| Question: | The first thing I think of is how I think u are the forgotten member of the original lineup but really you were a major part of the first couple years of Prince's career... is your time with Prince something u embrace or try 2 separate yourself from? |
| Answer: | Oh I'm not forgotten....I neither embraced it or tried to separate myself. When I left I moved on to other things in life. It was a learning experience which has served me well over the years. |
| Question: | What was the Prince Roger Nelson like that you knew? |
| Answer: | Prince was energetic, funny, musical, young, egotistical, focused, intense, loud (yes, loud) and going through great growing pains, so to speak.... |
| Question: | Favorite memory of your time with the band? |
| Answer: | Airports and wheelchairs, great fun. Prince would play a paraplegic and pretend he was trying to stand, and then start to fall over, and someone would always come over and catch him before he fell to the floor. It would crack us all up..stupid fun |
| Question: | How about I mention a band member and u share your thoughts on him... |
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| Question: | What do you think you left behind when u left the band? |
| Answer: | hmm, I think I took it all.... :-) |
| Question: | Your legacy was? |
| Answer: | I taught them to pray together before the gig. It unified us as a group/team. |
| Question: | When was the last time you talked to Prince? |
| Answer: | 1981 |
| Question: | Do you keep in touch with the other band members? |
| Answer: | I keep in touch with Matt a little. |
| Question: | And finally from the past....did u have any idea at the time that Prince would go on 2 b PRINCE? |
| Answer: | He was well on his way when I worked for him or was it just a gig? It was never just a gig. We never treated it like that. I think we all enjoyed most of what we did with him initially. |
| Question: | What's kinds of things have u been up 2 since? |
| Answer: | I have put out 2 cd's and am working on a third one, worked with 100's of musicians either gigging, or on their projects, studio work, travel, teaching, producing, songwriting clinics, seminars, consulting, entertainment hiring....lots of things that keep me involved musically and artistically. |
| Question: | Where do u live now? |
| Answer: | Boise, Idaho |
| Question: | married? |
| Answer: | No, not yet |
| Question: | Kids? |
| Answer: | dogs cats and ostriches |
| Question: | what cd is currently in your player? |
| Answer: | michael macdonald in one, my own in another.... |
| Question: | what do u think of Prince's most recent releases? |
| Answer: | I haven't heard them |
| Question: | How about your music? Tell us about it? |
| Answer: | I get mixed reviews on my stuff. I think its a little of everything... rock, folk, country, funk, gospel, |
| Question: | Where do u see Gayle Chapman in 5 years? |
| Answer | Cashing in the farm and hitting the road again. |
| Question: | Anything you'd like 2 say 2 the Old School fans? |
| Answer: | Hi y'all, hope you are all healthy and blessed, and if not, let me know what I can do to help. |
Thank you Gayle. |