On Time: A Princely Life in Funk

I am deeply grateful for Morris making this book a reality. There is so much he was front row and involved in, that Prince never did say in a book, but Morris was meant to. I give Morris much love and mad respect for telling their story with honesty, compassion, forgiveness and heart felt love of Prince, The Musical genius of our times. This biography came along and it was On Time. Thank you. Tears go here… 🎵

Very entertaining and easy to read. Morris says, that while he was writing this Prince was talking to him and he interjects Princes' comments through out the book. I love it!

Morris Day must have known going into the writing of his autobiography that most of the people who’d read it were first and foremost Prince fans. Not only does he not shy away from that, he embraces it by allowing “Prince” to chime in at times and even chide his old friend. That was an interesting writing technique, as was the introduction of a third voice later in the book, the out of control Morris Day (or MD) as he’s referred to). It all made for a quick and enjoyable read.Not a lot I didn’t know already (I’ve read my share of books about Prince) but it was still nice to hear it from a different perspective; someone who was at times as close to the man himself as anyone was, and other times rudely ignored and pushed aside. Day makes no excuses for the mistakes he’s made in life which is refreshing. He owns his drug problems and infidelities and as he says in the end, maybe others can learn from his story.If you’re a Prince fan, this is a must read (although, spoiler alert, not a word about “Cloreen Baconskin”)

I found this an interesting read. Actually I listened to the audiobook, which I think is a better experience for the way this book was composed. Day’s life is inextricably linked to Prince, without whom his story (especially the professional story) could not be told. Prince was his friend, big brother, mentor and boss. Even posthumously, Prince dominates and even interjects into the narrative.Though Morris Day is a brand and a superstar in his own right, he freely and humbly pays homage to Prince and recalls the man’s staggering genius and how with a deft hand, he helped launch Morris Day and The Time into the legends we know today. There are two things I appreciate about this book. First, the humor and style match the man that I watched and enjoyed on MTV and in Purple Rain. Second, there is confidence and a self-assuredness, even if Day comes off a little self-deprecating. Who wouldn’t feel dwarfed by being in the presence of of such genius.Though Prince was often capricious in his treatment of Day, I don’t sense bitterness. Nor do I think any less of Prince. Most geniuses are arrogant and controlling. Morris just told his story, in his voice, from his head and heart. Ain’t nobody bad like you!

Thanks to Morris for not only getting this book together but for doing it so brilliantly.Morris puts his story out there and tells it with incredible love, style, wit and passion. This is the book all Prince fans need to read, especially in conjunction with The Beautiful Ones, Prince's own recently published posthumous book. Morris puts Prince formeost in his own story and tells it alongside him, and very caninly allows Prince his own voice to restrospect on their lives together. At no point does it feel like a gimmick, but instead touchingly honest and from the heart. Though its Morris giving the words to him he allows Prince to be who he was at all times, and allows him the space to push back against Morris the way he might truly have done. "On Time" is beautifully done that way and its moving to experience their journey through life. At no point does Morris say this is what you must believe, only this is the way it was and as the audience to the story you may come to your own conclusions. That's one of the more clever ways Prince's voice works in the book, is to allow for and give voice to different ways of looking at the picture. There are a lot of great anecdotes and funny moments throughout, a lot of great music stories and descriptions and most of all, definitely a lot of love as Morris not only uses the opportunity to tell his story but also come to terms with his own feelings regarding Prince, a man he looked to as a brother and someone he misses everyday. Morris' story has the rhythm of music & fans across the board will enjoy it for not only where it takes you, but the style it does it in.

I was excited to read this book not for any stories about Prince, but to finally here THEE story about Morris Day.Coming up in the 80s on the east side of Detroit, Morris Day and The Time were like deities. When any of their records came on at a party, the dance floor got ambushed.While Prince was clearly the man, Morris Day had an aura all his own. All of the guys molded our game after him. Everybody wanted to be Morris Day. He had the look, the wit, the charm. He was everything a dude wanted to be, plus Cool. This was all before Purple Rain. Purple Rain brought Morris to the world, but in Detroit, he was already a legend.The book was a swift read and hard to put down. It's well written and chronologically coherent. I really, really appreciate how he did not take any shots at Prince at any time. Anything that can be viewed as a slight is his personal opinion of a given situation with Prince, not of the man overall. He did the dude right.Looking back one would have never guessed that between Rick James, Michael Jackson, Prince and Morris Day, that Morris would be the one shake all of his demons. It's an astounding feat by the one personality big enough to pull it off; Morris Day. YESSS!

