>> i brought enough funk for everybody. >> stephen: is there going to be funk enough. >> we are goingo be funking up for the rest of the night. thank you so much for being here. we are honored. for those following around with your new scorecard, tomorrow is the wisconsin primary. speaking of cheese heads, donald trump -- mmm, mmm, mmm. mmm. oh, smells like a nice aged gouda. this week, the tide seemed to turn against trump. in national polls, just 30 percent of respondents held a favorable view of trump versus 63 percent who held a negative one and in wisconsin his negatives go all the way up to 70 percent. [ cheers and applause ] >> well that's what they say about trump, love him or hate him, statistically, you probably hate him. >> if trump makes it to the general election he will have the highest unfavorables of any major party nominee since 1836 company gonorrhea t. rickets 1836 company, gonorrhea t. rickets. company. >> .. we all remember his battle cry, clap for rickets. >> now donald trump is having an extra hard time with women voters, especially after last week when he said t

he mixed rock with r&b, soul, funk, hip-hop, disco. he had danceable funk. ♪ it has to be said, on his albums, he played most of the instruments. he produced all the albums. throughout the musical rulebook, he mixed white rock with black funk. purple rain is one of the greatest albums of all time. brent: the soundtrack for so many people that became adults then. he was known as being fiercely protective of his music and of his identity. >> he famously battled his record company for years for trying to take control over his material. he called himself the artist formerly known as prince, then he called himself a sign. he wrote "slave" on his cheek. and he recently said he was in control of his music. he has this paisley park complex where he does his music and where he lived. perhaps he had been ill for some time. it was such a shock with bowie, now prince. brent: a lot of people in shock tonight. deutsche welle a has announced the winner of the freedom of speech award. the editor in chief. freedom of the press in turkey and 2016 is now

don't want to miss this, the funk festival.estival.k. >> all right. next weekend hundreds of people will descend to the u street corridor for a day offor music dancing food, fd, friendship, all kinds of kinds o stuff.f. it's going to be a big day celebrating the sound of theoune city. it is the funk parade andaradend joining us now to tell us allll about it is christina miller communications director for the funk parade and andree andr johnson a member of rareare essence. good morning to both of you.ng >> good morning. t >> good morning. >> thanks for coming in on such an ea grly like saturdayda morning.mo i know it's a lot to ask butsk this is such a big deal in our city.ci i know last year 50,000 people l came out.came o. that's a lot of people andeo this year you're expecting a lot more. t >> yes, we're expecting aboutbo 70,000 people.e. ow wow. >> day festival. parade.parade music festival at night.stiv 12 to 7:00 next saturday. it's going to be amazing. >> it just sounds like a dayli d of fun really.y. just, you know, dedicate day

>> uptown funk. >> who? >> does that work? >> he likes uptown funk. he likes uptown funk. there it is. >> now look at jordan, he's dancing. >> likes uptown funk. >> like magic. >> bruno mars is the best parent in the world. >> are you better. >> say hello to everyone. >> hello. >> awe. >> you okay now? what's your name, sir? >> kobe hear us. >> there it is, all right. and what we don't do, we don't quit on ourselves, a bee and a rev ends. >> i cannot believe how that works so well. >> uptown function, is that the fox version or original version of uptown function? >> it is an original version, but he became a fan of the original from the fox version. >> now, quincy, when dave warren and i had this discussion, dave warren has 20 kids, three kids under the age of three,. >> more than bob kelly? >> craziness. >> i would be a wreck. >> bob kelly has more, so we always had this discussion about oh, i had to babysit the kids, his wife alley is busy doing something. it is not babysitting. we have this fight all the time. it is not babysit whg you are watching the kids. do you thi

all of the blues, soul, jazz, rock, pop, even obama described funk and r and b. he's a central player in modern music today. >> why do you think that he has touched so many people from so many levels? he's one of those performers. >> you can get all the way into intimate notions of who we are. that was during the ronald reagan years and prince was saying just say yes to who you are, to your sexuality, to dance romance, sex, all of those things were all connected to a sense of liberation and freedom that prince was pushing almost on his own. he was a culture warrior that took on really the whole idea of a repressive state that 1980s ronald reagan culture was producing. he created a new language of gender fluid relationships that only now is really becoming more popular in the conversation. >> i mentioned the term social trail bladesser. how did he tap into generations? >> i see him as a composer. he took his music and was able to make it transcend the normal pallet that we use with the popular icon. the important thing, he could touch the lives of so many people f

