produced Bowie's single, "Let's Dance," which is mentioned in this interview. And I stood there for 20 minutes saying, "My dear friend, Prince, my dear friend, Prince," and he wouldn't come onstage. I guess it was, yeah, Michael Jackson, Prince, and maybe just Rick James, it was MC Hammer, because MC Hammer wasn't actually so much jealous of Prince. Listen Live Blog ›, Music for kids and their adults Nile Rodgers, Soundtrack: Coming to America. It's a big general question, but however you wanna answer it — what is the legacy of that album? There was actually just far too much going on in my life. The Grammy-winning producer and Chic guitarist shares some memories and … You can listen to our complete conversation using the audio player above, and read a transcript below. You know what he would do, though? So, what year would it have been when you first crossed paths? It was exciting for my band, exciting for all of the residents at the hotel at the time, the resort at the time, and I'll never forget this. All sorts of stuff was happening. He is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a three-time Grammy Award-winner, and the chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Nile Rodgers has a new Chic album, It’s About Time, coming sometime later this year. When guitarist Nile Rodgers plays with Prince Friday at the Essence Music Festival, it will be one of the high points of a career renaissance. I got a chance to meet Prince once, and we talked for a long time, and I was just — I was really impressed by how willing he was to go down any path I wanted to go down, and talk about history and talk about culture, and he was just so smart and so plugged in. An emotional Nile Rodgers has revealed that he's been unable to bury his mother a month after she died because her body is in a refrigerator truck filled with covid victims. I mean, I'm just trying to figure that I really got along with everybody really well, I mean, and my conversations and my closeness with Prince was completely unique. Yeah. It was gonna be a complete surprise. And in those days if you — since you're doing this podcast, you know that Prince pulled everything off the Internet. And I said to the audience, "Ladies and gentlemen, I have a real surprise for you." My career is such that to actually know the years of stuff is really difficult, but I would say he and I probably first met around 1982 or '82 — probably around the time when I did Let's Dance. And I thought this is the strangest conversation I've ever heard. How do you make a record and have no bass? He also struck up a lifelong friendship with Prince from the first time they encountered each other at the start of the â80s and, given their standing in the annals of music history, there was great respect between two each other which lasted until The Purple One departed us in 2016. Looking back on that album coming and him becoming kind of a mainstream star for the first time, what do you think his impact on the music industry was? He was great like that. It’s not every day that music fans get to see the artistry of Prince or Nile Rodgers live. Nile Rodgers has revealed Chic’s forthcoming album will no longer feature a Prince-inspired track after it left him feeling uncomfortable. Our level of respect for each other was so enormously high, because if I'm not mistaken, I believe I'm the only person he's ever interviewed, which he did for Essence Magazine. (Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images). During that time, he mentioned that he was partially motivated by the death of his friend Prince . He is this year's Musical Excellence award Inductee and is recognized for his contributions as a member of Chic and as a producer. Right. Well, he was already there. But instead of him pulling this off after we put it up, he actually re-Tweeted it and put his hands up in the air and went 'no words'. Well, that was what was cool about him, is because he was the perfect example of proving that if it's in the groove, it's fine. So people's ears were open to different stuff, and Prince made such an impression on the world that it was one of those magical forces that was undeniable. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on albums that have cumulatively sold more than 500 million units and 75 million singles worldwide. I love and miss them both. It was — so it shows you the nature of our unique type of friendship. So, if I remember correctly, and I hope I'm remembering correctly, I'm thinking that "Little Red Corvette" didn't have a bass line. 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We get to the middle of the set, and now we're gonna do David Bowie's Let's Dance. Nile Rodgers performs onstage on October 3, 2019, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Oh yeah. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. Remembering Nile Rodgers' poignant words about Prince and David Bowie This week marks four years since the death of Prince and, remarkably, it has been the same amount of time since we lost David Bowie; two iconic figures who could easily put up a case for either of them to have a place on the Mount Rushmore of music. It was weird because, like I said, I was friends with all of them, and it was weird to be a sort of mediator in these wacky conversations where a person is talking to me about someone that I have total respect for, and they're sort of venting — 'why does everybody like him so much?'