--- description: Back in November, Questlove tweeted about an incident in which Prince dismissed him from a DJ gig at a nightclub. title: Watch Questlove Tell the Epic Story of That Time He Was Fired by Prince image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Questlove Tell the Epic Story of That Time He Was Fired by Prince  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 20, 2016 8:24 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 20, 2016 8:24 PM CUT Back in November, [Questlove](http://time.com/4021728/justin-bieber-questlove-drum-off/ "undefined") tweeted about an incident in which [Prince](http://time.com/2914304/prince-this-could-be-us/ "undefined") dismissed him from a DJ gig at a nightclub only to replace him with a screening of _Finding Nemo_. > [](https://twitter.com/questlove/status/664146412708433920) Since Prince is…well, Prince, and is surrounded by so many [delightfully weird rumors](http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/24-outrageous-prince-stories.html "undefined"), this amazing story didn’t gain too much traction. But now, [Okayplayer](http://www.okayplayer.com/news/questlove-vs-prince-finding-nemo-story-video.html "undefined") has taken the time to not only get the full scoop out of Questlove, but also to turn the tale into a hilarious animated video. The finished product was released on Wednesday in honor of The Roots drummer’s 45th birthday. **Read More:** [Watch LeBron James Sing ‘Purple Rain’ While Dressed As Prince](http://time.com/4095828/lebron-james-purple-rain-prince/ "undefined") Consider this the real life edition of Dave Chappelle’s infamous “[Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Story](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miZxYjqqjZM "undefined")” skit about the “Purple Rain” singer. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4187381/questlove-fired-by-prince-finding-nemo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4187381/questlove-fired-by-prince-finding-nemo/"},"headline":"Watch Questlove Tell the Epic Story of That Time He Was Fired by Prince","datePublished":"2016-01-20T20:24:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:59.214Z","description":"And replaced by Finding Nemo","url":"https://time.com/4187381/questlove-fired-by-prince-finding-nemo/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Music","Prince","The Roots","Weird News","musicians"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4187381/questlove-fired-by-prince-finding-nemo/","name":"Watch Questlove Tell the Epic Story of That Time He Was Fired by Prince"}}]}] ```