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One of the players that auditioned was [[Jimmy Jam|James Harris]] who later ended up in [[The Time]], he was a good enough player, but to have an eclectic band (white and black, male and female) [[Prince]] preferred to have a white keyboard player, so the search went on. Therefor Matt Fink, an acquaintance of [[Bobby Z.]] was asked to audition, which landed him the job. | One of the players that auditioned was [[Jimmy Jam|James Harris]] who later ended up in [[The Time]], he was a good enough player, but to have an eclectic band (white and black, male and female) [[Prince]] preferred to have a white keyboard player, so the search went on. Therefor Matt Fink, an acquaintance of [[Bobby Z.]] was asked to audition, which landed him the job. | ||
− | Matt became "Dr. Fink" during the [[Rick James | + | Matt became "Dr. Fink" during the [[Rick James Tour '80]] when [[Prince]] was the opening act. Wearing a jail outfit quite similar to one of Rick James outfit on "Bustin Out (On Funk)", [[Prince]] asked Fink to change his image and come up with ideas:<blockquote>''"In one video I wore a tacky looking paratrooper's jumpsuit. It was actually [[Prince]]'s, but didn't fit him. I had also worn a black-and-gold suit with tails a la "Elton John". He said: "nah...it's been done before". I was also looking at trying to do something in black leather, but there wasn't enough time to get that together...<br><br>Another idea was a guy in a doctor's suit. He perked up on that one. He said: "why don't try you try on a doctor's suit and you can become Dr. Fink". He sent his wardrobe person out in Chicago - we were on the road - who brought back a pair of scrubs, a stethoscope and a mask."''</blockquote> |
Fink left [[Prince]]'s band after signing a contract with another company to produce a record. He turned down his position as keyboard player for the Rock In Rio performances to avoid losing money by backing out his new contract. [[Prince]] then recruited Tommy Elm (renamed [[Tommy Barbarella]]) to fill in Fink's position. What was supposed to be a spot on replacement became permanent, as [[Prince]] kept Elm in the (new) [[The NPG|NPG band]] and didn't call Fink back. Fink recalls:<blockquote>''"In a way it was a combination of self-imposed leaving and being let go by [[Prince]]"''.</blockquote> | Fink left [[Prince]]'s band after signing a contract with another company to produce a record. He turned down his position as keyboard player for the Rock In Rio performances to avoid losing money by backing out his new contract. [[Prince]] then recruited Tommy Elm (renamed [[Tommy Barbarella]]) to fill in Fink's position. What was supposed to be a spot on replacement became permanent, as [[Prince]] kept Elm in the (new) [[The NPG|NPG band]] and didn't call Fink back. Fink recalls:<blockquote>''"In a way it was a combination of self-imposed leaving and being let go by [[Prince]]"''.</blockquote> | ||
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|first live appearance = [[05 January 1979|5 January 1979: Minneapolis, MN, USA: Capri Theater]] | |first live appearance = [[05 January 1979|5 January 1979: Minneapolis, MN, USA: Capri Theater]] | ||
− | |performed regularly on = [[Prince Tour]], [[Rick James | + | |performed regularly on = [[Prince Tour]], [[Rick James Tour '80]], [[Dirty Mind Tour]], [[Controversy Tour]], [[1999 Tour]], [[Purple Rain Tour]], [[Parade Tour]], [[Sign O' The Times Tour]], [[Lovesexy Tour]], [[Nude Tour]] |
|performed occasionally in = [[One_Off_Appearances#1979|1979]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1980|1980]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1981|1981]],[[One_Off_Appearances#1982|1982]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1983|1983]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1984|1984]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1985|1985]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1986|1986]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1987|1987]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1988|1988]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1989|1989]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1990|1990]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1991|1991]] | |performed occasionally in = [[One_Off_Appearances#1979|1979]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1980|1980]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1981|1981]],[[One_Off_Appearances#1982|1982]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1983|1983]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1984|1984]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1985|1985]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1986|1986]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1987|1987]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1988|1988]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1989|1989]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1990|1990]], [[One_Off_Appearances#1991|1991]] | ||
|records w/prince = <small> list is incomplete, work in progress</small>, [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]], [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]], [[Album: 1999|1999]], [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], Various Artist: [[Album: We Are The World|We Are The World]], [[Album: Parade|Parade]], [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]], [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]], [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]], [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]], [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides| The Hits / The B-Sides]], [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]], [[Album: The Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]], [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] | |records w/prince = <small> list is incomplete, work in progress</small>, [[Album: Dirty Mind|Dirty Mind]], [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]], [[Album: 1999|1999]], [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]], Various Artist: [[Album: We Are The World|We Are The World]], [[Album: Parade|Parade]], [[Album: Sign O' The Times|Sign O' The Times]], [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]], [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]], [[Album: The Hits 2|The Hits 2]], [[Album: The Hits / The B-Sides| The Hits / The B-Sides]], [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]], [[Album: The Very Best Of Prince|The Very Best Of Prince]], [[Album: Ultimate|Ultimate]] |
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