![]() ![]() It was at that time that we said maybe we should get out and play again just to keep the legacy alive and give fans something to hold onto as well.īrown: When we came out to Minneapolis right after he died, we were in a hotel room and …you could look in the streets and see the pain. because Wendy and Lisa were working on soundtrack work. We made the decision to get together in L.A. and (before that) show we hadn't worked together in 17 years…When Prince passed, the immediate reaction is, we've got to get together. We hadn't played together since 2003 with Sheila E. He was working with the heart association (after surviving a heart attack the year before) and asked us to help him out. On The Revolution’s decision to reunite after Prince’s deathįink: Let's go back to 2012 when we did the (American) Heart Association event for Bobby Z. In our hearts we know that he's watching over all of this. The force was with him.įink: He was such a spiritual person to begin with and believed in the afterlife. He was our mentor, our leader, our purple funky Yoda. ![]() Then you start reminiscing and a sadness comes over you…He lives inside of us now. Emotionally, when we were finished I was like, (that was just) like the old days. Mark Brown: We hit this jam the other night, and it was like, he's not there. It's like losing a family member, a parent, even. We're just going to do our best to help the fans heal…I thought by now I'd be doing better, but it's still very emotional. Who knows how long that will take before you really start to not think about it as much? But now that we're doing this (tour), it's there in your face no matter what you do. The mourning process for him is still there. Matt Fink: The sting of that happening has not really left any of us. Their feelings about the one-year anniversary of Prince’s death In September, The Revolution reunited for a trifecta of sold-out shows at the fabled First Avenue club in Minneapolis, and after their planned performance at this weekend’s Celebration 2017 at Prince’s Paisley Park compound, will embark on a tour of about two dozen dates through July.Ītlanta – the new residence of bassist Brown – isn’t on the itinerary yet, but fans will likely be sated during a second run of shows this fall.Įarlier this week, Brown and Fink – clad in his trademark scrubs – sat inside the band’s rehearsal space near downtown Minneapolis to discuss the loss of their leader, as well as what can be expected on this Revolution return. ![]()
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