Prince passed away

[Bronco70]

That guy had more talent than one person should be allowed.

 

[Jamezz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsRUAoUvP10

I remember watching this performance live and getting the goosebumps. Top 5 performances in the Superbowl ever imo.

 

[BabyPeterzz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

 

[Jamezz]

^ My talent-o-meter just broke. I'd never seen that one before.

 

[JimLes]

^ My talent-o-meter just broke. I'd never seen that one before.

You gotta love a guy who can play like that, but doesn't feel like he has to do it on every song.

 

[carolinajazz]

AIDS.

...wouldn't surprise me. Rumor had it he slept with more different women than the number of shots it took Kobe to score 60 points against the Jazz!

 

[devin_c]

I was recently telling a friend I wanted to see him before it was too late. Shocking news.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Remember when Carlos Boozer bought that LA mansion and then decided to rent it to Prince. The next thing you know Prince painted it purple without permission. Carlos freaked and I think he sued him. So awesome!

Advice to Carlos: If you don't want your stuff painted purple then don't rent it to Prince.

 

[JimLes]

Remember when Carlos Boozer bought that LA mansion and then decided to rent it to Prince. The next thing you know Prince painted it purple without permission. Carlos freaked and I think he sued him. So awesome!

Advice to Carlos: If you don't want your stuff painted purple then don't rent it to Prince.

Boozer wasn't always great with common sense.

 

[VINYLONE]

Prince killing it video...

I came here just to post this video. The backstory on the performance makes it even more stellar to watch and listen to.


Anyway, I was talking to a co-worker a few months back about Prince and how incredibly transcendent he was musically. I almost wish there was another word in the English language to describe Prince and his superpower of being able to meld in perfect form, the genres of rock, funk and r&b. Rest in peace, Prince.

 

[franklin]

Am I the only straight male alive who has never heard a Prince song?

 

[franklin]

As a person, perhaps he wasn't reputed to be the greatest guy, but as a musician, his impact was absolutely enormous. I got a copy of Purple Rain when I was 15 and it absolutely blew me away. One of the greatest albums of all time. I slipped the DJ at my senior prom a tenner to play the title track so I can try to get some from my date. It was 2000 and not 1984, so that tells you how cool I was.

But yeah, his songwriting, his musicianship, his penchant for the outrageous and spectacular...he was a very unique figure in pop music. I don't know how many of you were/are into Prince, but I know [MENTION=848]dalamon[/MENTION] is in love with Andre3000, and I'm not sure there would've been Andre3000 without Prince.

I'm sure a major music icon would have never existed without listening to Prince