just funk.. >> yeah. >> would you know who was prince listening to? who was prince -- you know, present day. >> i can -- i never sat down and listened to music for him. i know for a fact i just two weeks ago i photographed an artist and i think she played with him and i heard he was into her music, candace spring. he was into janel monet. these are not things he personally told me but he tweeted about or people around me said, oh yeah, he is into this person. you know? but yeah. that's as far as -- >> as far as you know. let's play a little bit more. this is invaluable to prince in his own words with larry king. back in 1999. here's more of that interview. >> a lot of people telling me people, boy, you will have the artist on for an hour. he's hard to talk to. you're not hard to talk to. where did this reputation begin? you're not hearing it here for the first time. >> probably where all reputations begin. i think the media playing a big part in one's perception of me. until one sits down and ac

he sold his first song at the age of 7, "funk machine."ris conley on what happened after that. >> reporter: his music fused funk, r&b, & rock & roll into the most adrenalized sound of the 1980's. his hyper-sexual image redefined masculinity for a new age. ♪ my name is prince and i am funky ♪ >> reporter: he was a rock star who didn't look like what some people thought a rock star was supposed to allure, and a level of technique that his peers knew was off the charts. ♪ >> he's the best pop musician that ever lived. >> he could do it all. prince would take the instrument from you and play it better. >> reporter: a prolific, ceaselessly creative musical visionary on every front. >> he was a game changer. the rare combination of great musician, great singer, great songwriter, and great conceptualist. >> if you had a picture of the word prolific and had to put someone's picture next to it, it would be prince. >> he was not confined by rules of race, sexuality, style, music. he had his freedom. ♪ >> reporter: pushing limits, in total control of

you can make funk, dance music, rock and roll, pop, and do it all on the same songs at the same time. >> creating more albums than his years as an artist and winning seven grammys. >> prince. prince. >> a golden globe. more than 100 million records sold worldwide. but it was his 1984 appearance on the silver screen in "purple rain" that propelled him to mega stardom. >> the sound track would earn him an academy award. >> i could never imagine this in my wildest dreams. >> his talent seemed limitless. known to have played every instrument, and sung every line. >> prince could play everything, and play it well. he would always say attack the instrument. an instrument very physical. >> transcending race beyond gender and even a name, changing it to a symbol and becoming the artist formally known as prince. >> most people don't get famous with one name and then change it. right? what's the story of that, by the way? >> i had searched deep within my heart and spirit, and i wanted to make a change and move to a new plateau in my life, and one of the ways that i did that was changing my name

blast out up town funk >> and he would dance and get back into the scene. >> and cut.re, we got it >> i know what you are. >> some a-list actors added voices, scarlet johansen as the kaaa the snake. bill murray is ballew the bear. >> what's that? >> that's a song about the good life. >> peter played the wolf that adoots mowgli. >> how did you connect with her? >> i definitely channelled my mother who was fierce and she is known to say things like if you die i'll kill you. >> the jungle is no longer safe for you. >> sir ben kingsley, the panther that first saved the boy, was observed closely as he read. >> most of my voice was quite still, but when there was movement, it was captured by at least three c in the studio. >> i can't help but notice a strange odor today. >> neil now 12 who was born in new york city and is of indian descent was found among 2,000 kids auditioned worldwide. >> you need somebody who has a ceetain spark. when you see someone on camera and you're drawn to them and ou want to watch them, thatts not something you can really teach. >> what was your r

