【ハリウッドより愛をこめて】プリンス、老舗アリーナ買収で音楽界に改革起こす？

and it was AMAZING to see him doing what he does best.. pleasing his adoring fans.
Prince has been a huge presence in both r&b and pop music ever since he came out on the music scene in the late 70’s. And he has sold millions of records
worldwide, and continues to be one of the best entertainers/music makers in the world.In fact, I still remember the first time I actually heard Prince was when I was about 10 years old, and it was on a Sunday afternoon in 1979.I had just finished doing bowling with my family, and I rushed home to turn on my favorite radio show, "Casey Kasem’s American Top 40", and I heard Prince sing his hit single "I Wanna Be Your Lover", and I was totally mesmerized!! And it has really been a love affair with his music since then.
I have loved his best-selling albums such as "1999", "Purple Rain", "Diamonds and Pearls", and have also loved his more independent albums such as "Musicology", "Emancipation",etc. I have also had the chance to interview and work with Prince twice, and I will say that it was absolutely an experience to remember.

So needless to say that I was totally excited about the chance to see him perform his old hits as well as hear some of his new music.And he absolutely didn’t disappoint!!! First Sheila E, who I have worked with before and who has been a BIG part of the "Prince family" for over 30 years, was the opening act.She performed some of her old hits as well as performing some new music from her latest project/album called "Now and Forever". It is actually a family project that she recently started called "The E Family", which has Sheila teaming up with her dad, the legendary percussionist Pete Escovedo, as well as her talented two brothers Peter Michael and Juan. They sounded amazing and it was so wonderful seeing her play with her family.But even better than that, it was wonderful to see Sheila E back together again with the Prince family.
Because if you know your Prince history, for many years, Prince and Sheila E were not on speaking terms and refused to work together, so this was a VERY big deal for them to be back together again making music together.And all throughout both shows, Sheila E was playing drums and percussions for Prince’s band. And at one break during Prince’s show, Sheila even came out and did her big hit "Glamorous Life".

But of course, the highlight of the night was just being able to see Prince performing a lot of his old hits....and one night he even had pop superstar Alicia Keys (who is a huge Prince fan)