Apollonia Discusses Her Life w/ Prince, Filming Purple Rain & Her Work in Sunset Sound.
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- Listen to a mind-blowing journey as Apollonia Kotero takes us back to the legendary Studio 3 at Sunset Sound, where she shares her mesmerizing stories about her 33-year relationship with the greatest artist to ever live. From her first meeting with Prince in Minneapolis to her unforgettable role in the groundbreaking film "Purple Rain," Apollonia holds nothing back as she spills the beans on her creative collaborations and co-writing sessions with the Purple One. But that's not all! Joining us for this epic adventure is Seth Neblett, son of the iconic Malia Franklin, who played a crucial role in the Parliament Funkadelic era and was a close friend and collaborator of Prince himself. You won't want to miss this rare opportunity to explore the untold stories behind one of the most iconic soundtracks in history!
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5 years later, it still hurts imagining Prince all alone in Paisley Park... no wife/kids ... all by himself as he quietly passed away. Hearing Appollonia talk about his attempt to make things right towards the end is haunting. We’ll never know for sure if P “sensed” his time was coming, but with every interview I watch, it sure as hell feels like he did. Lucid dreams of his deceased friends... telling Morris Day he loved him for the first time... damn. Prince, we love and miss you! 💜💜💜
Everything right really! Apollonia is looking for Money! I bet she RAN to the Estate claiming writing songs to get paid they all are!
He's in a better place than we are....He is GOOD!)))))))) 💜
@@mkeyw2226 She’s getting a ton of invitations for the first time in 35 years. Do you begrudge het for having fun, reminiscing about her past, and maybe getting paid a little. Why does that bother you? Prince needed her in Purple Rain. He got what he wanted. Can’t she? She has a right to revisit her life. She seems like a sweetheart to be honest.
@@TheSteveSteele why did she come out while he was alive? She lied about Manic Monday! Jesse Johnson cleared that since he was there for the recording. It’s not just her, Do you thinks would agree with their stories?
Your so right I’m sad for him not having children, here 🌏 he would had been a great Dad, but he’s with his children now RI☮️
All I think about is her jumping into Lake Minnetonka.
Prince: “That ain’t Lake Minnetonka”. 🤣
😂 Classic
Was is the Mississippi??
😂😂
@@corals4508 good question. I don’t know what waters she jumped into. 😂
Oh wow takes me back to when I watched this movie when it first came out. Such great times!
I lived in Minnesota for 23 (mostly freezing) years. The organization I worked for have property and offices right across the street from Paisley Park. Prince's family had a home and property (secluded, naturally) just a few miles away. In all of that time living and working there...I never saw Prince. But an acquaintance of mine was out walking in the woods nearby at Lake Anne one day, and ran into him. They had a brief, friendly conversation. And this person I know did not know who Prince was! (Prince told him to ask his kids about him, LOL). My acquaintance asked him his name...And Prince said, "I'm Prince!!" My friend said, "Prince of WHAT?" How great is this story.
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Too funny and cute! I’m assuming your friend found out who he was!
"prince of what?"
hahahahahahaha
That's a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing it. Prince was the greatest artist bar none because he was a wonderful human being too with an amazing heart.
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I loved that leather outfit Apollonia wore in purple rain
It was SMOKING!
Yes!
We’re all did
Me 2 wonder if she'll talk about it💜❣️💜❣️
Yes!
I saw Prince back in 84 on The Purple Rain Tour at the Long Beach Sports Arena in Long Beach, CA. One of the best concert experiences and honor of my life.💜
I saw his last concert in Brisbane city Australia 🇦🇺, he was bloody amazing man for his age or any age...RIP Prince ♥️♥️♥️
Saw Prince twice back to back here in Birmingham,AL BJCC Arena, was working the show as security backstage, met him & the band, The Revolution, Morris Day & Shelia E. Best shows of my life & I've seen hundreds of great acts here in Bham
That must’ve been amazing!
Too much botox and fillers
I was gonna go to a Prince concert in 1985, I was 18 & passed it up bcz the guy I was gonna go with was my boyfriend, but I met another guy that I liked MORE and I thought it was the right thing to do to let him know this & tell him I cldnt go. He was shocked that I was so honest about it, & he asked me, "Are u sure u don't wanna go?" Smh, I SWEAR! I. SHLD. HAVE. WENT! And I have nvr been to a LIVE PRINCE CONCERT. 😔
She’s soo gorgeous and was the Right fit in PurpleRain. No one can take that away from her❤️
@cricket roberson Hell look at how old she is. Denise would've been just as "boring." She was "born again" before she turned back to crack and died. You don't have to knock one of them just to uplift the other one.
She is pretty and she was perfect for the film. If she wasn't, she wouldn't have been in it. Prince was a Perfectionist of the best kind. If he felt like Vanity would've been better she would've been in the film. Appolonia was perfect for the part. Her character was laid back and not overly rambunctious.
Correction, she "was" gorgeous. Let's keep it honest now.
@@Moonewitch What? did we see the same movie? Appolonia was a horrible actress and she had no talent what so ever she was only a pretty face and nothing more and the only reason she got the part was because Denise backed out.
She did not turn back to crack and die. She had failing kidneys from choosing to stay on dialysis rather then have another transplant. You do not need to make up shit about Vanity to build up Apples. The director of PR has said repeatedly that her acting was horrible
I adore this woman. I caught a glimpse of her once when I was a kid. I was surfing with my dad and he was fangirling over this woman with long black hair. It was Apollonia. I was 7 years old 😂💜 she’s beautiful inside and out. So down to earth 💜
Yea but most of these bums are jealous of her. Damn shame
Kool
Aww you are a Cali girl ❤️
I went to school with her in San Pedro. I remember when she won Miss San Pedro beauty pageant. I saw her win and she looked so beautiful!!!
@@joeljuarezrip Jealous I highly doubt it. They may just like Vanity a little better!! Vanity was his actual girlfriend. Vanity walked out and Appolonia had to mimic and be Vanity!!
DESI AND LUCY, SONNY AND CHER, PRINCE AND APOLLONIA?
