Made for Cinemax , airing December 14th in the US.
Season 2. Episode 7.
The story : It wasn't that long ago that funk was front and center in popular culture.
Sometimes , life is about timing.
Born in Springfield , Illinois Morris Day had a grandfather who was a pimp.
Morris' mother dressed him like his grandfather for church.
This got Morris plenty of attention from the older women which was a reflection of things to come.
As a teen he moved with his family to Minneapolis and there he began playing the drums.
When he was looking to join a band he got an audition with one which Prince was playing guitar.
Sometime after Morris moved again with his family to Maryland and while he was there working , he heard Prince's song 'I Wanna Be Your Lover' on the radio.
This blew Morris' mind.
Soon he was back in Minneapolis hanging and jamming with Prince.
While jamming one day , Prince heard something Morris came up with and wanted it.
Prince offered Morris money or a music deal. Morris took the deal and The Time was born.
Prince organized and controlled every aspect of the band.
While looking for a singer to front it , he convinced Morris to front even though he wanted to play the drums.
By 1981 Morris Day and The Time had their first single.
By 1982 , they were touring with and opening for Prince and his band.
While on the tour bus Morris was watching an episode of The Flintstones.
He took a liking to how a pterodactylus flapped his wings and 'The Bird' took flight.
Morris and Prince were always competing and this caused a lot of stress between them.
Then while making the movie Purple Rain , Morris was very uncooperative.
After Prince fired two key members of The Time and rehired two more Morris finished Purple Rain , did one last show with the new line up of The Time and then called it quits.
Some 30 years later , Prince called up Morris and asked him to come and do a show.
Prince paid him , Morris showed up and the two reconciled.
That was the last time Morris spoke to Prince.
Stars (voices by) Mike Judge , Levi Ruffin , Jellybean Johnson , Jimmy Jam , Terry Lewis , Morris Day , Alan Leeds , Craig Price
Directed by Mike Judge
Rated TVMA
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