John Legend‘s tribute to Prince on the Democratic Nationwide Conference was good, but it surely pales compared to the music itself … so says the late Purple Rain singer’s ex-manager.
We spoke with L. Londell McMillian — who beforehand labored as each supervisor and lawyer to the ethereal star — about JL’s efficiency on the DNC this week … a present which pissed lots of people off.
8/21/24
ICYMI … followers referred to as out Legend, ‘trigger he sounds loads like himself whereas singing, and never sufficient like Prince, whereas performing with longtime Prince collaborator Shelia E. — and, many individuals felt he wasn’t the appropriate particular person to sing “Let’s Go Loopy.”
Plenty of people on-line had been extra enthusiastic about Shelia and guitarist Ari O’Neal‘s abilities … saying she will shred similar to The Artist Previously Recognized As.
McMillian’s being a complete lot kinder to Legend than many followers on social media … telling us he was on the DNC and thinks John did a superb job with the music.
That mentioned, LLM provides there’s just one Prince … and, one in all his greatest abilities was the flexibility to craft a strong message — a message he felt was on full show in Chicago this week.
McMillan goes on to say everybody’s entitled to their opinion … and his is Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are HUGE Prince followers — similar to everybody ought to be, L. Londell says.
We broke the story … Prince handed away greater than 8 years in the past after overdosing on fentanyl — and, Shelia E. carried out a tribute to him then as effectively.
Followers might not have cherished John’s efficiency … however, no less than Prince’s iconic lyrics are staying alive.