man, some futuristic type of funk where they didn't know they were doing some style of funk.s sound. and since the beginning we always play tribute to james brown, sly, the family stone. for bringing the funk, which the hip-hop came, and to you know, all the pioneers of hip-hop. >> up north a ways in west jamaica another working class community where subway service is pretty limited. and yet people have to get up, go to work and often make the long hump to another borough. afterwards, a person could use a drink. and if you're a jamaican person you can use the everyday drink drink of back home. any time day or night. wray and nephew. >> a very strong rum to make everything. here you get it with cranberry juice with milk and water. that's what wray and nephew is to the bronx. >> desus is one half of a group. deezus versus kid marrow. it is a very fast free-form diatribe of what is happening in the rest of the bronx and the last night. >> growing up in the bronx, isolated from the rest of the city. the bronx is kind of abandoned up here. people get on a boat and ride up to state

prince did it all, funk, r&b, rock 'n' roll, brilliant band leader, electrifying performer. strong spirit transcends rules. prince once said, nobody's spirit was stronger, bold,er or more creative. our thoughts and prayers with his family, his band, and all who loved him. that from president barack obama on behalf of himself and the first lady. alan leight, former editor and chief of "vibe" and "spin" magazine. shock an understatement. but tell us what your fondanest remembrances will be of prince. >> shock, as you said, doesn't come close. it's just devastating to lose the great musical genius of a generation. you know, my memories are, two parts to that. there's time that i spent with him, you know, working on stories and interviews, and fortunate enough to be able to be around him on multiple occasions. but more than that, how central his music was to my life and, you know, how many hours and mou how much joy i took from what he did day in and day out. >> what do you think of this multipart legacy that prince obviously will leave behind? what do you think will be the head

the 57-year-old who blasted onto the music scene in the '70s with his edgy mix of rock, soul and funk was found in his home today unresponsive and was declared dead a short time later. we'll go back to minneapolis in a moment for more on prince's death, but first, a look back at his life with more, here is nbc's cynthia mcfadden. ♪ i never meant to cause you any sorrow ♪ >> reporter: he was given three names at birth, prince rogers nelson but he only needed one, prince. ♪ purple rain, purple rain ♪ >> vaulting to super stardom with "purple rain" prince won an academy award and six grammys. self-taught musician, his sound of pop, rock and funk seemed to follow no rules but his own. >> i wanted to be different. >> reporter: and he was. according to "rolling stone" he played virtually all the instruments from his first five albums. he wanted younger musicians to understand how he saw things. >> when i was rehearsing with beyonce for the grammys, i sat her down at the piano and helped her to learn just some simple scales. >> reporter: for her part, beyonce said she was star struck and it

have more now from abc's byron pitts who looked at the superstar and his unforgettable mark on rock, funk and soul. ♪ >> reporter: prolific, pioneering. ♪ little red corvette >> reporter: a star so big the world knew him simply by his fi born prince rogers nelson, 1958, in minneapolis. writing his first song at 7, his first album at 19. his hits endless. ♪ mixing the profane, the profound, an intoxicating brew of sexuality and spirituality on stage. ♪ she wore a raspberry beret ♪ the kind you'd buy in a secondhand store ♪ >> reporter: seven grammys, a golden globe, an academy award for "purple rain" in 1985. ♪ purple rain, purple rain >> reporter: standing just 5'2", his flamboyance, his funk. known to have played every instrument, sung every line of his music. here he is at his 2004 rock and roll hall of fame induction ceremony. "rolling stone" called him one of the 100 greatest artists of all time. no one knows exactly how many songs prince wrote and produced. he kept a treasure trove of never released work at his home in minneapolis. married twice, famously private, he changed his name

funk and fashion. >> there's not an artist alive that would wear lace and a midriff, and have every girl. >> and inviting an entire generation to his party. but who was he off stage? >> i'm prince. i haven't given you enough time to freak out yet. you may do so now. >> a rare glimpse into his private life. and the man that got out of a contract that he said made him a slave. >> and, "purple rain," from screen to super bowl extraf extravaganza extravaganza. >> i've been waiting for this, too. come on, y'all. >> prince, the legend, the mystery. >> good evening. i'm elizabeth vargas. david is away tonight. trail blazer, rule breaker, prodigy. just some of the words used to describe prince. he -- fans tonight are saying i miss you. and our dan harris is with them now, right outside paisley park. dan? >> reporter: good evening to you from paisley park studios, where prince worked, lived and ultimately died. behind me, you can see a growing memorial. waving to the camera tonight, and look at the fence there, a sea of purple balloons and flowers, a fitting tribute to the man known as the purple

