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His album Instant Vintage is one of my favorite albums of all time, no tracks skipped. Released in 2002 and I still listen to it regularly. As a Prince fan as well, it all makes sense.
“In 1984, shortly before his 18th birthday, Saadiq heard about tryouts in San Francisco for Sheila E.’s backing band on Prince’s Parade Tour. At the audition, he chose the name “Raphael”, and had difficulty remembering to respond to the name when he heard that he got the part to play bass in the band.
He says of the experience, “Next thing I was in Tokyo, in a stadium, singin’ Erotic City. We were in huge venues with the biggest sound systems in the world; all these roadies throwin’ me basses, and a bunch of models hangin’ round Prince to party.
For almost two years. That was my university.”