OH SHE IS FRIKN CRAZY...IT WILL ALWAYS BE PRINCE AND VANITY BABY!
👏🏽.
Apollinia looks great, I will never forget the image of her jumping on the back of Princes Motorcycle.
I’ll never forget her and Prince and the finger. 😎
They looked so good together in Purple Rain. She's blessed to have worked with one of the most genius musicians. Rest Peacefully Sweet Prince. 💜💜💜
@@DeCurtaRican ....and the finger????...lol
@@sandie9968 😂😂😂😂😂 I'm just as confused lol glad I'm not alone! 😂😂😂
Lake what was it again?
Every teen kid was in love with this woman after Purple Rain including myself..mtv was in its heydey and the 80s were in full effect lol..
I wasn’t, I was still into Vanity & Susan and Sheila E
@@thetruthhurtsu YASSS.... IT CAME NATURAL FOR THEM LADIES😍 RIGHT??? AND SHEILA E. I JUST RESPECT A BOSS LADY FBOMBING UP THE DRUMS THE WAY SIS MOVED TOO.😍❤
What a time to be young , dude seriously we had Prince, Sheila E , Vanity 6, and The Time my whole world after school was rushing home to simultaneously watch BET and MTV to see videos 🤗
She was copying Vanity
She said, she didn't have love relationship with Prince, but they're always friend. Why all the alley cat hates?
She has aged well. If at all. I never thought this day would come, where anybody would be having this conversation. Prince... You were a true inspiration. And that's all I can say. Anything else would be an understatement. Rest in Peace ☮️
You age well with botox..
It's called plastic surgery 100 %
So...I had an experience dancing with Prince..too. He appeared on that purple bike at a club in my neighborhood...outside LA and he asked me to dance. He was much smaller than I imagined...but so sweet. Listening to her speak...it reminds me a lot of my life in LA.
Hard to believe a celebrity would engage with a regular person!!
I love this guy's calming, lowkey interview style!
You mean being unprepared and coma like
Yesss, I also saw that he was trying to trip her up to make sure she was telling the truth 😜💯💯💯
@@lauraveney1412 unprepared?
@@sunsetsoundrecorders I agree ??! What the heck? Sure appreciate you doing this interview!! Seems prepared to me!! LoL 😂
Yasss! I was saying the same he's Excellent.
Purple Rain was the perfect of example of Prince's best acting skills. That scene with his father, the scene when he hits appollonia, the crying when his father dies. He was incredible! watch those scenes again, highly recommend
When he destroyed the cellar, I felt like I was watching him unleash his anger over being abandoned in reality. I still feel that way.
Prince is a horrible actor, total cornball
@@violetgolden3380 Yeah I think that scene was very emotional for him he was releasing some built-up childhood trauma my observation as well
Doesn't get talk much about it, but that year, Prince was considered for an Oscar as Best Actor, many critics choose him as a great contender FOR ACTING AWARDS and many compared him to Marlon Brando in the Wild One, Beside the music, the best part about the Purple Rain movie, is Prince putting himself in a vulnerable position, his character has many enemies, he beats his woman, he mistruth his band members, he has a big ego, he makes fun of his clothes, his hair and his sexuality and he shows his insecurities in a very raw way. He really deserved been nominated for best actor.
@@jamesball5743 if you think his performance in Purple Rain isn't brilliant, well, your in the wrong channel. No other rock star has ever achieve the greatness of Prince performance in Purple Rain. Like many great film critics say back then, he deserved the Best Actor Nomination.
Listening to Apollonia I have a completely newfound respect for her. I never had that type of respect before, but now I see she's very heartfelt, very genuine, and she really was deserving of that role.
Her stories & perception of things seem a bit overinflated to me, but whatever. Lol
Same
Big time!
She talks and has Diamond Dave’s mannerism. Will not be surprised when she claims to have co-written “Jump” & “Panama”.
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Lmfao
Such a beautiful and eye-opening interview. I can tell you really loved him, Apollonia ❤️🕊
Apollonia you would be a great radio personality wooow very elegant speaking voice
Not really. Not enough tone for radio.
Just want to say no disrespect truly but rewatching Purple Rain I would love to have seen Vanity and Prince I bet their chemistry was off the charts and she was beautiful....
I was at Denise's memorial. All the girls showed up to see her off.
I got the chance to meet Apples. She gives the warmest hugs.
Most importantly, Apples and Brenda got baptized that day.
I am sure Denise was smiling down from heaven that day, ladies.
It was like you could feel the angels rejoicing.
Be safe, many blessings, and love GOD,
That is awesome Praise God! Was it an open casket or viewing at the end?
@@deandraavery Why would you ask that? Morbid.
@@TheUndercoverGrandmother When did viewings at a funeral become morbid? That is a common practice at the end of almost every funeral smh.
@@TheUndercoverGrandmother
It's just a question, why not ask one who says they were there.
@@deandraavery
Your are not morbid. You only asked a question.
R.I.P Prince!!
Prince would have been a great Willie Wonka. Wish someone would have made that happen.
The outfits - The music-The mystery-he would have been the best.
You are so right, I can see him with that top hat on.
He would have liked that,
With his jokes and all.
I never thought about it but now that you've said it, I can totally see it. Prince would've knocked it out of the park. He would've done it wicked good.
He would've turned it into some wild Sgt Pepper's in purple. What a loss.
@@foto21 I think he would have respected the original but added his own touch.
I think Johnny D was more like Jim Carrey meets Stone Temple Pilots.
@@timothytimothyarts395 Depp had some skills, yet if really wanted to be in music, he would go the distance, not just half way.
Clarence Williams III, highly underrated, highly qualified actor.
Absolutely
Yup and he just passed away
huh, I never knew him to be in anything but Mod Squad?
@@alicat1328 hoodlum? Tales from the hood?
@Truth Hurts he was married to Gloria from New York, when they moved to LA for Mod Squad...he didn't drive..she drove him to work everyday..she was in the Matrix; divorced..she passed, he never remarried.
I’m seriously enjoying this interview. Well past my bed time and I have to get up in a few hours and I’m here smiling and happy. Apollonia is classy and so gracious for sharing her experiences.