. But when Prince joined Chic‘s Nile Rodgers during his set, he followed the disco guitarist’s lead instead. All rights reserved. Learn More{{/message}}, {{^disable_secondary_title}} {{#secondary_title}} {{secondary_title}} {{/secondary_title}} {{^secondary_title}} {{title.raw}} {{/secondary_title}} {{/disable_secondary_title}} {{#disable_secondary_title}} {{ title.raw }} {{/disable_secondary_title}}. See you in a minute.â, His relationship with Bowie was of a different nature to his one with Prince as he felt like The Thin White Duke wanted to learn from him: âWith Bowie, it was a very different type of experience, because he gave me an enormous responsibility. Nile Rodgers: 'Prince made such an impression on the world'. He was being straight ahead. Listen Live, Acoustic, Americana and Roots Now, this man has the funk.â, Rodgers then went on to lovingly detail his final meeting with Prince when they shared the stage for one last time: âThe last time I saw Prince was at the Superdome [in New Orleans] on July 4, 2015. He would always tell me about his plans, and I know these kind of things sound funny, and I don't mean to say things that are, um, disparaging or any weird stuff, but these — every time I tell a story about someone it's 100% honest. Sonic innovator Nile Rodgers rocked beyond the boundaries of disco with inimitable guitar riffs fundamental to hip-hop, rock and EDM. It's one of those kinds of records where there's the world before 1999, and then there's the world after 1999. Check it … I didn't call him The Artist Known As Prince. That's OK. Well, one thing that's so interesting to me about that song is that the recording quality is actually not great. And that was like his answer, and he sounded totally like he wasn't trying to pull my leg or anything like that. So we get to Let's Dance, and you can actually see this on the Internet. Nile Rodgers and Prince Funk Up David Bowie's 'Let's Dance' July 7, 2014 - 1:19 pm by Spin.com Following high-profile 2013 collaborations with Daft Punk, Disclosure, and Avicii, Nile Rodgers … And it was a smash.â, Rodgers would go on to finish his letter in moving fashion so try to hold back the tears or stop chopping onions: âDavid didnât talk to me about [his illness]. I'm gonna go watch that right after this. He would never — he wouldn't even let Jumbotrons shoot him at concerts. But yeah, he certainly didn't move to Sweden. Watch Prince and Nile Rodgers play David Bowie's "Let's Dance" Prince joined Rodgers on stage at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Nile Rodgers and Prince enjoyed a lifelong friendship based on mutual respect and admiration. You got it right on the money. Describe what you're hearing in that song. It was almost something you couldn't believe. Prince is remembered at star-studded memorial service as both his ex-wives join Spike Lee, Gwen Stefani and Nile Rodgers. And instead of him coming onstage with us, he ran away. Andrea Swensson Right. Prince headlined the Essence Festival in New Orleans on Friday night, joining forces with Nile Rodgers, Janelle Monae, Trombone Shorty and Lianne La Havas to make it a 4th July to remember. What theyâve given to the world, what theyâve given to me as an individual, is extraordinaryâwonderful moments of brilliance. Now, did you get a chance to visit him at Paisley Park? While making "Prince: The Story of 1999," I got a chance to speak to a music icon: Nile Rodgers, the songwriter, the producer, the founding member of the funk R&B pop group Chic. And, matter of fact, Jon Bon Jovi was there. Probably around that time, maybe only second to Michael Jackson, and if you remember, at that time the four big male rivalries were Michael Jackson, Prince, Rick James, and, um — God, there was another guy — a fourth one that I used to be friends with all the time and it was like ah, Prince — driving him crazy. You'll see them dancing right there next to the yellow Lotus, and the color of our CD package matches the color of the Lotus, and I've always said the biggest promotion we ever got was Prince dancing with our CD. Photo via Nile Rodgers' Twitter. To have friends like that, unique thinkers in your midst is a great gift.â. And I can't understand why he didn't just move into our place, because it was a resort. During his set at Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, Nile Rodgers was joined by an extremely special guest: Prince.The Purple One … Minnesota Music Known for his "chucking" guitar style, Rolling Stonewrote in 2014 that "the ful… Prince headlined the Essence Festival in New Orleans on Friday night, joining forces with Nile Rodgers, Janelle Monae, Trombone Shorty and Lianne La Havas to make it a 4th July to remember. And, like I said, it's on YouTube. What did it do for music history? So, um, that means that he was just as curious about me as I was of him. And it was probably just after he had released 1999, or certainly while it was getting big and becoming part of his zeitgeist. Yeah. Boom. Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and arranger. Oh, wow. Yeah, absolutely. Rodgers, 63, revealed that he is eulogizing his late friend Tuesday at a service in Los Angeles during an interview on Andy Cohen live. NILE RODGERS: I can't remember the moment. And it was never the way that I viewed myself, so maybe that's why I got along with everybody so well, because I wasn't threatening to them. It was probably based on the fact that we would discuss music and philosophy on a sort of very high plain, if you will, um, because he was a very spiritual person and I was a very scientific person. And my band didn't know what to do at that point because we were almost finished with the song. And I said to them let's just keep going. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images). And Prince could make music with and out of anything. What do you mean by that? I love it. That's right. We do sound check. © 2021 Minnesota Public Radio. The Chic star will be touring with 'Purple Rain' singer this year and he is hoping to get in the studio with Prince and lay down some tracks.. Well, tell me a little bit about meeting Prince and getting to know him as a person. And he says, "OK, man, when you guys play Let's Dance, I wanna come out and play with you." That's so cool. Prince: The Story of 1999, Episode 4: Let's Work Prince: The Story of 1999 is a four-part audio documentary series brought to you by The Current in collaboration with the Prince Estate, Paisley Park, and Warner Records. The Chic man penned an open letter at the end of 2016, offering fans an insight into the persona of both Bowie and Prince off the stage. I've never felt like I was competing. It was an amazing night in my life — the fact that not only did he not pull it down, he actually re-Tweeted it. Prince will be honored by a fellow musical legend at his memorial: disco pioneer and Chic co-founder Nile Rodgers. December 13, 2019. Nile Rodgers and CHIC Kick Off July 4th Festivities Live at the Hollywood Bowl. I knew it was one of those. Why?" And it is just the most incredible thing ever. RockHall Musical Excellence Award 2017 Recipient, Nile Rodgers. One person who played a prominent part in each of their stories was Nile Rodgers so, in their memory, we thought now was an appropriate time to revisit his poignant tribute to his two friends in 2016 following their passing. Jesus. And instead he chose Chanhassen, Minnesota. It's still up on YouTube. By Dailymail.com Reporter. Nile Rodgers - official site. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. ", Nile Rodgers speaks onstage during the Songwriters Hall Of Fame 50th Annual Induction And Awards Dinner on June 13, 2019 in New York City. By Sarah Gray July 7, 2014 6:40PM (UTC) It sounds like he recorded it in his home, which he did, and I think it's so fascinating. And I don't even say anything. It was — I mean, it's one of those records that's sort of like — you know, the Beatles White Album, um, Michael Jackson Thriller. We were on the edge of things moving from one era and multiple formats coming out — CDs, and we were going into the digital era. The Essence Music Festival turned into a funk royalty jam on Friday night when Prince and Nile Rodgers teamed up to cover David Bowie. But I would sit down and we would just have a normal conversation, like just two guys who had been friends all their lives. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Before … And then another year later, we were in New Orleans, and he invites me to do the Essence Festival with him. So we were sort of somewhat — I would say at odds, but everything was always interesting to us, like our — my point of view was interesting to him, and his point of view was super interesting to himself, and he couldn't wait to tell it to me, so — and we had amazing conversations. Nile Rodgers talks to Mary Anne about the making of 'Let's Dance' with David Bowie. by ILANA TEL-OREN. Knock yourself out. There's distortion in it. Am I wrong or right about that? Right. “Prince and I … And I said, "Well, OK. {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. He was sort of more jealous of Michael Jackson in a strange way. Oh, that's so special. I've never been to Paisley Park, but we had seen each other a lot in Turks and Caicos, so even though I had never been to his place, he had been to my place quite a few times, and one concert that we played on New Year's Eve, um, he, uh, had said that he was gonna come out and play Let's Dance with us, and it was really like fantastic. Yours truly in a full on # jhericurl # backintheday # coming2america # soulglo I scored the original film and since I had a Jheri Curl they gave me a cameo in the film, in the scene when the prince is recognized in the bathroom queue. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). Nile Rodgers has revealed that he originally wrote a song about Prince for the first Chic album in 25 years, It’s About Time, but scrapped it after the musician’s death. This week marks four years since the death of Prince and, remarkably, it has been the same amount of time since we lost David Bowie; two iconic figures who could easily put up a case for either of them to have a place on the Mount Rushmore of music. So, our relationship was incredibly unique, maybe different than most people's relationships with Prince, because I've actually hired him as a promoter, and actually I gave him a million bucks too. Well, that doesn't surprise me. Everything is great. We would talk for hours and hours and hours, because, obviously, you can see I like to ramble on too. More about: Prince Nile Rodgers In a true collision of musical legends, Prince joined Nile Rodgers on stage this weekend to perform an explosive cover of 'Let's Dance' by David Bowie. But of course I remember 1999, and God knows, my friendship with Prince, of course — I mean, it was just — it was pretty legendary and wonderful. … But he did move to Turks and Caicos where I was. Nile Rodgers, the group’s leader, announced the album at the end of 2016. Watch Prince join forces with Nile Rodgers and Chic for one final occasion to perform Bowieâs âLetâs Danceâ, below. In 2015, Nile Rodgers and his legendary act Chic was supposed to release its first album since 1992. So, sometimes sonic quality doesn't have to be perfect, especially in those days. I just said, "My dear friend, Prince." Anyway, we were talking one day, and he told me that he was gonna move his entire operation to Sweden. There is nothing you can say about Nile Rodgers that hasn't already been heard by billions of people, in millions of cities, via thousands of radio airwaves, in hundreds of countries. But he wound up building his own house there. The career of Nile Rodgers is one of the most enduring and prolific in music. Oh, Jesus, come on — you're asking me that? He said: âNile, I want you to do what you do best⦠I want you to make hits.â I was nervous as hell when I played him the âChina Girlâ guitar lick because it was very hookyâI told the band, âGet ready to get fired today because heâs going to laugh his head off.â But he looked at me and went, âNile, darling, thatâs Âfantastic!â Iâm more proud of âLetâs Danceâ than damn near anything Iâve ever done, and itâs the easiest record Iâve ever made in my life â we did it from start to finish in 17 days.â, He then dotingly added: âI always go back to [Bowieâs 1972 album] The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars: It was a real story and you could see itâitâs like a film. OK. Well, that's actually kind of perfect, because we're looking back that this kind of '82 era in this podcast, and something that I am just so fascinated by is that Prince was able, as you said before, to tear down all these walls in the music industry, and blend sounds in a way that maybe wasn't as accepted before, and particularly, broke through racial barriers in the industry, and was able to insist on not being marketed only as a black artist, but that he wanted to be a mainstream pop artist, and so I'm curious. Not only did he come out onstage with us at the Essence Festival; not only am I the only person that I believe he's ever interviewed for a magazine; but when we released our last Chic album on Warner Bros. that was a total flop, the only promotion we got was Prince doing the song [sings], and if you look at that video, check that video out. I remember our very first single was Jet — was down a generation because our master was at another label that wouldn't release it to us, and it still went on to become a really huge record and start off our careers with a bang. But when he and I became real friends, like close buddy kind of friends, it would've probably been after I did Bowie's "Let's Dance. He's all excited. So I hired him as a promoter when I was doing a series of concerts out in Long Island and we just had so many interesting nights together, because when he found out I was building a resort in Turks and Caicos, he immediately bought a house in Turks and Caicos, and for some reason, for some strange, unexplainable reason, decided he had to have a house in Turks and Caicos too, just because he heard I was building a place there. I mean, you could really — you could talk about anything, and if it were something — if it was a subject that he wasn't well versed in, or if it was just something that he didn't know about, he was fascinated to learn something new. It was massive. He's Prince and he's unique and amazing, just like you are, you know, like you're unique and amazing, but I've never had real rivalries with other artists. I remember being in rooms with Prince where I'm in the same room, he and I are sitting at a table, and a person who was close to him like Morris Day, at that time, wouldn't even sit down with us because it was sort of not the thing to do. Absolutely, yeah. You'd have to pay attention to this little small dot if he had 100,000 people there. And I remember when I first heard "Little Red Corvette," which I thought was something incredibly clever from a production standpoint from Prince, even though he had already done a lot of stuff that was clever. Sorry. July 3rd 2019 --Patriotism, fireworks and disco were the ultimate recipe for a fantastic fourth of July celebration in Los Angeles. When you break down âWhen Doves Cryâ, itâs so musical, but thereâs actually not much going on. ', and it was so cool that he was curious about everything. Just like he blurted it out to me. He came onstage and played with Chicâfunny enough, we did David Bowieâs âLetâs Danceâ. You might be thinking about When Doves Cry, which does not have a bass line. Prince - official site. This list may not reflect recent changes (). So now I'm playing Let's Dance — Don't Say A Word — and the people are going crazy anyway, but then all of a sudden the decibel level of the crowd goes up a thousand percent, and I look to my left, and there's Prince standing there next to me, jumping up and down in the air, playing Let's Dance with us. I remember one day he and I were sat at a table at a club called The Palladium, and this was probably just a little bit after 1999, frankly, just around the time I was doing Bowie's with that, and he was really interested in the fact that I was able to do Bowie and Duran, Duran, and I was — and