Rap-Up.com || Video: Prince Sits Down with George Lopez, Debuts New Material

Prince, who kicks off his 21-night stand in Los Angeles tonight, gave a rare interview to George Lopez on “Lopez Tonight.” The Purple One, wearing all red, spoke about refraining from cursing (instead using the word “artichoke”), why he decided to charge only $25 for concert tickets, his simple backstage requests, taking a break from recording, the Internet’s impact on music, and his issue with other artists covering his songs.

The pop icon then stormed the stage in a glittery gold getup with the New Power Generation to debut two new songs, “Laydown” and “You’re the One for Me” with Sheila E., taking it back with “The Beautiful Ones” from the Purple Rain soundtrack. Watch his interview and electrifying performance below.

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13 Comments

The Prophet Blog
April 14th, 2011 at 6:38 am
Actually, Laydown is from his 20ten album (Lopez incorrectly introduced it as a brand new track), and “You’re the One for Me” is a cover of a D-Train song.

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sensational
April 14th, 2011 at 6:45 am
prince is and always will be awesome!!!

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meme
April 14th, 2011 at 7:15 am
Since he never officially released 20Ten in the U.S., Laydown was technically debuting at the George Lopez Show. Anyhow it’s a cut from his latest CD. Wish I could be in L.A. He’s going to take everyone to school!!

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Neickha
April 14th, 2011 at 7:42 am
I can’t believe I missed this. I would love to see him in concert. George and Prince’s shoes are on point lol.

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April 14th, 2011 at 9:01 am
@Neickha, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE PRINCE!!!! I’ve never been to his concert but if he ever comes back to Dallas I will skip paying my car note to pay for my ticket!

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Chris
April 14th, 2011 at 9:36 am
Such an artist….

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ONELUVFORPRINCE
April 14th, 2011 at 10:32 am
FANTASTIC!! AND WITH TICKETS FOR $25. YOU DON’T HAVE TO SKIP A CAR PAYMENT. THANKS PRINCE. MUCH LOVE.

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Devingod
April 14th, 2011 at 11:00 am
Prince is a smart guy. He know the Business side too of show business.

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PDX Wolfeman
April 14th, 2011 at 3:30 pm
I have never seen a crowd so electric for a performer on a talk show, ever! It was a one in a million performance form Prince. I have been a fan since just before Purple Rain came out, back in the early 80′s. “The Purple Wonder” is just that damn good! period!.
Much love and respect for him and his crew!
I just wish I could be there for one of his performances in LA!

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Will
April 15th, 2011 at 12:08 am
Prince is one of the last of the true musical icons. He doesn’t get enough credit for his guitar skills. He should be right up there with Jimi Hendrix and Ernie Isley.

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Mary Ann
April 17th, 2011 at 6:56 pm
I absolutely love Prince and have so since his first record. His musicality is beyond compare. His performance on the George Lopez reminded me of the one time I was able to go to his concert. The audience, including myself were enraptured wirh him. It was by far the best concert I have ever seen. Much love to Prince…A true artist in every sense of the word.

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watdawat
April 21st, 2011 at 9:08 am
blacked out? losing.

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cez
May 1st, 2011 at 10:48 pm
prince a true music artist icon there is no other that can come close to his music, my favorite music artist since i was a kid and still is.best concerts ever too.

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