Prince with Dez Dickerson during his first public concert at the Capri Theater, Minneapolis, January 5, 1979
“PRINCE had two objectives with The Rebels. One, he wanted to do something so that the band could feel more likea band – because we were just the touring band playing the records live. Two, Prince was the brand, but he wanted to do these other things because of his unquenchable drive to make music. This was his first gene splice before The Time and Vanity 6. In July 1979, we went out to Boulder, Colorado, and stayed at this great hotel where you could have all the shrimp you wanted 24 hours a day. We were still kids, so hanging out in the mountains and eating shrimp all day didn’t suck.