. ♪ >> reporter: prince won seven grammys for his music which blended functi eed funk, dance, soul. >espeare or mozart, something out of his time. >> reporter: though 5'2", he was a towering present in the music industry and among the people who knew him best. >> he's our royalty. he's minneapolis. ♪ >> reporter: the exact cause of prince's death is still under investigation. in tribute, the bells of the clock tower of minneapolis city hall will chime to the tune of prince songs on sunday afternoon. mark albert, cbs news, >>> of course the tributes are pouring in. perhaps none as poignant as president obama's saying in part, "as one of the most gifted and prolific musicians of our time, prince did it all -- funk, r&b, rock and roll. he was a virtuoso instrumentalist and electrifying performer. a strong spirit transcends rules, prince once said. and nobody's spirit was stronger, bolder, or more creative." >>> there's poignant, and then there's powerful. here's jennifer hudson's nod to the icon alongside her cast from broadway's "the color purple." ♪ purple rain purple rain ♪ >> after t

never released and byron pitts has more on the superstar who left an unfor get able mark on rock, funk> reporter: prolific, pioneering. a star so big the world knew him simply by his first name, prince. born prince rogers nelson, 1958, in minneapolis. writing his first song at 7, his first album at 19. his hits endless. mixing the profane, the profound, an intoxicating brew of sexuality and spirituality on stage. ♪ she wore a raspberry beret >> reporter: seven grammys, a golden globe, an academy award for "purple rain" in 1985. ♪ purple rain purple rain >> reporter: standing just 5'2", his flamboyance, his funk, known to have played every instrument, sung every line of his music. here he is at his 2004 rock and roll hall of fame induction ceremony. "rolling stone" called him 1 of the 100 greatest artists of all time. married twice, famously private, he changed his name to a symbol in 1993 becoming the artist formerly known as prince explaining to larry king. >> i had to search deep within my heart and spirit and i wanted to make a change. and move to a new plateau in my life. >> report

purple rain purple rain >> reporter: standing just 5'2", his flamboyance, his funk, instrument, sung every line of his music. here he is at his 2004 rock and roll hall of fame induction the 100 greatest artists of all time. married twice, famously private, he changed his name to a symbol in 1993 becoming the artist formerly known as prince explaining to larry king. >> i had to search deep within my heart and spirit and i wanted to make a change. and move to a new plateau in my life. >> reporter: prince once said of himself, "as i go on this journey called life i rarely look back." for many nights to come, we will. this is what it sounds like when doves cry >> reporter: byron pitts, abc news, new york. >> and one of prince's most memorable performances was the super bowl halftime show in 2007. >> ah, remember that. he took the stage and killed it. despite a massive storm producers say they were worried about how the superstar would react to the nasty weather but prince was undisturbed, un undeterred, ever the amazing performer, he jokingly asked even harder. >> he did sing purple rain

the rock 'n' roll hall of fame says that prince "rewrote the rule book, forging a synthesis of black funkock that served as a blueprint for cutting edge music in the '80s." vladimir duthiers has the man and his music. ♪ this is what it sounds like when doves cry ♪ >> reporter: he was a prodigy, an icon, and a provocateur. earning him the nickname "his royal badness" with songs like "darling nikki" about a one- night stand prompting warning labels on albums for the first time. ♪ ♪ he sang, wrote, produced and was known to shred on the guitar. ♪ ♪ a flamboyant artist on stage and off with a wardrobe and a personality to match. prince first broke through in the music world in the late 1970s with hits like "i want to be your lover" ♪ little red corvette but it was his music in the 1980s, forging funk and rock, that catapulted prince to stardom with "little red corvette" and 1999. ♪ so tonight i'm going to party like it's 1999 ♪ ♪ just another manic monday he wrote for other musicians, too, from the bangles to sinead o'connor. ♪ nothing compares to you he won seven grammys during his career an