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Same!
Same😆
Back in 1995, I had the honor of attending a friend's recording session in that same studio! The session cost was around $3k for just a few unforgettable hours.
She looks amazing for a gal in her 60s!!
For the money she paid for that face she better look good in her sixties...
Look at her 4 years ago when she did a panel with the producers and other actors from Purple Rain. She must've done some maintenance since then cuz she looks much better now.
@@nathanwalsh3028 She looks okay
You mean she looks good with 10 layers of make up on right? If so I agree. I’m sure she looks 200% different with that make up chiseled off
….when you’ve had so much Botox, the only thing that moves is your bottom jaw and your eyelids.
She didn't need any plastic surgery. She is/ was beauriful with her natural beauty.❤🙏❤🙏
What a great interview.....I love prince and apollonia. They are part of my youngers days that to me were the best times.....I remember especial people growing up in San Francisco ca. Lila Brenes wherever you are I always think of you and our relationship I remember how much you love prince ....the love still here for all those especial people and days in the 80th 💔😭🙏✌
She spoke of HER memories about her experiences with Prince and whether people believe them or not, it's her story, who are WE to judge. Loved her in Purple Rain,💜 I'm glad she got the opportunity to speak about her relationship with Prince. God bless you, Appolonia, keep doing your thing ☮️♀️💜🌹!!
Her truth doesn’t mean it’s THE truth. Some of her experiences are probably true but it’s mixed with exaggeration and some lies of hou look at Brenda bennet , Peggy mcreary amd jesse Johnson interviews. Did she maybe write a few words to manic Monday? Possible. Did she introduce prince to bangles music? Possible. Did she inspire Prince on a few songs even GL possible but she didn’t co-write it. There’s demos in the vault before her time that says so. There’s too many inconsistencies if she stuck to the truth this would be believable but all this with her nonsense about sheila is old lady high school drama. Pick up the phone and air your grievances private this is just messy
That's why I said it's HER truth. None of us were there during her time with him, and I don't have a problem with anyone who worked closely with him, speaking on their time with him, who are WE to judge her story!? Every one who worked with or spent time with him has they're own recollection and she's no different. People have been slamming Apollonia for years, but she's got the right to talk about her experiences, whether we believe it or not. To each his own, I wish her nothing but the best.
@@ohliv210 Oh so you knew him more then them, oh come on. Just cause you can't comprehend it, doesn't mean it's a lie
It’s not about comprehension it’s about facts. There are demos and other people who have said music in the vault or they recorded with VANITY some of you need to pen your ears amd listen to what she’s saying and read the comments where people are showing up with receipts to refute her lies
Oh Liv period. 👏🏽
Prince was a cold-hearted lover. He always had many lovers, former lovers, and proteges in the same room together.
U mean they were always followers leeching off of him. They call them GOLD DIGGERS in todays world.
Prince had 4 lovers on stage at the same time and the girls all knew about each other. He had a pull that drew them to him and some stayed for years. He said at lib once " l don't have a heart at all" he knew it was wrong but the girls put up with it, and he was a man, so...
@@saa9099 It’s a two-way street these women a lot of them were golddiggers they were using him as well let’s not act like they weren’t It was very much a give-and-take now I think the one person who truly loved him without his money or his status is Definitely Denise But he couldn’t see that then until later on in his life
@@saa9099 Whoever you are, you nailed him, genius! It takes a certain kind of woman: ambitious, stupid or Star Stuck. Heck, I'm warm-hearted and I'd be suffocating among the Harum. I can imagine the side eyes, the competition, the jealousy, the cat fights he hadn't seen. Only The Prince!💜🎶🤔
Prince pulled it off. Well, I briefly dated a man in a corporate place before finding out he dated every other woman in the company from the ground floor to the fourth level. How naive to believe I was the first woman in five years he had dated there. Talk about humiliation. Prior to that environment, I was an independent worker in a smaller professional setting. Never Date In The Work Place! 😱😢😠😂
Prince was the perfect musician period 🎸🎹🥁🎸🎙️🎤
Up to this day I still watch purple rain over and over again love it
My Purple badness you're missed every day. Your presence and musical genius in the music world is greatly missed.
Why are you addressing that to a video on CZcams? He can't read it, he passed away in 2016.
@@swirlingfudge Because I can and I'm sure others feel the same way. Perhaps not you but others.
@@joannebaker4925 you bet GF ☂️💜
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My mother was a dead ringer for Apollonia when I was a young boy in the 80's. The cheekbones, the smile, the eyes, the nose, the hair, the body, except Apollonia's lips were a bit fuller. My mother is also of Mexican descent and I think they're around the same age even. My mother was born in March of 59'.
Even though I was a little gay boy, I fell in love with Apollonia as a kid because she looks so incredibly similar to my mom, who I always thought as a kid was the most beautiful woman in the world, I still do, and partly because I had never seen a woman who looked like family on the big screen before.
This was such a wonderful interview with THEE Apollonia!! Still so beautiful and such a class act. I've always loved the way she giggles and we can still hear it.:)
Looking forward to her memoirs.
She's black.🖤🖤🖤
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Dominic Ellis. She's a black woman
Not Mexican.
@@peggieudengwuarzuudengwu7531 she said herself, in this video, that she is Mexican.
@@d.e.t4147 ya have to time travel to 70's 80's San Pedro, California. Apollonia is a child of parents born in Mexico, so her born in USA makes her an American latino/ hispanic /black/white whichever floats her or others boat-LoL
What a wonderful way to continue Prince's Legacy!!!! Thank you Apollonia for your great work and dedication to the PUrple family.
It goes so deep as someone FROM Minnesota who used to go down to Minneapolis and see Prince Live at First Avenue back in the 80's. In 1985 my besties from school and I experienced one of the very BEST concerts live as he launched his Purple Rain tour. I will never forget it. It is such a sad loss of so much talent way to soon. He was and will always be the real deal. - Minnesota girl from the 80's
She is such a good interviewee -- well-spoken, intelligent, and thoughtful lady.
