It’s just not fitting for someone of his stature to have gone the way he did. It’s hard, because you think about how he went, how he passed, and it’s very hard to take. Even though I’m pretty far removed from working with him, I never stopped communicating with him over the years and always respected him as a musician. “We’re all incredibly shocked and saddened by his passing. Until all this transpires, however, the Revolution members have been in close touch, dealing with their former boss’ shocking death. “It’s stuff that was recorded with the group and co-written with the group, just a continuation of what we were doing after the Parade album and before Prince made the decision to disband the group at that point.” Fink adds that the Revolution members have made “an open offer to Prince’s family to put those out as soon as possible.”īillboard Music Awards: Madonna Responds to Critics of Her Prince Tribute “At the end of 1986 there were definitely two albums in the can that never saw the light of day,” he says. Now we feel like it’s more timely than ever to do it.”įans might get the chance to hear the Revolution again on record as well, according to Fink, once Prince’s vaults are opened and explored. It’s something that we’ve tried to do over the years … and he really didn’t want to, so we just put it on hold.
“He was considering it at that time, actually,” Fink recalls. But we have offers from various people who are recognizable.”įink adds that Prince had even expressed some interest in reuniting with the Revolution in the fall of 2014, the last time Fink saw Prince. We don’t know who yet - that’s still to be determined. “Wendy will front the band and sing,” Fink says, “and we’ll have guest singers possibly join us onstage. The group, sans Prince, did reunite in 2012 for an American Heart Association benefit at First Avenue in Minneapolis put together by drummer Bobby Z, which provided a template for how the upcoming Revolution shows will work.
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