{"id":2219183,"date":"2026-01-01T20:44:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T20:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2219183"},"modified":"2026-01-01T20:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T20:44:30","slug":"theres-just-one-catch-the-kid-with-the-pc-in-the-bedroom-cant-play-his-instrument-back-in-1999-prince-offered-his-opinion-on-the-new-generation-of-daw-based-musi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/theres-just-one-catch-the-kid-with-the-pc-in-the-bedroom-cant-play-his-instrument-back-in-1999-prince-offered-his-opinion-on-the-new-generation-of-daw-based-musi\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThere\u2019s just one catch. The kid with the PC in the bedroom can\u2019t play his instrument\u201d: Back in 1999, Prince offered his opinion on the new generation of DAW-based musicians and producers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"71b95fc8-9caa-4fe2-9ab2-75447ab993aa\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/tag\/bestof25\" target=\"_blank\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/tag\/bestof25\"><strong>BEST OF 2025:<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><em>Join us for our traditional look back at the news and features that topped MusicRadar&#8217;s charts in 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Once seen as sonic innovator and technological trailblazer \u2013 he was once praised by Roger Linn himself for the \u201cunusual and creative\u201d ways he used his LM-1 drum machine \u2013 Prince later seemed to focus more of his energies on extolling the virtues of good old-fashioned musicianship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"71b95fc8-9caa-4fe2-9ab2-75447ab993aa-2\">In fact, his relationship with technology appeared to be complicated. While he never completely retreated from using <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/news\/best-synthesizers\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/news\/best-synthesizers\">synths<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/news\/best-drum-machines\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/news\/best-drum-machines\">drum machines<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/news\/best-samplers\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/news\/best-samplers\">samplers<\/a> on his records, Prince would frequently remind audiences at his shows that they were listening to \u2018real music by real musicians\u2019.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n<span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Having initially embraced electronic instruments, Prince seemed to view himself as the man who was pushing back against the technological tide, and he offered a telling insight into his musical mindset in an unearthed clip from \u2013 wouldn&#8217;t you know it \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/news\/the-40-greatest-synth-sounds-of-all-time-no-31-prince-1999\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/news\/the-40-greatest-synth-sounds-of-all-time-no-31-prince-1999\">1999<\/a>, when he was being interviewed by DJ\/production duo Soulwax (AKA 2manydjs) on Belgian TV.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video youtube-facade\" data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"NuXelwALb9I\">\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\">\n<div class=\"watch-on-iframe-NuXelwALb9I\" data-yt-video-token=\"NuXelwALb9I\" title=\"Prince Interviewed by Soulwax (November ?? 1999\/2000) EDITED NOT COMPLETELY FULL ARCHIVE - YouTube\">\n<span class=\"youtube-video-title\">Prince Interviewed by Soulwax (November ?? 1999\/2000) EDITED NOT COMPLETELY FULL ARCHIVE &#8211; YouTube<\/span><br \/>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"play-button\" viewbox=\"0 0 234.67 165.33\"><path fill=\"red\" d=\"M229.763 25.817c-2.699-10.162-10.65-18.165-20.748-20.881C190.716 0 117.333 0 117.333 0S43.951 0 25.651 4.936C15.553 7.652 7.6 15.655 4.903 25.817 0 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music-making industry \u2013 so Prince was asked how he kept things interesting now that he was competing with \u201cany kid with a PC in his bedroom\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s just one catch,\u201d he interjects. \u201cThe kid with the PC in the bedroom can\u2019t play his instrument. He can make some sounds, and then you can get a vast amount of repetition, but if they didn\u2019t take the time to learn their instrument and their scales and to actually speak the language of music then they can\u2019t play with someone like Sheryl Crow \u2013 all they can do is watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"9af3a4d3-bab8-463c-8967-be4d22e29866\">The reference to Crow came because she\u2019d just appeared on Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic, Prince\u2019s guest-heavy album from 1999 (there were also appearances from Gwen Stefani, Chuck D, Eve and Ani DiFranco).<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-2PzcQyAdwC4hXRCji2dpJd\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-2PzcQyAdwC4hXRCji2dpJd slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Want all the hottest music and gear news, reviews, deals, features and more, direct to your inbox? Sign up here. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The record is something of a mixed bag \u2013 in fact, one of the highlights is a hidden track, Prettyman, which has Prince freeing himself from the R&amp;B-pop-soul conventions of the rest of the album and going full James Brown.<\/p>\n<p>And sure enough, when Soulwax asked Prince how he chose the Rave Un2\u2026 guests, it was the one on Prettyman that he seemed most immediately excited about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou heard Maceo Parker play before?\u201d, he replied.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.musicradar.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEST OF 2025: Join us for our traditional look back at the news and features that topped MusicRadar&#8217;s charts in 2025. 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