プリンスさんのインスタグラム写真 - (プリンスInstagram)「Nile Rodgers and Prince enjoyed a lifelong friendship based on mutual respect and admiration. 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. 🔸 "He was an extraordinary virtuoso, and it made me feel like a million dollars to play with someone who is that talented," @nilerodgers told @billboard in 2016. "He would put down his guitar when I walked in and happily sit at the piano and let me play the guitar. He said to the audience, 'Ladies and gentlemen, Nile Rodgers! Now, this man has the funk.'” 🔸 In addition to performing together countless times, Prince also had the opportunity the interview the funk legend about his longtime group, Chic, and his life in music for @essence Magazine in 2014. 🔸 "What I admire most is that you and Chic could do no wrong," Prince told Nile. "Hit after hit until the infamous 'Death of Disco' happened. But instead of rolling over and dying, you produced Diana Ross, Duran Duran, Madonna and others." 🔸 Similar to Prince, Nile Rodgers is someone who lives and breathes music. In their interview together, Nile told Prince that, "playing and creating music—that’s something I can’t live without. Though I’ve always believed in artistic expansion, on the simplest level I just love doing it." 🔸 At the Essence Festival in 2014, Nile Rodgers invited Prince to the stage to play guitar on the 1983 hit single "Let's Dance," which Nile produced for David Bowie. 🔸 Reflecting on his experiences collaborating with the two legendary artists, Bowie and Prince, Nile said, "I love and miss them both. What they’ve given to the world, what they’ve given to me as an individual, is extraordinary — wonderful moments of brilliance. To have friends like that, unique thinkers in your midst, is a great gift."」8月23日 5時52分