She acting like he wanted to have an Apollonian 6 reunión revamped album. That don’t even sound like something Prince would do. Trust Prince knew Susan Moonsie & Brenda had moved on to different careers. Appollonia 6 desolved in the 80’s & Prince had no negotiations or thoughts of trying to put them back together. Anybody who knows Prince knows he seldom backtrack with female artist unless it’s Sheila E or Lisa Melvion.
And Purple Rain was based on his relationship with Vanity. She is lying the Last Dragon was given to Vanity without even doing a audition; Appollonia was never offered that role & Suzanne De Passé never fret over whether to give it her or Vanity or else we all would have long been heard about that. Suzanne De Passé, Taimak, Berry Gordy or any one who was on production in some capacity in that movie never ever mentioned her ever being considered for that role. She is lying.
Shes still good.looking
She is lying about those songs.
She's a good liar alright. But if u r truthful u generally don't need notes.
@@peachiepeachie ... she has connections with EVERYONE 🙄( the Dylan story is bull crap)... he is close to 80 and I was there when he was slumming it( bay area) singing folksongs and Haight & Ashbury days. Self centered and proud and uglier than homemade sin🤭. This chick is, as ALOT of chick 🐣 bands of the 80s do when they can get away with it... CAPITALIZE on the dead🤢 Good on her.. Dylan chased no one down...she was a little girl and seriously... I'd have written the book already...why wait...MY thoughts.. just an older gal that was there...SO FOS!!! Taking credit for EVERYONE...come on...
I never saw Apollonia and Sheila E. in the same room. I believe Vanity did not want to go to "Hollywood," but Prince and Vanity loved each other for years.
Agree he loved Vanity to the end
because both Apollonia and Sheila are compulsive liars and inflate their history with Prince now that hes passed. Sheila is still nickel and dining on Prince's name to this day
@@SuperPariss truth, they ain't the only ones lying and profiting, they all are everyone has gotten on the band wagon. Ole friends for sale
Mayte too. 😆
@@decemberbaby4968 Exactly, she's the main one, she still chasing that Purple Rain money she didn't get as she stated on Hollywood ex's, but that something she did to herself, she was still living on fantasy island and thought he would take her back and didn't and turned down the alimony after he annulled the marriage
Prince has a way of soothing everyone's soul, either with his music, writing along with his soft spoken words. The loss we all share with losing Prince, Michael Jackson & Marvin Gaye is just devastating to society and to the music industry itself. Unfortunate, although the music and writings that they left will be there forever for all to enjoy and remembrance of them. They were miraculous healers of the Soul and Spirit. They did this through their music, writings & their soft spoken words. They earned their FAME in positive ways, way talanted. We will never forget them as long as we live along with my children whom are grown now, love them too. We all will be together again on Resurrection Day and I wish you peace here on Earth and comfort for the rest of your days during your journey through life. 🍀😉🙏🦋✌️🌈👀🌹❤️
LL - MG and MJ died???
Ok, J/K.
I know MJs dad, Joe Jackson, shot and killed Marvin Gaye in a hunting accident..
Mang years later MJ was found dead in bed with a necktie around his throat. The authorities called it accidental suicide from a self eroticism technique, but a private detective claims it was murder by Marvin Gaye's ghost.
So wild! I mean you cant make these things up if you tried.
I agree, and I would add Luther to that list.
True, well said.
PLEASE STOP BRINGING MJ TO PRINCE VIDEOS, JUST STOP IT!
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Loved Apollonia she was my ultimate girl. I do have a problem with this interview tho, she says shes a "songwriter". And says that she wrote half of "Manic Monday.". Right. So....she helped write the song, recorded the vocal, it was going on her Apolonia 6 album, and then apparently according to her she happily said "oh just pull it from my album, and give it to The Bangles"? And then sat and watched it go to No.1, and didnt complain about getting no songwriting credits? for 30 YEARS? Come now....
Denise Matthew's was Prince's real love & he was very hurt when they broke up. He was also very sad when she passed. He found out she died just moments before he went on stage & spoke of who she was, wanted to be & that they really loved each other. I remember her being the presenter when they won for Best album in 1984 & Prince & Vanity hugged & they were both crying. *what I didn't about App. was Denise got her life together years later, off drugs & got saved. By all accounts she was really a very sweet person who fought her demons from abuse as a child. Apollonia did an interview mocking her saying oh now after all those drugs she's talking about finding Jesus. I didn't know he was lost. Thankfully Denise wasn't and found peace. The crappy part is Apollonia went to her funeral as if she cared NOT & only to be seen with the other Prince protogees for publicity. Many who worked with Prince were Denise's friends & loved her like Sheila E., Susan and Brenda. **Part of her beef with Sheila is that she really was engaged to him. I remember it being announced by Sheila's father on the radio. Also, because Appollonia can't hold a note, Prince wouldn't take her on the PR tour & instead took Sheila & promoted her album. Prince put money behind Sheila. Remember Krush Groove, Prince helped get it made just for Sheila, he was on set & notice his picture was on the wall in one of the scenes. *
Sheila was also a professional musician playing with Santana, Michael Jackson (thats her making the beat throughout Don't Stop Til You Get Enough on the water glasses & Marvin Gaye before she ever met Prince. She's worked with so many artists & stayed Prince's friend longer than anyone else, even after a breakup almost 40 years! If App wants to talk drugs, she got arrested for it & said she was researching a part for a movie. She also lived next door to another one who only dated Prince to help her non existent career, Carmen Electra who said Prince was so-so in bed & after he died said The Most Beautiful Girl in the World was about her. No, but the song I Hate You was for real. The extended version really cuts "you gave a dog a place to bone & now your ass is all alone, I hate you baby". Lol. Only Prince could cut like that & I love that song!
@Denise Matthew,
Shelia also played and toured with Ray Gomez in the early '80s. Saw one of his gigs with Shelia on percussion at a club (The Stone) in San Francisco.
Where is the interview where Appolonia threw shade at Denise’s religious ventures?