. >> he was funk, pop, rock. he melted those together in a way that no one else had until he came on stage. >>> a very, very tough day with the passing of prince. >> fighting through tears and sharing the love for prince. >> among mourners, sterling james, 102.9 kblx. she was sad. >> i just met him. i just met him. >> reporter: at the oracle arena, in early march, where prince performed james is a big, big, fan. she plays a lot of prince on the show. dearly beloved was her wedding song. >> i've seen him 30, 40 times since 1986 to just weeks ago. >> reporter: james was an em for the great american music show in the early morning hours, prince sang here. >> the set that he put on was funky, fun. he was bathed in purple light. >> tricia powell was the housman ger that night. . >> i mean, he seemed normal. >> reporter: they were in charge of production. he says prince was cool, super nice. >> turned out just prince, his keyboard and a mike. he didn't have sound guys or a lighting guy. >> they say he was worth every d

and grammy winning funk superstar chaka khan wrote, i loved him, the world loved him.e's at peace with his father. rest in power, prince my brother. >> so sad. we posted this tribute to prince on our abc 7 news facebook page. you can share it on your face booth news feed to express your sympathy. >>> moving on to some other news and turning to the weather, we have a live look from mt. tam. it's already damp and cloudy there. rain is on the way. spencer christian now with an accuweather update. >> we began the day with a lot of cloud cover. now we have bright sunshine in some spots but as you point out clouds are returning. here is a look at depp letter 7 hd. we have a few clouds and the 24-hour temperature change shows you the cooling trend continues. most locations three to seven degrees cooler than this hour yesterday. looking out over san francisco, you can see the clouds blowing by. 66 here in the city, oakland 69, 74 at mountain view and san jose, morgan hill 72, half moon bay 59. at the golden gate you see clouds gathering as well and 66. at santa rosa, napa 65,

his music spanned funk, rock and jazz and he sold more than 100 million records during his career.thursday, president obama released a statement on facebook that read in part -- "today, the world lost a creative icon. few artists have influenced the sound and trajectory of popular music more distinctly, or touched quite so many people with their talent." steven thrasher, your new piece for the guardian is called, "prince broke all the rules about what black american men should be." take it from there. >> like everyone else, i was extremely shocked and sad when i heard about prince's death and did not know to make about it right away and wasn't sure what i could add to what this genius had offer. i quickly started thinking about the ways he really frightened me as a young man, yet i could not look away. i grew up by racial command black and white. my father was black and my mother was white. i was often straddling what it meant to be a white person, a black person. prince spoke to me both in the way that he dealt with race in a very explicit way, and that he was also like me, kind o

funk,'re r&b, brilliant band leader and electrifying performer.g is over twenty-seven thousand of them. there is only one place where real and amazing live. seaworld. real. amazing >> you have heard by now that prince is dead at age 57. this is outside his compound in chanhassen, minnesota, near minneapolis. it is a very large compound, a work space and home space, and right now a tourist space as people try to make sense of what happened when the learn that one of the more iconic figures in music history is gone. trace gallagher from last. >> the sheriff is just releasing mow information about the death of prince, saying they got a call from prince's paisley park compound at 9:43 this morning central time, saying, and i'm quote egg, when

. >> he was funk, pop, rock. he melted those together in a way that no one else had until he came on stage. >>> a very, very tough day with the passing of prince. >> fighting through tears and sharing the love for prince. >> among mourners, sterling james, 102.9 kblx. she was sad. >> i just met him. i just met him. >> reporter: at the oracle arena, in early march, where prince performed james is a big, big, fan. she plays a lot of prince on the show. dearly beloved was her wedding song. >> i've seen him 30, 40 times since 1986 to just wks ago. >> reporter: james was an em for the great american music show in the early morning hours, prince sang here. >> the set that he put on was funky, fun. he was bathed in purple light. >> tricia powell was the housman ger that night. . >> i mean, he seemed normal. >> reporter: they were in charge of production. he says prince was cool, super nice. >> turned out just prince, his keyboard and a mike. he didn't have sound guys or a lighting guy. >> they say he was worth every dro

