The fact that Prince was a control freak and wouldn't allow those guys to play on the record doesn't mean he owns the band and had the right to fire those cats.
The deal was Morris gave him Partyup and Prince would help him get a band and a deal
Plain and simple
To me...The George and Bootsy analogy is perfect
Who gave Bootsy that persona? George
Who named the band...the rubber band? George
Who wrote most of the lyrics or came up w the concepts? George
Who got Bootsy the contract? George
Who put the band together? Bootsy
Who "secretly" played on Disco Lady? Bootsy and nem...did they get the can? Nope

Sounds familiar to me sans the maniac instruement playing....besides Morris wasn't just some front. He says that in the dvd

U see where I'm going with this..
I love Prince as a musician and artist and will always support him
With that said, I refuse to distill his personal and business decisions with people...it is what it is....

Masters ain't got nothing to do with it....if that was the case, why wouldn't the fellas say that? It would be an easier pill to swallow.

Its prince being prince and to me that's being a douchebag....u may disagree and that's right on to me.

In the end like we've said before, its aout celebrating these 7 brothers at the moment...