Yeah I think prince secretly still loved Denise way after they broke up. Lol that’s probably why he married Manuela, she looked somewhat like her;either that Or he’s into women with a gorgeous beautiful fresh face with the natural beauty going on💜
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I like hearing that they were so emotional. We never hear of those nice things btwn. them.
I appreciate Apollonia’s thoughts on my cousin’s inner circle. #Justice4cuz
love you, +Victoria and Chaz.. thank you for all the work you do on behalf of Prince and the Purple Community
I miss hearing from Chaz! Any plans for another interview?
Do you also appreciate her lies? Others in the camp saying his songs his IP was written for Vanity amd had her on some of the demos. Now she’s going to take credit ? Mia bocca is in Italian not Spanish. A ripped out notebook is proof of none thing
My cousin died of a lethal dose of Fentanyl so don’t get it twisted. My fight is not with Apollonia. I’m staying the course until justice is served. Peace- #Justice4cuz
@@CharlesSmith-px3ec Thank you. Prince was clearly murdered. Apollonia is a non factor in this matter. She just showed her true colors. She is a demon just like the rest of them. Old friends for sale. Prince knew.
She was MARRIED to Greg Patschull from 1980-85.
That was crucial to this entire discussion, and yet she intentionally leaves it out.
Makes one question anything that she's saying.
Prince was a true genius when it came to music. I can't imagine another who would be able to duplicate what he did....rip, King, continue to take your rest....👑💙🙏🏾
It's amazing how many people claim to be the one who told Prince, "no." Please! You didn't argue with Prince or tell him "no," too many times. Anyone who did, didn't stick around long.
yeah right and he didn't hit the skins!! i call b.s......
How would you know? She was actually there, you weren't.
@@anonymoususer5010 what color are my eyes?
@@artfull334 nope. guess again.
You should talk to Prince's older brother about Princes real personality. He was working as one of Prince's domestic house worker and Prince was shameless in the way he would treat that poor man absolutely undignified!!
I enjoyed hearing her talk about Prince. Lucky her.
As a musician myself, I can say that Prince was one of my heros and I even had The song "1999" on 45 vinyl in 1982!! And when Purple Rain the movie came out, Apollonia was my teenage crush!! Prince was a phenomenal musician that could play any instrument flawlessly!! Thanks for the music Prince!! And thanks for sharing your story Apollonia!!
I still have the purple rain 45. The purple on.
He is still my hero
I think Prince truly loved Vanity Denise and Apollonia was just a co worker.
Vanity Denise was a beautiful woman inside and of course out. Prince tried to replace her due to his ego at the time, but he couldn't no one could take
Vanity Denise place.
Vanity Denise left to pursue a better life for herself and I think that was a great choice. I am so glad they both realize their destiny as we all should eventually.
A better life of drug addiction.
SMH
I think Prince & PURPLE RAIN, woulda been a better choice.
Alas...... Patty Kotero, wuz a struggling actress & Vanity leaving, helped her our, immensely.
Thank u God.
@@Einnor084 I agree Prince would off at least look after Vanity I think Vanity was not to remain working with Prince
I wouldn't have recognized her if I saw her on the street.
I was just thinking the same thing.
@@roxyc.6825 that weird plastic surgery thing or whatever she has done did not get done well.
@@uniquelyme7 I disagree; I think she’s a lovely mature woman. She’s 62 & looks amazing. The plastic surgeon did a great job.
I remember her being Greek at one point and now she’s Mexican?
@@roxyc.6825 She looks bettet than majority of younger women today....All of them ignored esthetic care and vegetables
Apollonia did this one particular movie and it made her famous. She was great and perfect for that role.
1000000 ladies could had played that part..
She played a very small
Part.
@@joyceboyd1838 Apollonia played the leading lady in purple rain, that's not a small part. No matter how you try you can't take that away from her.
@@saa9099
Yes ! A Small part!! To me if Vanity had done that
Part to me it would have been large.
A large
@@joyceboyd1838 the leading lady is not a small part. You can "If she " all day, it didn't happen.
Prince was always in a company of beautiful women's.
“women”
I grew up in love with you both❤ you are a creative beauty!
Easily the most lovable Prince chick. I used to think that was Sheila E but since Prince's death, Apollonia has outclassed every female in his life. She looks great here.
I believe , I think her roots from being Indian her skin is flawless and also people of African ancestry have great skin and age gracefully of course without hard core drugs because drugs like heroine and crack makes a person look old.
@@yascab6453 shes not African, Apollonia and Denise are 2 different people...
I don't know about that one.....
@@ivyreid7 Apparently not
Christopher tracy, huh? Only 2 of prince's ladies have passed, "she out lived all"?
I was breakdancing outside FirstAvenue in 1983 when they were filming Purple Rain. We battled Rock Steady Crew at the 7th St. Entrance and won. Growing up with the scene we opened for Prince at the MN Music Awards; performed many times at First Ave. But I never saw Apollonia or Vanity here. Back then I wondered what happened to Vanity. Apollonia helps put things in perspective that I never knew; even though Prince invited me to Paisley Park as his guest, and introduced me to his then wife Mayte.; everyone was so compartmentalized that we didn't all know each other. I met Mallia at Bunkers and Rosie reminded me a lot of those Queens of Soul. I went to his band member's homes and pleaded with them to help save his life, long before he died. For me to see that even Apollonia was blocked, says so much. (I wasn't alone in that). This was a great interview. Thank you so much for telling the truth, straight and honestly. As a little Black child that grew up in the Minneapolis scene, I can speak for those who were here; and I appreciated it greatly. (Thanks, thanks, thanks). السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
I wish Prince was alive to tell HIS side ! She keeps talking about her account number that Prince wanted from her...
I miss him. He was genius and his music was unique n incredible.🌷
Im with her on what she says until she says she styled Susan & Brenda, they were already dressing that way with Vanity before Appolonia
Right! Apollonia needs to remember she entered an already crafted group and she was only selected to fill Vanity's vacancy
Prince styled brenda, Susan and denise the way he wanted them to dress, you can bet on that. Denise said she had to fight for her boots and long coat just to cover up some.
