Susanna Hoffs, lead vocalist of The Bangles, shared an anecdote about her encounter with Prince, who wrote the song "Manic Monday" for the band. Hoffs said that Prince gave her the original cassette recording of "Manic Monday", which became a UK number two hit for The Bangles in 1986. According to Hoffs, this gesture from Prince "changed my life". She also revealed that she kept in touch with Prince as much as possible before his death in 2016.
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Susanna Hoffs, 67, singer for the American pop rock band The Bangles, has spoken about her connection with the late musician Prince. According to Hoffs, she received a cassette tape of their hit song "Manic Monday" from Prince in 1986, which was written by him specifically for The Bangles. The song became a UK number two hit for the band, and Prince's own version was released on his posthumous album "Originals" in 2019. Hoffs credits Prince with changing her life and has said she kept in touch with him as much as possible before his death in 2016.
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The 1986 song, written by the late Purple Rain singer, was a UK number two hit for the American pop rock band, made up of Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, Debbi Peterson, and Annette Zilinskas, with Prince’s own version being released in 2019 for his posthumous Originals album.
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Hoffs, 67, told US outlet People: “There’s so much about the connection with Prince that was so important to me: that friendship with him.
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And the fact that he gave me ‘Manic Monday’ and I still have the original cassette.
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“I had picked it up.
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He was recording at the time, I was told, ‘Prince has something for you, come to the studio’, but when I got there, he was recording.
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He had given it to the front desk, the cassette, and I kept it all these years.
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“He had seen the video of Hero Takes A Fall, which was the song I co-wrote with the other guitarist in the band, Vicki.
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“But that’s what Prince saw when he saw me in the French maid outfit.
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That’s when I got the ‘Manic Monday’ cassette.
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He was a fan of the band… completely changed my life.”
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Hoffs went on to say that she kept in touch with Prince “as much as I could” before his death in 2016.
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Following the success of Manic Monday, The Bangles first UK hit, the band went on to score a number one with Eternal Flame, and had nine top 40 singles in total along with three UK top 10 albums.
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Their other well-known songs included Walk Like An Egyptian, Hazy Shade Of Winter and Walking Down Your Street.
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Widely considered one of the most important and prolific artists of all-time, Prince achieved 16 UK top 10 singles, including a number one in The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, and five UK number one albums.
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