Morris Day - On Time: A Princely Life in Funk
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Brilliant composer, smooth soul singer, killer drummer, and charismatic band leader, Morris Day, has been a force in American music for the past four decades. InOn Time, the renowned funkster looks back on a life of turbulence and triumph. He chronicles his creative process with an explosive prose that mirrors his intoxicating music. Morris story is a fast-paced page-turner replete with unexpected twists and shocking surprises.
A major and fascinating theme is his lifelong friendship and years of musical partnership with Prince, from their early days on the Minneapolis scene to selling out stadiums and duking it out as rivals inPurple Rain. Eventually, Morris went on to release four albums with a new band of his very own, the legendary Time. He battled his addictions and came out victorious. But not before increasing tensions and embittered rivalry between Prince and the Revolution and Morris Day and the Time led the two performers towards separate paths. Through the years, the fierce brotherly love between Morris and Prince kept bringing them back together, over and over again-until pride, ego, and circumstance interfered. Two months before Princes untimely death, the two finally reconnected and started to make amends. But Morris couldve never imagined it would be the last time hed ever see his friend again.
This is Morris Days singular story in which the magic of music is the ultimate healer.On Timeis also a deep meditation on friendship, Morris poetic method of reconciling the loss of his close friend and longtime collaborator, and a way to commemorate an incendiary life cut short. But this book is more than just a walk down memory lane-its a metaphorical means to bring Prince back to life. Throughout the narrative, Morris allows Princes voice to protect his own legacy, to counter Morriss interpretations of events, and to essentially breathe new life into a tale as old as time-of two brothers, two bands, and a musical culture that even today pulsates with fresh energy.
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Copyright 2019 by Morris Day
Frontispiece photograph courtesy of Allen Beaulieu, 1981 A. Beaulieu
Jacket photograph by Deborah Feingold
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First Edition: October 2019
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ISBNs: 978-0-306-92221-3 (hardcover), 978-0-306-92220-6 (ebook)
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Showin off my early good looks (Springfield, 1956)
Me and big sis chillin in the backyard (Springfield, late 1950s)
Lookin serious and not missing any meals (Springfield, late 1950s)
Big sis, little bro, and me, posin (Springfield, early 1960s)
Showin off the freckles, school pic (Minneapolis, mid-1960s)
Little bro, me, and big sis after church (Springfield, mid-1960s)
Graduation class, sixth grade (Minneapolis, mid-1960s)
The Grand Central Days (Minneapolis, early 1970s)
Rockin the fro with a few extra pounds (Minneapolis, 1972)
MD, seventies fresh, leather and all (mid-1970s)
Showin off some skills on the skins (Minneapolis, mid-1970s)
Surprised by the camera (Minneapolis, early 1980s)
First official photo shoot (Minneapolis, 1981)
Lookin too cool Minneapolis, 1981)
Rockin the zoot suit (Minneapolis, 1981)
Inviting myself on Princes stage to say hi to the crowd. As you can see, my man wasnt too happy. (Minneapolis, early 1980s)
Color of Success Tour (Somewhere in the world, 1984)
Solo tour (Somewhere in the world, 1984)
Hanging with sons Evan and Derran (Los Angeles, early 1990s)
Me and brother Jesse (Springfield, late 1990s)
Ladies and gentlemen, The Time! From left to right: Jellybean Johnson, Monte Moir, Jesse Johnson, me, Jerome Benton, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis (2008)
Me and the one and only Jerome Benton, steppin up the game (Los Angeles, 2014)
Present day with my lovely wife, Lorena (2019)
PRINCE is the first word in this book. I place him first because hes my biggest influence, the person who most powerfully shaped my musical life. Hes also first because of our brotherhood. Our bond was something else. It began strong and got even stronger. Then strong changed to strange and strange turned to strained. Yet the bond never broke.
Im also putting Prince first because, though hes gone, hes still here. I still hear his voice in my head. I cant write this book without his voice. And rather than keep that voice to myself, Im going to share it with you. I have no choice. Anything else would be cheating Prince. He wants to be heard.
Im no mystic. Im not saying that I have the power of telepathy or can communicate with souls on the other side. I dont and I cant. But I swear on my sacred pearl-white DW drum set that every time I sit down to start telling my story, I hear this motherfucker whispering in my ear. He wont leave me alone. Wont be quiet. Wont be left out of this trip. So Im taking him along. Im letting him in. Gonna let you hear the voice that Im hearing.
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