OT: RIP Prince
I am so pissed at myself for not going to see him in Toronto last month.
Good night sweet prince.
I saw Prince in concert in 2004 at the Palace and it was one of the best shows I've ever been to. He had The Time open the show (unannounced, which was awesome), and played part of the concert wearing a Prince Pistons jersey, which the crowd loved.
He was a supremely talented musician. RIP.
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Game, blouses.
RIP, The Kid.
Wow! Growing up as an 80's baby (actually born in '79), you were in either in the Michael Jackson or Prince camp. I loved them both, and now they're both gone. Sad shit. A hell of a composer and musician, and even amongst the elite guitarists, he was viewed as one of the greats. Shocking news.
I've jammed out to Purple Rain more times than I can remember. One of my top 10 songs of all time.
I had a part-timer at Hill Auditorium in '82 (?) when he played there. I did not know much about him but my friends did and were at the show. Incredible show. His miming of a certain auto-erotic activity with his guitar during "Do Me Baby" was very, um, expressive to say the least.
This is shocking in that he was so young and I'm pretty sure he was never a partier in his life. I think I'd read that he was a "high on life" type of dude. Incredible musician. On a lot of his records he played every instrumental track himself.
I don't know what the cause of death was, but he had some health issues that his religion does not allow to be treated medically. So sad.
That's not even close to true. His religion did not allow blood transfusions; they allow literally every other medical treatment.
I'm not his doctor, but I've read that he needed hip surgery which requires blood transfusions. Not sure how you can do one without the other.
I'm also not a doctor but bloodless surgery options do exist. Jehovahs Witnesses have surgery -- including heart transplants -- literally every day.
Hearing flu or possibly AIDS over on reddit.
I don't have an axe to grind with Jehova's Witnesses or anything - except one of my babysitters, but she was crazy from the inbreeding (her dad was her grandpa) not her religion. I guess I shouldn't have taken the articles I read at face value. Learning more about hip surgery has thankfully not been a need in my life.
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He was a weird dude in his 20s. Not as weird & wonderful as Prince, but still.
He's off to purify himself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka. RIP Prince.
His music is forever intertwined with my youth. Loved his stuff. RIP, Prince.
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Very sad. This dude was one of a kind. A true original.
let the court battles begin over his music rights and royalties
Let the body cool at least, man.
you were either for Prince or Michael Jackson. I was firmly in the Prince camp- he was absolutely brilliant. His first few albums were just himself in a studio...
You left out an option.
Neither?
Although, gun to my head I would listen to The Artist Formerly Known As The Artist Formerly Known As Prince any day of the frickin week.
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One of those artists I haven't got around to getting into their "catalogue" but know deep down is one of the better true artists of our time. Sad.
he was pretty cool. his entourage wasn't a pain either, which i can't say for every celebrity. dated a friend of mine during that time too. both he and she were tiny people.
he was a musical talent, no doubt. RIP.
Clapton was asked how it felt to be the world's best guitar player. He said, "I don't know, ask Prince.".
Although the pros and serious music fans could see it, his skills on the guitar were sublime. Not just the technical proficiency, but the musicianship - he never sounded like he was wanking out there, like so many guitar heroes do.
Fuckity fuck fuck fuck. I can't believe he's dead.
How do you mean about the other guitar players?! Honest question, curious your thoughts.
I don't mean to rain on any other guitar player in particular, so probably shouldn't have been negative. That stated, sometimes when you listen to a guitar player take a lead, it speaks to you and you remain interested. A lot goes into that - articulation, phrasing, tone, imagination, and more than a little voodoo.
Some guys and women have it - Prince, SRV, St. Vincent, J. Mascis, Tom Verlaine, PJ Harvey, Robert Quine, Richard Lloyd, Robert Fripp, Carrie Brownstein, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Jonny Greenwood, Hendrix, etc. Horton Heat, for that matter. B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Clarence Gatemouth Brown. For me, they all had it.
Some guys don't do it for me, but are really well-regarded. Rich Robinson is a good example for me. I love The Black Crowes on album, but live ... man, those five minute jams don't hold my interest one bit. His tone is wonderful, he's obviously skilled, yet it doesn't hold my interest. Steve Vai - same thing.
If Prince was soloing, I was listening. Those sorts of players are rare.
His ability to maintain control and be that proficient while emoting big time is a rare talent.
Guy could also play every other instrument as well.
straight up G.
you sound like my sister
that doves cry.
I did not see this coming at all. A couple of friends just saw him perform withing the past couple of weeks ("Prince, a Piano, and a Microphone"). Did two shows in one night, with no hint of problems to come. They report he was "jumping around stage all night" in fact.
I saw him twice - once at MSU Auditorium (1999 tour?) and once at Joe Louis. He was supposed to do a show at Crisler that tour, and I scored great tickets, but the show got cancelled at the last minute (I think ticket sales were not great).
A phenomenal singer, songwriter, and guitar player. And a marvelous showman, who helped promote numerous other musicians.
Between this and Bowie ... goddammit, 2016. Enough already.