The Artist Formerly Known As ... RIP
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<p>This is the worst of 2016 by far, the others are all insignificant compared to him and I mean that from the bottom of my heart. Put together they only have a smidgen of the impact Prince had on me.</p>
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<p>Singer/Songwriter/multi instrumentalist/Dancer/Bandleader/Producer.....he was a legitimate master of all he did,<em> </em>The guy was an EXCEPTIONAL guitarist but that was sometimes lost in amongst all the other things he could do so well.</p>
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<p>I don't have enough time to mention all the amazing songs that touched my life over the years.</p>
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<p>Thanks for giving the most AMAZING concert I've ever seen in 2003 little man.</p>
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<p>Sad news. I thought to myself this morning I was never really his biggest fan, but then when I see the list of all the hits he has pumped out over the years I realised I was actually a huge fan without even really knowing it. You'd have to be living an Amish life style to not know the words to a whole heap of his music.</p>
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<p>RIP, an absolute legend in every sense of the word.</p> -
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So many innovative songs. I rate him as more important to music than Michael Jackson.<br><br>
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<p>The Michael/Quincy Jones partnership was pretty special though. </p>
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<p>Not to take anything away from Prince.</p>
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<p>Him and Michael are my favourite 2 artists ever.... Michael has the best pure voice I've ever heard and Prince was simply a musical genius. </p>
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<p>I saw Prince play his greatest hits tour in Brisbane a few years back and what an amazing show. Definately the best concert I've ever been to.. his guitar playing live was mind blowing,</p> -
Talented little dude. 57 is waaaay too young. <br><br>
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SammyC and MN5. You have no idea how many arguments i have had with mates that are rock/metal fans about his guitar ability. <br><br>
He was amazing but because of his oddness, pop status and overall persona I think its lost just how amazing a guitarist he was.<br><br>
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<p>The Michael/Quincy Jones partnership was pretty special though. </p>
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<p>Not to take anything away from Prince.</p>
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<p>Him and Michael are my favourite 2 artists ever.... Michael has the best pure voice I've ever heard and Prince was simply a musical genius. </p>
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<p>I saw Prince play his greatest hits tour in Brisbane a few years back and what an amazing show. Definately the best concert I've ever been to.. his guitar playing live was mind blowing,</p>
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<p>They nearly collaborated on a song in the 80s......probably a good thing it never happened cos I truly think the world would have imploded from too much sheer musical genius.</p>
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<p>As mentioned 2016 has been a bad year but I could handle the others heaps more than this.</p>
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<p>On a roadie to the rapa with the better half and my sons, needless to say there'll only be one artist playing on the way up and an extreme likelihood of some "Purple Rain" and "Under the Cherry Moon" on DVD tonight. ( possibly with a it of skipping, the movies are fucken awful despite the genius of many of the songs )</p> -
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<p>Just skip to the end for the awesomeness</p>
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<p>There won't be many of these vids cos the great man was all over Youtube like a rash making sure his stuff isn't on there. It's a shame cos all he is doing is alienating a whole new generation of potential fans.</p>
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<p>But yeah, he was a better guitarist than any of those guys on stage.....and that's not even taking into account the ridiculous talent he had in other areas. Just a fucken freak. As a pure axeman he is up there with other personal heros like Hendrix, Blackmore, Frusciante, Beck etc.</p> -
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<p>Too many great tracks to mention. Closest to a complete musical alrounder I can think of, perhaps Beck comes a distant 2nd.<br><br><strong>Ronnie Corbett, Paul Daniels and now Prince. If I was under 5 foot 5 I'd be shitting myself.</strong></p>
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<p>Ha, despite feeling a bit dark today that made me laugh Cookie, good shit !</p>
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<p>Stevie Wonder would take that second spot though I reckon.</p> -
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<p>SammyC and MN5. You have no idea how many arguments i have had with mates that are rock/metal fans about his guitar ability.<br><br>
He was amazing but because of his oddness, pop status and overall persona I think its lost just how amazing a guitarist he was.<br><br>
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<p>Tell me about it.....</p>
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<p>The ones that annoy me the most are the idiots that rate Slash above Prince. It's not even close</p> -
<p>He played every single instrument on his early albums but I think we can all agree his best period was with the Revolution. It would have been tough being a musician under Prince, he had a strict no booze no alcohol policy and in one sense they were fucked either way.....if they didn't measure up he fired them, however if they were excellent in their own right or threatened to take his thunder they were gone as well, this is what happened to Dez Dickenson ( co sang the lead in 1999 ) and Brown Mark ( Bass player for the Revolution who was taller and "better looking" than Prince )</p>
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<p>SammyC I do genuinely like Slash as a guitarist, he's the last of a breed in some ways. Frusciante does some superb work too but it's harder to get noticed in a band with Flea on bass.</p> -
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<p>He played every single instrument on his early albums but I think we can all agree his best period was with the Revolution. It would have been tough being a musician under Prince, he had a strict no booze no alcohol policy and in one sense they were fucked either way.....if they didn't measure up he fired them, however if they were excellent in their own right or threatened to take his thunder they were gone as well, this is what happened to Dez Dickenson ( co sang the lead in 1999 ) and Brown Mark ( Bass player for the Revolution who was taller and "better looking" than Prince )</p>
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<p>SammyC I do genuinely like Slash as a guitarist, he's the last of a breed in some ways. Frusciante does some superb work too but it's harder to get noticed in a band with Flea on bass.</p>
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<p>I like Slash too mate, but he doesn't have anywhere near the skill or range that Prince does. </p>
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<p>Apparently in an interview in the 1990's Eric Clapton was asked what it was like to be the worls best guitarist, his response was along the lines of ... no idea, ask Prince</p> -
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<p>That's fucking amazing, one of the best solo's of all time</p> -
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Weird but whenever anyone dies who I give a shit about, I feel compelled to make a joke about it. Part of the grieving process I guess!<br><br>
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<p>He used to play the ladies like that, too.</p>
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<p>Unlike this guy:</p>
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<p>I never really thought much of Prince, didn't understand why people liked him....until I was watching the Superbowl in 2007.</p>
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<p>The Colts led Chicago 16-14 going into halftime and I was going to go for a walk as the halftime show, along with the ads, were always over-rated. Merely just one big wankfest over the main sponsor (Pepsi, Coke etc).</p>
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<p>But I decided to stick around the bar as I wanted to see how the show would go with the rain (it hadn't rained at a Superbowl in a few decades). I wanted to see if something funny/bad would happen.</p>
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<p>First thing to happen was a massive explosion, BOOM!, and I thought: "oh shit, they just killed Prince!"</p>
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<p>But the little teal midget appeared from the flames and smoke and played various songs from the greats (plus himself) and then he played Purple Rain in the muthafucking rain. It was a song I knew but never really appreciated. The phallic shadow was great too as Americans are funny about that shit. </p>
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<p>When it was all said and done, the event was Prince - bookended by two halves of Yankball. I think the Colts won.</p>
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