Before Black Pumas' Adrian Quesada was up for a Best New Artist Grammy, he spent a wild night jamming with Prince
Thus began a whirlwind few months where Grupo Fantasma were drawn into Prince’s blissfully chaotic universe. They would fly to Vegas weekly, play their gig at 3121, then zip back to Austin first thing the next morning. One night, Prince briefly popped up on stage with them, playing a bit of crazed guitar, and left. In February 2007, Prince flew them to Miami for a Super Bowl party, where he joined them onstage for a 20-minute jam of “Oye Como Va.
The wildest night, though, was probably a moment in January 2007. The group had just arrived back in Austin after a 3121 show when they were told to get right back on a plane to go to L.A. for a special, mysterious event. Arriving at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, they were ushered into the hotel’s massive Presidential Suite. “All our instruments were set up, and I saw his guitar amp next to mine,” says Quesada. “So we asked the sound guy or maybe the guitar tech if they knew what was going on.
And then, also typical of the world of Prince, it was over. Club 3121 closed and Prince went onto other musical adventures. Grupo Fantasma carried on, winning a
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