The artist formerly known as Prince

Has past. And made it impossible for me not to use a grossly inappropriate topic title in the process.

Wow. That came out of nowhere!

I was never a particular fan of his, but I recognize his influence. RIP.

It took me a minute to get the inappropriateness of the title.

I'll think a purple thought for him.

In reply to Tom_Spangler:

Wasn't big on his studio works, but live he was amazing. His influence on other musicians and direct tutelage went far beyond those of his genre or sound as well.

There will be lots of very hot, very sad women tonight needing comfort.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/6SFNW5F8K9Y

My personal favorite performance. Probably Dhani's too.

Chyna, former WWE star passed also

No more basketball and pancakes I guess.

That's too bad!

paranoid_android74 wrote: No more basketball and pancakes I guess. That's too bad!

Game.

Blouses.

Incredibly talented and underappreciated as a guitarist and songwriter.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/F8BMm6Jn6oU

Just saw him in concert last year. RIP Prince

Great artist but a strange duck. Had him in a nightclub I worked at and his herd of bodyguards were a wild bunch. He was desperately concerned with being poisoned and had a specific body guard who tasted all of his drinks and food first...

Most people have no idea the songs, amazing songs, he wrote for others.

Good night, sweet Prince.

I once met some people who had toured with him (2 members of sly and the family stone).

Prince was one of the best musicians to ever grace this existence. The dude was an incredible guitar player, and whether you liked his stuff or not, he was unbelievably influential. Can't believe he's gone.

In the past 24 hrs, Former wrestler Chyna died, and now Prince. Not to mention Bowie, Glen Frye, etc... 2016 is a jerk.

Appleseed wrote: Most people have no idea the songs, amazing songs, he wrote for others.

And no matter what you think of him, that little man could play the guitar, too.

That was right out of nowhere. He was feeling ill last week but had just done a show in Atlanta.

Why, WHY COULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN JUSTIN BIEBER?!?!?!?!?

berkeley. Dude was amazing. I still love the Purple Rain album. It may be cheesy but I still love it.

He was the opposite of people like M. Jackson. Every one thought he was a sick berkeley in the 80s but time has shown he was a genuinely a good guy.

Glad I got to see him live once. No doubt the greatest performer I will ever see.

I believe he was "The Artist formerly known as The Artist formerly known as Prince."

They play his stuff on the 70-80's pop station. I don't hear a lot of guitar work in his stuff. I hear like 2 notes and singing. I don't hear The Battle of Evermore.

Just heard it on NPR headed back from lunch. They were interviewing a guy about it and playing snippets of his songs. I must have passed through an onion fog, because I found myself tearing up a bit.

It was a huge influence on my generation and will be missed.

-Rob

He will be missed.

This song sure rang in my mind as a youth....

The thing about Prince is that you never heard his best songs on the radio. Don't know if this was intentional or not. Had some freakish guitar work on songs like "Free" on the 1999 album or "Bambi" from the "Prince" album. Seriously, dude had Hendrix-level talent and could play ANYTHING..

Appleseed wrote: Most people have no idea the songs, amazing songs, he wrote for others. Good night, sweet Prince.

QFT.

The Prince.org site is shut down because it couldn't handle the traffic.