It's great that everyone has their version or side of the story to tell but Morris's story is different because He and Prince at one time were close but it seemed as if Prince was just mean because he could be and that's not good...Lenny Kravitz said it best "when Prince loved you, you knew it!" This book just makes me question anyone who was around Prince or working with Prince if they had any back bone or self respect. Don't get me wrong Prince was an amazing musician but a very lousy friend. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Morris Day was one of the few that knew Prince from the beginning right the way through from the very first band right to the end. And he was heavily involved in the creation of music and bands with him.This book was an autobiography of sorts, but really it was Morris wanting to talk about the friend he knew and, you could tell, missed. I found Morris's life interesting - he is the first person I know that parent's did what mine did (swapped husbands). He was candid and open about the things he has struggled with, including women, and especially being a good father.But what makes this book unique is how he dealt with the Prince side of the book - he wrote it with Prince inside his head. He imagined Prince's responses to what he was saying and writing, and in some ways this book was like being privy to a conversation between them. In a way it invoked Prince's spirit, and is the first book I have read where I felt his presence. And at the end, I was moved to tears when Morris wrote about their last meet up. I felt Morris' pain at the loss of Prince.I also liked how he separated the two parts of himself, the ego/performer and the true him inside, and wrote his ego self also as someone who was critiquing and observing the things he was saying. He also writes as he speaks with his own terminology and it was like I could hear his voice in my head. Both things added humour - which Morris is all about - and helped the reader to understand some of the things the author had gone through.I loved this book and it will definitely be a potential re-read - and not just for the pictures.

I'm a 61-year old white guy who grew up on glam rock.I was a Prince fan from around the time of the 1999 album. Then I saw Purple Rain and there were The Time, on screen, throwing shapes that made Prince's band look like statues.Prince had manufactured their first album and told Morris Day to pull a band together to promote it. They ended up with a prominent role as THE SERIOUS COMPETITION to The Kid's band (The Revolution) and the rivalry in the Purple Rain film is arch comedy and pathos and everything all in one place. Morris Day had a KILLER band, personality for 10,000 miles and songs to die for.Prince being Prince - he sort of gets a voice in this book - as imagined by Morris Day and their imagined conversations are quite revealing as to Prince's character. Morris also talks to 'himself' his addictive personality 'MD' to examine his romances with women, drugs and music.Prince being Prince, he held onto The Time as tour mates, supported them, realised their their immense potential, put them in a sequel to the Purple Rain film.... and then cruelly jerked them around in the most horrendous ways, tried to get them to sign up as Jehovah's Witnesses and cut off contact with them.Morris had a brief reunion with Prince before his untimely and extremely sad passing. He only speaks of him with love and respect, though severe frustration and utter bafflement with him do creep in at times.This book stands with Dennis Dunaway's autobiography and Lise Lyng Falkenberg's book with Don Powell of Slade, as one of the most searingly honest self examinations of a musician's life that I have read.Morris' fans will love it. Prince fans will either love it or hate it.What would Prince think? "What does it matter if U love it?"Recommended.

If like me you're a Prince fan, you'll know that Morris Day was one of his oldest friends and collaborators, and if you've seen the film "Purple Rain" you'll remember the incendiary performances by The Time, fronted by Morris. This book is Morris's autobiography, focusing on his life in music, but it has an unexpected collaborator: Prince. Throughout the book, Prince pops up, adding italicised comments and asides, and Morris responds to these, as though the two men are having a conversation. It gets quite jarring, and for me it spoiled the book, especially as these asides are just Morris speculating what Prince might have said at this point if he was there during the writing of the book.If you really want to know Morris's story - and his side of the story of his friendship with Prince - it's worth a look, but I found it to be a very frustrating read.

I loved Morris's book from start to finish. I love the way that he included our Beautiful Prince in his book. Their conversations throughout the book is very comforting. I love both Prince and The Time and would recommend the book to those who also love them both. Prince remains the Musical Legend that we know & will always love. Morris keep representing your talent & the MPLS Funk Sound 💜💜💜

What an excellent read. It's so enjoyable and hipnotising that I had to finish it in one sit.At first I was afraid the part with "Prince spirit" talking would make it weird but it's the opposite, It makes it quite original, never boring.I'd put it up there in my top four Prince-ish books along with Tudahl's masterpiece "The Purple Rain era sessions", Alex Hahn's "Possessed" and Mayte's "The Most Beautiful".