. >> he was the black rocker, he was the funk guy who played and purple rain destroyed, it was a massive movie, a huge album and kind of went through the entire spectrum and gotten bigger. >> jeff: as president obama travels to saudi arabia and great britton we look at the foreign policy. joined by gid million rose, john micklethwait, jane harman and bret stephens. >> the region is in turmoil from its own internal screw up and we can't fix it from the outsize. obama is trying to cauterize the damage and not let the middle east problem inspect the entire world. >> jeff: remembrance of prince and a look at u.s. foreign policy when we continue >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by the following: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> jeff: good evening, i'm jeff gloar fill in charlie rose who is traveling this evening. legendary singer music right and legendary pop icon prince. he forever changed the pleuks landscape. he w

for prince to be so successful in having that minneapolis sound, soul, funk. in 1992, what he did with the revolution and continued to do later, those are not easy feats when you hear about somebody who is able to bridge the musical genres together. he was a musician's musician. and wow, what a loss. >> minneapolis sound, so important. and he was so important to the twin cities. obviously, he came up there, his family had musical roots in new orleans. but the product of two musicians. his life was not without tragedy. we were talking earlier about how religious he was. and he doubled down in recent years on being a jehovah's witness. it affected his lyrics. to your central point, the music we hear today always sounds old to say this, some people really don't realize how many of the underpinnings started with this guy from minneapolis. >> there's not a musician you'll speak to today or anybody working in the music business that won't cite some sort of direct influence whether it's musically or even as a fan being a kid, my wife's actually from the twin cities a

funk, r & b and rock 'n' roll. a brilliant band leader.ring her love of prince from the campaign trail. >> i was so stunned. you know, think of him as being almost eternal. he was a bigger than life personality. he was not only a songwriter and singer, but a one-man band. he was a great showman. i was so sad. i just want everybody to spend some time reflecting on this american original. >> both of minnesota senators paid tribute. al franken wrote, prince was a true visionary. amy klobuchar wrote heartbroken prince has died. you can always see the sun day or night. ♪ >>> 42 minutes past the hour. time for an early start on your money. dow futures bearing moving here. oil is up. european stock markets are down. new this morning, uber surviving a threat to the business model. uber reached a settlement to pay out $100 million to drivers in california and massachusetts. from now on, they will be designated as contract workers in the states. they sued to become employees. uber will create drivers associations and talks to management and follow t

you feel the funk? seen a woman in a bar like this. >> this is sort of a guy thing? >> it's my first time. guys after work, or the farmer. >> we're breaking major rules here. >> and you have all the saint pictures and the drinking. >> drinking. >> a lot in the bars. >> last thing i want to see in the bars, the disapproving gaze of a saint. >> in 1992, addis emerged from the stifling 17-year grip of a hard line, old school, maoist regime called the derg. since then, the town has been enjoying something of a musical renaissance. but the story of ethiopian music all the way back to the beginning has been about finding ways to skirt authority, to mock it even. to say what you want to say one way or the other. ♪ the azmari are ethiopia's original freestyle rappers. they've been around for centuries voicing criticism, dissatisfaction, dissent, even when others could not. so how old? >> how old is azmari? i would say, what, 2,000 years? >> like the first music we had, right? >> the trick is they've always used

. >> he was funk, he was pop.ose together in a way that no one had up until he came on the scene. ♪ don't have to be rich to be my girl ♪ >> a difficult day in music. sharing all the love we have for prince. >> reporter: among the mourners, sterling james. she was sad and nostalgic. >> i just met him. i just met him. ♪ >> reporter: at the oracle arena in early march, where prince performed. james is a big, big fan. ♪ raspberry beret >> reporter: she plays a lot of prince on her show. "dearly beloved" was her wedding song. >> i saw him several times. >> reporter: james was emcee after the oracle performance in the early morning hours, prince sang here. >> the set he put on was funky, fun, he was bathed in purple light. >> tricia powell was the house manager that night. >> he seemed normal. >> reporter: the two say prince was cool, super nice, and he kept a nice suite, and simple. >> he didn't have his own sound guys, a lighting guy. >> reporter: prince was worth every drop of purple rain. and today was when doves c