IPR SXSW ’09 Interview W/ Dez Dickerson
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IPR student Ty Cody interviewed the early lead guitarist for Prince’s band “The Revolution” Dez Dickerson during SXSW ’09. Dez was there signing copies of his book “My Time With Prince” at the Barnes and Noble display within the Convention Center. Dez left the students at IPR with his insight on music business, and advice for those aspiring to work in the field of entertainment. Please visit www.ipr.edu for more information.
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Most underrated guitarist in rock. Legendary and easily the best Prince sideman ever.
dez is the man!!!! prince wasnt the same after dez left,it was all down hill for prince,dez changed princes whole sound
Wow ! I haven’t that dude in awhile….He looks different…..What’s up Dez?
Dez is fantastic. But he needs to fire his publicist! The man — Dez — should be a household name!
was he the second line in 1999? “life is just a party and party’s not meant to last”?
Dez, you were the man
Yep, thats Dez. He song co lead on a few songs like Little Red Corvette etc. He is one of the most unknown, underated guitarist of our time. One his solos Lil red corvette was Rollingstone magazine 64 all time greatest guitar solos.
damn, most prince sideman just go into obscuirity after they leav
e him
most prince sideman just go into obscuirity after they leav
e him
@Guitar1x Greatest guitarist Prince ever had – point blank.
@c2daj2datee yeah
@cllamont You are so true with this statement and he was and is so well spoken and talented
The original “Mountaineer”.