@@saa9099 Yes I remember that interview where she talks about that she said she did have to fight for her boots and the coat because she wanted to cover up a little bit
The whole MN crew was wearing the same clothes from the 1999 tour. So I have no idea why she thinks the PR crew needed her
@@lauraveney1412 exactly 🙄🤷🏽♀️
Appollonia is here to set the record straight. Her outfit is banging, and shes still beautiful :)
How's this for Strange ??? The Death of Clarence Williams was announced yesterday, Monday the 7th. Williams, not only played Prince's Father in "Purple Rain". But He was an crazy evil dude, opposite 'Vanity', in a 1986 movie, " 52 Pick Up" ! Sadly, Williams died of Cancer on Friday.
All them were good) my favorite movie) the nut case father) Lisa wendy, morris ect) I remember Clarence as link, from the "mod squad") & every body wanted to play Link as kids lol)
@@5annent he was great in the mod squad
Do you all, remember Clarence Williams in this movie) where he was the father &his two children had committed incest?) That was a wild movie) he was a good actor) he seemed underated) Prince did good putting him in that role) "you gonna get married, never get married") he played that part nut case father) he said "I die 4u" hence the song)
I would love to see Appolonia surfing ❤
Duh
Apples was a replacement for Vanity in Purple Rain. She did not originate the style. She was wearing what Vanity would wear and the hairstyle. Prince had a mead spiral notebook with the parts and it was for him and Vanity. She forget to speak on that she was a replacement. She was not around as long as Sheila. Much respect but she kept talking about truth and Prince and Vanity did that iconic Rolling Stone cover - that was glamorous. They had it - she did not bring to Prince. Prince styled his bands and A6 was no different. I cannot believe she said she brought glamour to Prince.
What interview did u just watch ?
The interviewer clearly stated you were vanity’s replacement. Apollonia said yes lol. WE ALL KNOW THIS APPLES KNOWS THIS
ITs like kindergarten knowledge in the purple kingdom.
And vanity 6 was sex and filthy. Apollonia 6 was classy and playful.
I a huge Vanity fan. Btw
@@Danyelvasquez They were the same songs, same band just front woman changed to me. Much respect but There are more people than just Purple Kingdom.
@@vashtix6812 I get it ! But I do not agree. Same back up girls. But def different music and lyrics way more subtle. Not a big deal. I love me some vanity Apollonia susan brenda !
Thank you 4 telling the truth V♥️
@@Danyelvasquez Some people are not part of the Purple Family..Ignorance is bliss.
Great interview. I loved Prince, Vanity & Apollonia 💜💜💜
I did too as a young girl I always said I was going to name
My daughter Vanity. Of
Course I did not 🌂🌂🌂
What a sweetheart. I don't know Apollonia but to me it seems like the fame and the game didn't change the beautiful woman she is inside and out. I have this video on pause just to post my comments. What an awesome interview. Thank you!
Apollonia has a beautiful spirit and I can see it and I can hear it in her voice.However it just breaks my heart to know that the prince has passed on. It's almost unbelievable and it makes me sad to know this but it also allows me to rejoice in knowing that Apollonia is doing well. 🙏🏽💯
This is Pure Gold Sunset Sound!!!
Apollonia was the chick in the Eddie Money video for 'Shakin'
Was waiting for someone to cite that! 👍🏻
Wow......never put that together!
Not Hating but don't understand the title? Apollonia didn't have a life with Prince? She was with DLR when she did PR, she definitely didn't have a life with Prince, she was an actress and that's it. Also she has lived her life feeding off Purple Rain.
Me and my cousin as teens use to dress up and dance in her living room to the Purple Rain Album on wkend nights LMBO
At the very end, It’s not “Almost cut my hair” which was a Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song. The song they were thinking of is “She’s Always in my Hair” which I believe was penned about Jill Jones. 💜
She said Mia Boca was in Spanish when it is Italian and Jill Jones is half Italian.
He did say " She's always in my hair" for Jill
@@lisaflores3717 true, jill was always checking in with him.
They simply told her that they wanted her to look, act, talk & dance like Vanity. He was really in love with Denise & she broke his heart & he never got over it. Vanity Denise was the most beautiful woman he was ever with & I would think Manuela came in 2nd..after all they look like sisters.
Agree
Yes!!!
I always thought Vanity was much prettier than Apollonian. Prince is not here to yeah or nay anything she is saying.
@@gp6415 I thought she was prettier than all his chicken heads, Vanity was naturally Beautiful
Denise(Vanity)is probably one of the most naturally, beautiful women I personally have ever seen. So sad what happened to her. RIP Densie.
That being said. Things do happen for a reason, and altho we can't confirm everything Apollonia says here as truth(some of it, really is debatable)she really did fit the role perfectly, albeit with her looks, she was beautiful. And she will go down in history connected forever to Purple Rain and Prince! I will give her that. And I'm sure she does have plenty of her own stories to tell, can't take those away from her, and her memories. Well, that's all I'm going to say, because I dont want to be too negative with my comments, so I'll just leave it at that!
Wow wow WOW. This is thee best video of truth I've ever seen and heard. Apollonia, you are truly amazing. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I was smiling the whole time she was talking. Man to have the memories that they made together...I'd love to be in her shoes.
Did she forget to mention that she was married during this time period.
Ugh please stop the hate, she is sharing with humility and gratitude. She clearly says the credit and money was not an issue then, or now. And teared up when saying Prince did reach out to pay them dues.
I have nothing but love and respect for her, Vanity and all the lovely ladies who worked very hard💜
I agree 💯 . Appolonia did a wonderful job in Purple Rain and she is still beautiful now. She is respectful to Prince. I really don't get the haters on this thread.
She did not write anything and he did try to send her via his business mgr who told Prince she thought it was a scam and would not give her bank info.
All the trash talkers have nothing better to do. Bye.
Agree
This was fascinating. Thank you Apollonia for sharing so much.
A legend in her own mind.
No shit; buncaha dumbasses these days that'd believe anything.
