Excessive guitarist Nuno Bettencourt just lately stated one of the vital icon rockers of all time known as him one of many “Prime Three” guitarist on the planet.
Bettencourt sat down with SiriusXM host Tommy London on SiriusXM’s Hair Nation. Throughout the dialog, he shared his technique for recording at house studios, in addition to the monumental day when Eddie Van Halen confirmed up whereas recording Excessive’s new music “RISE.” He additionally recalled the primary time he performed in entrance of Prince — and what Prince needed to say concerning the efficiency.
In response to Bettencourt, he was in Los Angeles for a tribute to Earth, Wind & Hearth. Whereas he walked onstage to play “Greater Floor,” he appeared into the gang to see none apart from Prince had taken a seat within the entrance row. “And I am like, ‘Nice. Is not this nice?’ Prince has most likely by no means seen me play earlier than,” Bettencourt stated. He additionally observed Prince had sat subsequent to a good friend of his, a singer named Nikka Costa.
“I can not assist with sweating that Prince is within the entrance row, and I am making an attempt my finest to be as cool [and] as punk and to have him like me,” Bettencourt remembers. “After which hastily…He leans over to Nikka and he says one thing and I am like, ‘Oh my God. He simply advised her how a lot I suck. He advised her I am not enjoying it proper.'”
The following day, Costa simply so occurred to be at Bettencourt’s home and revealed to him what Prince had truly whispered to her within the viewers. Bettencourt defined, “She stated, ‘He stated proper there, I believe that is one of many high three guitar gamers on the planet.'”
“I’ve by no means advised that story to anyone till right now. I am most likely solely saying it as a result of he handed away and you may’t deny it that he stated it. However my level being, I took that with me as like, wow, he is listening. He listens,” Bettencourt concluded.
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