right from, uh — I went right from, you know, my R&B career, if you will, to a rock career that was really fascinating to him. ANDREA SWENSSON: So, as I'm sure you've been apprised, we're doing a podcast about Prince's 1999, and I am so excited to talk to you about it, because I know that you had a musical connection with him, a friendship with him, and I would love to take you back to that era and get some of your thoughts about this album coming out and what it meant to you. And we're playing Let's Dance, which is funny how you asked me when did he and I meet, and I said around that time when I did Let's Dance. No. And so in the middle of our set it was gonna be a surprise for everybody. It meant a lot to me too. Listen Live, by So, he was a fan, I'm sure, of Chic and all that, because we wound up being with the same company, and Prince's concerts at the company were legendary, as ours were. They first met in New York City in December 1981 when Prince was performing at the Palladium on the Controversy Tour, and they made a point to meet up whenever Prince returned to town. And I was like well, you know, that, I guess, is as good a reason as any to move your entire operation to Sweden. Go ahead. So, I guess, to start, can you remember the moment that you heard 1999 for the first time, either the album or any of the singles? Last week, I talked with Rodgers about plans for Friday night, his Chic bandmate Nile Rodgers, and the band's continued exclusion from The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rodgers will be in New Orleans Friday to play the opening night of the Essence Festival, where he will share the main stage with Prince and Janelle Monae. It's great. But that just sort of had taken a different turn, and it was cool. Nile Rodgers has revealed he wants to record with Prince.. Rodgers recounted the lifechanging moment where he first witnessed the genius of Prince, writing: âI first met Prince when he was just starting outâhe played in New York at The Palladium on 14th Street in 1981. So no one saw Prince sound check with us or anything. And he says, "Well, all the girls are beautiful, they drive Porsches and Mercedes and they can dance." Everything Bowie did was theatreâeven if we were having dinner, it was theatre. Right. Prince came back to that club rather frequently, and we would have amazing chats. No, I never did. Speaking at the Ivor Novello Awards in London on Thursday (22.05.14), he said: ''This year I've been concentrating on my new album and I'm on tour with Prince a lot ... we always play together. Although we included a little bit of Rodgers' memories in the podcast "Prince: The Story of 1999," I really wanted to share our full conversation, because we talk not just about the album 1999 but also about Rodgers' really special relationship with Prince. So we set up his gear. Learn More{{/message}}, {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. But I knew that he was ill. So of course, now, I'm not gonna make the same stupid mistake in front of 70,000 people. We said goodbye, not like âGoodbye foreverâ, but like, That was killer. At least that's the way I see it because he — I mean, he became such a superstar after that. Listen Live, Exploring the musical legacy of Prince and beyond Nile Rodgers and Chic’s new album It’s About Time is out 14 September. It was almost meteoric, his rise. He said to the audienceâ, Ladies and gentlemen, Nile Rodgers! Who was that? The following is an excerpt of the feature "These Are the Good Times," found in the June issue of … Well, before I let you go, can I just kick you one more question about 1999 as we're looking back. You can see it. I remember talking to him about Spotify before he really understood quite what that was, and he was so curious about it — 'so, how do you use it, and then do you buy the music? For one generation, Rodgers … He was naturally curious and amazingly talented. He would put down his guitar when I walked in and Âhappily sit at the piano and let me play the guitar. Pages in category "Songs written by Nile Rodgers" The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total. Related Stories. He's holding our Chic CD, and they're dancing with it in the garage in front of a yellow Lotus, and our CD cover was yellow. I certainly never felt like I was competing with Prince or Michael Jackson or anybody like that, because one, I'm more of a behind the scenes type of person. I know you said we were talking about 1999 specifically as an album, but I actually love the fact that we're talking much more about him as a person to me, because as much as I loved his music, you can — I mean — just think of the special moments that he's given me in my life. Nile Rodgers is one of the few musicians who worked with both David Bowie and Prince. Absolutely, and the thing that was really great is that he and I had never had any of those wacky problems that you hear about other people. Nile Rodgers co-hosts with Matt Wilkinson on Beats 1 on Apple Music, Monday 11am-1pm, tune in at apple.co/matt. Playing with Prince was almost like having a Âconversatioâit was just, âHey, this is what Iâm thinkingâ.â, He then went on to add: âHe was an extraordinary virtuoso, and it made me feel like a million dollars to play with someone who is that talented. ESSENCE's June cover star interviews his good friend, the legendary hitmaker Nile Rodgers.
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