Shiiiit I wrote half of Kid Rock's only god knows why, everybody in mount clemens jail in 97 knew that
She is a Legend!💯
Apples u are as beautiful today as u were back in the day both inside & out. P was lucky to have had u as a friend. This really was a beautiful interview
* sigh * Apples takes a bit too much credit. The barn scene was cut because Prince - his words - felt they had no chemistry ( Prince didn't date married women either ). Let's not forget her hurtful remark about Denise's bust line, like larger women tend to do. I'm glad she was able to squeeze out a tear for her. Good interviewer, he was funny.
@ Violet Golden Wow! What did she say about Denise's bra size?
Im fuller breast and I never insult smaller breast women
they are about the same bust size so what could she possibly say
@@wattpadjunkie1133 this was said b4 Denise got implants
L MG she never got anything done she is/was a NATURAL beauty inside and out. Always was always will be. I don’t think you know what the convo is about.
I loved that movie purple rain I would watch it over and over and over and I always thought Apollonia was so gorgeous. We all miss prince very much. He is one of the greatest!
Still a beautiful Queen...she's still got it. Always magnificent.
I’m only 30mins in, but I’m happy to hear about Apollonia’s relationship with Vanity. I’ve always been curious about that. Apollonia is very graceful, more intelligent than I thought, and a real professional in how she carries herself and talks about everything. This is a nice interview to see.
Edit: After listening further, I think she might be stretching the truth on some things… like, REALLY stretching the truth.
💜💜💜
And all the other nasty ish she had to say about Denise.....
I’m sure she’s stretching the truth! A man and a woman in the same bed? And Prince remained “respectful?” If you believe that I wanna sell you a piece of Paisley Park! Apollonia is the only one being respectful by not telling what really happened! That’s their little secret! I wonder what she’ll say when she writes her book?
@@lkendrix7782 Sry I am responding to you so late but I just caught this now. I wanna tell you that I experienced no sex in bed with 9 different men over 40 years due to friendship and illness. These ppl are either dead or still friends...so maybe she is not stretching the truth. Honestly, I am a real sexy lady but different situations produce ppl behaving not as one would think. Men have always been truer friends to me than women and rarely involved sex. Appolonia's memoirs will maybe let us know. Peace.
@@lkendrix7782 efe
It's a shame that Apples doesn't talk about being married during Purple Rain. I remember reading in my Teen Beat magazine at that time that she was married to Greg Patschull? How did the David Lee Roth romance line up with the timeline? How did Prince feel about you being married? Did he know? Curious to know what his reaction was...
Who is Greg?
Prince reaction was: she will works for me and he invited her and her husband for dinner in a restaurant. Talking over professional matters for the movie and film making. Prince told her husband he can watch the parts right there when he is doing the act with Apollonia.
Why would that be your business to know...her relationships from 30 years ago just don’t matter now
@@mauricescribner7025 Your reply is neither necessary or welcomed. Apollonia herself is volunteering "her business" and if you have a problem with inquiring minds, keep it moving. None of it may matter now to YOU, but for some, it does. Again, keep it moving.
I’m sure he did know…Prince was a very astute man.I don’t think he was emotionally invested in Apples, it was about ensuring Purple Rain was a hit. It’s widely known Apollonia was in love with Prince. Weren’t all of his protégés? It’s just amazing how she and Sheila were friends right after the funeral but as soon as Sheila started with “love story” regarding Prince, Apollonia went on the attack. She claims the only tie she didn’t speak with Prince was when he was married to Manuela. Yet she and Mani were thick as thieves during the Memorial and funeral…they all wanted to be the wife (IM0.)
So glad to hear Apollonia's incredible story with Prince, what a legendary tale. Prince was on another level as a musician, singer and as an individual, he was on a much higher level. This was truly an inspiring and insightful interview.
Interesting that when She was really Dating Lee Roth while PR was promoting a big romance with Prince.. They perhaps had a great friendship and relationship.
@@heavenawilson5140 oh I'm sure prince was cool with Apollonia the year she worked for him. Girls say he treated them like queens.
Your so amazing....Such a great story,your voice is soothing and it helped me rest....Your priceless ❤️❤️ RIP PRINCE and DENISE💜💜🙏🏽
Great interview! What a charming and beautiful lady.
Prince... WHAT A SUPER STELLAR INDIVIDUAL..so many had special moments with him and he truly left such a giant impression on so many.
His relationship with Appolonia speaks to this.
How he had the capacity and ability to nurture and cultivate several at the same time is literally outstanding.
Whay an example of someone who had talent, understanding, wisdom, genius beyond the average person.
We love you Prince!!
💜💜💜💜
I was hesitant to say this but here goes...The real truth in my opinion is Appollonia was hand picked for Purple Rain for her likeness to Vanity (Denise)! Period. I don't know what she's talking about being an actor/song writer/Co collabator with The Purple One! Her career stalled after Purple Rain! Her acting skills were sub par,Dancing..no way,singing eh... Vanity in her prime was the package! Half way into this interview I already checked out of this interview(in my head) but listened to the end just to see how amazing it is when ppl die their secrets come out of the woodwork that would surely never be told when they were alive! I ❤ Appollonia for filling in for Vanity for Purple Rain project.💜she's a real beauty but it stops there! No real talent!🤷🏾♀️🤦🏽♀️RIP Denise &Prince 🙏🏽 💔💜
I loved this interview and made me love Apolonia even more! She is all about the truth and she is a Christian! God bless her and I can't wait to read her book.
A Christian? I hope so but I didn't hear her say this!! Vanity was an evangelist and professed being a born again Christian and follower of Jesus Christ!!
Prince is not here to defend himself. some of it is true. and some is not????
@@barbravire8994 How would you know
She lisping!
Everybody that says lord lord is not saved and belong to God, alot of women wait until they are old and no longer have their looks to come to God, and we still not for sure they are really Godly. You don't know that
I saw her in my high school yearbook. She had bleach blond hair. Didn’t know her though. I think she graduated one year before me. I remember George Kotero. I didn’t know George was her brother.
