Yeah, their accomplishments were not tarnished by their ODs. They were just giants.
I was thinking the same thing, much more talent than MJ. MJ had his finger on the pulse of pop, Prince was pop personified.
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Yeah, their accomplishments were not tarnished by their ODs. They were just giants.You think so? I tend to doubt it. Look at people like Hendrix and Joplin, still legends.
I was thinking the same thing, much more talent than MJ. MJ had his finger on the pulse of pop, Prince was pop personified.Not my "favorite" musician, I have 1-2 of his CD's but defiantly an influential musician and more talent than MJ IMO, MJ never learned any instrument and did not produce his own recordings, Prince did. Sadly, his talents and legacy will be tainted if the drug OD was the reason he died so young.
Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer once rented his Beverly Hills house to Prince, and Boozer's former Duke teammate Jay Williams described Tuesday some of Prince's redecorating.
"Booz told me how he had this massive house ... blue fountain waves kind of came down streaming water that led to the front door and all this great stuff," Williams said on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "And I remember him calling me, 'Dude, you will never guess, I rode past my house like three times, I had no idea it was my house.'
"Supposedly, Prince changed the front gate to the Prince sign, he changed the master bedroom to a hair salon, he changed the streaming blue waters that led to the front door to purple water, he knocked out walls, he changed the molding on top of the ceiling. Booz was livid. So pissed off, so angry ... He put his Purple Rain stamp on it ... Booz was like, 'I was getting ready to go over there and beat this little man down.' And dude was just like 'Here, Boozer, here is a little check for about a million, it'll take care of everything, get it back the way you want it.' And Booz was like , 'This little man is cool as hell.'"
Truthfully Prince's career ended 20 years ago so I'm not sure what all the fuss is about.
Even Drudge had purple fonts on his website.
Truthfully Prince's career ended 20 years ago so I'm not sure what all the fuss is about.
Even Drudge had purple fonts on his website.
Anyone who downplays Prince's significance doesn't know much about music. He was one of the biggest superstars everin the last several decades; his talent as a musician, singer, writer, and performer were second-to-none.
The party downtown last night was wild, and every colored light in town that could be set to purple, was.
Right, there's probably some genius stuff in the vault, stuff that hasn't been released yet. Hopefully, it will be revealed.RIP Prince much love for ya! Here's hoping his will says release 'the vault' when he dies.
Yeah, his first love was basketball, but his destiny was music. He attended a Warriors game in Oakland, they played OKC (think it was last month), he was a Steph Curry fan. He had two shows at the Paramount Theater, then a surprise show at Oracle Arena.An announcer was saying he saw Prince play basketball as a teen and what a baller he was.
I can't wrap my head around that fact.
An amazing musician regardless.
In an elevator? I'm thinking drugs, but it's just a guess.That seems to be the prevailing theory
HIV + Jehovah Witness + Flu = Death.
Right, there's probably some genius stuff in the vault, stuff that hasn't been released yet. Hopefully, it will be revealed.
What did he die from?
He certainly did things a different way.
Anyone who downplays Prince's significance doesn't know much about music. He was one of the biggest superstars in the last several decades; his talent as a musician, singer, writer, and performer were second-to-none.
I can get behind this. I respected the man's talent even though I despised his music. I'm not a pop music guy, but Prince was one hell of an entertainer. I would have been willing to go to a show of his if I had ever been able to score tickets for a reasonable price. I tried a couple of times but I just couldn't justify the extreme picket prices. Now I sort of wish I had done it.
Did he change anything about American music? Doubtful.
That's just silly talk.
That's just silly talk.
Name something.
He was a major star of the 80s, and you could name 100 more, who if they never existed, would change nothing about anything that's come after them.
Entertaining, extraordinarily gifted musician. A little bit of a nutjob (or maybe a lot), but nothing world changing.