Grace

By The Time

Released on January 1, 1982

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[Vanity]

Hi. I'm Bridgette Harrington and I'm here to interview Morris Day, lead singer of The Time: Mr. Day, How are you?


[Morris Day]

Need you ask?


[Vanity]

I'll take it that you're fine


[Morris Day]

Yes, I've been told that


[Vanity]

Oh, OK. Tell me. Are you really so cool?


[Morris Day]

Is money green?


[Vanity]

When did you first notice your coolness?


[Morris Day]

I didn't. The doctor did

You see, most people were born in birthday suits. I was born in a zoot suit


[Vanity]

You got to be joking


[Morris Day]

Baby, I ain't got time to joke. What time is it anyway?


[Vanity]

It's time for us to continue this interview


[Morris Day]

Oh...


[Vanity]

How does The Time go about generating such a funky sound?


[Morris Day]

Pardon me. I know you didn't say "funk"


[Vanity]

Well?


[Morris Day]

Let me just say one thing. Funk is dead

Funk is something you can learn in school and ain't nothing funky about being cool, ... Grace


[Vanity]

OK, but my name is Bridgette


[Morris Day]

Oh I'm sorry, ... Grace


[Vanity]

It seems your image has a lot to do with your approch to music

Your clothes for example


[Morris Day]

My clothes, fuck. Hold it

Let me, let let me just say something to all the fellas out there

Take off them blue jeans and them "New Wave" clothes and go get you some "Baggies."

It's about the freedom, right?

In other words, stay at the hotel with the biggest ballroom

Don't get me wrong. Some of my best friends wear blue jeans

I'm just not ever seen them in it

What time is it?


[Vanity]

Why are you so concerned with the time?


[Morris Day]

'Cause I got somewhere to go


[Vanity]

Where's that?


[Morris Day]

To the park, Joanie


[Vanity]

I told you my name is Bridgette


[Morris Day]

Sorry, Love


[Vanity]

I don't think I like you at all

Is there anything else you would like to say before we close this interview?


[Morris Day]

Yes!!!!

What's your phone number?


[Vanity]

Uuh! - 7..., 7..., 7..., 9..., 3..., 1..., 1


[Morris Day]

Ain't nobody bad like me?