Tom Hanks remembers staying up late to watch Prince, the 'grand funkmeister'

Tom Hanks discussed the death of beloved musician Prince during his appearance on "The Late Show" last night.
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Max Knoblauch
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Tom Hanks remembers staying up late to watch Prince, the 'grand funkmeister'
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Tom Hanks discussed the death of beloved musician Prince during his appearance on The Late Show last night.

The 59-year-old actor described staying up late to watch Prince on a musical show in his dad and stepmother's house.

"I just said, who is this grand funkmeister that's gonna take us to the revolution? ...It's not often you watch TV and think, 'This is a brand new thing.'"

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Max Knoblauch is the Assistant Humor Editor in the NYC office. He is a journalist, comedian and illustrator. More humor and art by Max can be found on his website.Follow him @MaxKnoblauch


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