Morris Day, front man of The Time – the band he was selected to lead by Prince back in 1981 – posted on social media this week that the people running the late musician’s estate have forbidden him from performing under the name Morris Day and the Time.
He wrote, “I’ve given 40 years of my life building up a name and legacy that Prince and I came up with. A name that, while he was alive, he had no problem with me using. However, now that Prince is no longer with us – suddenly the people who control his multimillion dollar estate, want to rewrite history by taking my name away from me, thus impacting how I feed my family.”
Prince’s estate told Vulture magazine that the post was “not entirely accurate” but did not add any further details. A representative said the estate has had “amicable discussions” with Day over his use of the name and was “surprised and disappointed” to see his post.
Morris thanked his fans for their outpouring of support and we’ll be watching this one closely.