Otero
I miss PRINCE.💜
So sad about Prince’s death and Vanity dying in the same year as well. 💜💜💜
She was a baddie in her time. She's a baddie now, but I'd hope she let herself start aging the natural way. She can barely make any facial expressions. Aging is apart if life. Nobody escapes it. Shout-out to Lynda Carter who has accepted life's cycle and is aging gracefully. Peace.
True
I agree.just age beautifully bc black don’t crack..I doubt if Lynda Carter is plastic free.
@@tiyahisrael Lynda Carter is plastic free. She said she isn't letting the pressures of Hollywood chose her destiny. You can clearly see her crows feet, but that's okay. When I look at her I still see Wonder Woman.
@@Ms.RatherUnique she clearly has some type of fillers if not plastic surgery(which I can’t prove she’s lying about not having gone under the knife..).Most women who opt not to go under the knife,choose tons of filler injection especially in the cheek and Nasolabial folds of the face,therefore fillers are not considered “plastic surgery”.I looked at some recent pics of her and compared them to some earlier pics,I would bet to say she has cheek implants,but definitely some type of filler(tons) injected in the upper Apple cheeks area.When you’ve worked for a plastic surgeon for over 5 years,it’s easy to identify face work
@@tiyahisrael she isn't black.
Wow! This interview was genuine Appolonia was so amazing in her truth about Prince.
We will never know if it's true or not. She waited until the man was dead to lie. Fake ass tears, she was never a good actor.
Prince was in love with vanity for a long time.
This is a great interview. She’s so open, funny, has such a big heart. And she a total bad ass dressed all in studded leather 😂 Adore her. She’s a class act. Never knew she contributed at this level, and so extensively, creatively to so many. And when she started to cry, retelling how Prince, unsolicited and of his own volition, was trying to right wrongs he believed he’d done over his life, it sent a chill up my spine, and brought a tear to my eye. Thank you so much for posting this.
Oh Prince. Not to take any focus away from her, but I have to write this cause, it’s Prince. The almighty purple one.
Prince was such a highly intelligent, brilliant, true musical genius and a true legend, even in his own lifetime. A once in a century kind of gifted protege, he was one of a kind. I was so lucky to be alive in his lifetime. Being alive during Prince’s prime musical years was like I imagine it was being alive in the age and time of like, Mozart. We all knew we were witnessing and hearing someone and something so special, that we’d never see his like again in our lifetimes. But damn, we thought he’d be around much longer.
When he died I went into what my friends and wife all refer to as my “Prince Depression”. I literally cried every day for nearly two months. I mean, I weeped. First, it didn’t seem possible. He was like ageless, immortal, evergreen. He was widely known to be health conscious, religious and lived a very clean, pure lifestyle (we thought), and wasn’t ill or old. I also cried because I was so deeply devastated at the momentous loss to the arts, and humanity as a whole, that his death was. And it made me sad that he never had a real family of his own to live and enjoy life with; had no wife and children to carry on his lineage and musical legacy, and perhaps his musical genius dna, after he died. Estranged relatives all fighting over the estate, what he built with no contributions from them, like vultures; vultures he always flew above. His genius began and ended with only him. And that is so heartbreaking. For all of his immense gifts and genius, his life was beset with tragedy and utter aloneness. When he wanted a lasting marriage and children so much, and it just didn’t happen for him. At the end he was only surrounded by enablers and people who worked for him. How horrible that must be. Then there was the fact that he’d died so needlessly, by something so unbelievable in context to him, so completely uncharacteristic. He was so health conscious, ate so well, was always lithe, toned and in shape, and god could he perform. He was always beautiful. He was just beautiful. Apollonia talks about how he lived such a healthy lifestyle. He didn’t even drink alcohol, didn’t smoke, and was never known to do illegal drugs at all. In contrast to how unbelievable a demise it was for him, it’s something so commonplace typical of so many of his contemporaries that he towered above in relation to talent, accomplishment, originality, longevity, performance and ability. It just didn’t seem even remotely possible that such a fate could befall him. It was beyond tragic. Utterly heartbreaking.
I took three days vacation from work, and did nothing but watch his films and interviews, his videos, his performances, his award acceptances, and play his music, and cry. All three days. I still get tears thinking about him, and writing this. And it’s hard for me to watch any of his performances. Cause I know it’s all we’re ever going to have now. Rest In Peace Denise (Vanity) and the one and only Prince 💜
She didn't contribute, it was already done when she got there.....
your post is very touching! i feel your pain and wish u comfort! he will remain a legend!❤️
As a longtime fan of Prince I really appreciated getting to watch this interview and hearing what she had to say. The interviewer was excellent and I believe Apollonia was being 100% truthful and sincere the entire time and how cool that it turns out there was a whole lot more to her than just the female lead and love interest of Prince's character in Purple Rain. Definitely subscribing to this channel now.
She is lying and taking credit about too many things and on people no longer on this earth. I don't like that!!
@@lacelovelovelace6586 what is she lying about?
@Chavabodhi I don't know but has anyone that was close to him or in their inner circle said that she is not being truthful?
@@lacelovelovelace6586 How is she lying about anything. Everyone wants more from Prince and about him so it is only appropriate for his entourage to speak. They should share there stories.
@Chavabodhi wtf, she was n the studio w him. u were there? i think ur putting prince on a pedastal and her n the dumps
Vanity was hotter to me, but Apollonia was beautiful too. She still looks good.
Vanity was in a whole other league. Stunning and charismatic. No comparison. This girl was just cute imo
Vanity was prettier. Apollonia was finer. Vanity had a great slim frame. Apollonia was pretty in the face WITH body. Edge to Apollonia.
STOP! pitting woman against woman! Typical B.S. "small" men seem to partake in. 🙄
@@therealliveguy Apollonia was more full figured.
As much as you would love a "Cat fight" none of these ladies would give a shit over your thoughts. To compare people on how they look is sick minded. I'd sure hope you'd see more in ladies then their looks.
WOW!!!! She's still so beautiful.
😕
When I was a teen I had to hide my Purple Rain cassette from my dad...I was in love with Prince's music from Little Red Corvette...he will always be the PRINCE to me💜
This interview is so f-ing good.
And the 'he taught me to record my interviews' good lookin out Apollonia