RIP Prince

[dawgfan]

Originally Posted by murrayyyyy

I think if you are 35 or below, you probably missed out on Prince at his best.

He was HUGE in my age bracket. Purple Rain came out when I was a freshman in high school and it immediately supplanted Thriller as the record everyone was listening to. His blend of funk and new wave was inspired and his songwriting on that record was top-notch. He was a bridge across race, ethnicity and social cliques - outside of maybe the most hard-core hard rockers, he was someone that everyone listened to.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by murrayyyyy

What kills me is all the people on the radio saying how various songs changed/molded their life and I keep wondering if someone should tell them to listen to the lyrics a little closer.

Heh, maybe some of his early work did change/mold their lives. I mean, we don't really know what those callers do in their free time

[murrayyyyy]

Originally Posted by dawgfan

He was HUGE in my age bracket. Purple Rain came out when I was a freshman in high school and it immediately supplanted Thriller as the record everyone was listening to. His blend of funk and new wave was inspired and his songwriting on that record was top-notch. He was a bridge across race, ethnicity and social cliques - outside of maybe the most hard-core hard rockers, he was someone that everyone listened to.

And you are older than 35 ;-) I picked 35 randomly just because of facebook feeds/people freaking out because X has never seen Purple Rain. If you were born in the 70's he is in your wheel house but 90's not so much. Wife was making a big deal because a co-worker had never seen it and the guy was 29. Why would someone that age have seen it unless they really liked Prince? By the time they started listening to him, his music had changed so much.

[dawgfan]

Originally Posted by murrayyyyy

And you are older than 35 ;-)

Yes, exactly - I agree with your assessment of his wheelhouse. I'm sure there are younger folks that were turned out to his peak years after the fact (much in the same way I went back to earlier Bowie, to classic Stones, James Brown, etc) but the impact wouldn't have been quite the same as living it as it happened. I remember a pair of twins in my high school that were excellent visual artists who adopted Prince's Purple Rain look, complete with matching perm hairstyles, pencil-thin mustaches, purple jackets very similar to what he wore in the movie, the white frilly shirts and tight leather pants. They got a lot of positive attention from the ladies

[NobodyHere]

Comfortably Numb with some Purple Rain added.

[Dutch]

Cool little shout out.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I can't believe I'm the only person who is already getting awfully weary of the fanboy canonization on social media.

I've given the guy tons of credit for his talent but the stuff I've seen today expressing various degrees of disbelief about the various reports concerning the specifics of his death are truly some remarkable fanboy shit.

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I can't believe I'm the only person who is already getting awfully weary of the fanboy canonization on social media.

I've given the guy tons of credit for his talent but the stuff I've seen today expressing various degrees of disbelief about the various reports concerning the specifics of his death are truly some remarkable fanboy shit.

What's the (real) story of cause of death?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

What's the (real) story of cause of death?

Unlikely anyone will know (barring leaks) for up to 2-3 months. Waiting for toxicology reports to come back takes time.

The two big stories today have been "OMG, it was AIDS" & the investigation into opioid medication on his body at the time of death.

The former is being widely reported but all of the versions come back to the National Enquirer story that cites various "sources", ranging from "a music industry insider" to workers at his local drugstore.

The latter though, that's got law enforcement officials both on the record & anonymously telling everyone from CNN to the BBC that they're looking hard at where those drugs came from & how he got them. Could they all be legit? Sure. And none of the reports I've seen say otherwise.

Where I'm #smdh irritated today is the amount of "OMG, what an awful thing to say, he would NEVER ..." whatever.

Srsly? How f'n dumb to you have to be to find it "unbelievable" that {gasp} a musician/entertainer/celebrity might have indulged in unsafe sex, drug abuse, or both?

[murrayyyyy]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I can't believe I'm the only person who is already getting awfully weary of the fanboy canonization on social media.

I've given the guy tons of credit for his talent but the stuff I've seen today expressing various degrees of disbelief about the various reports concerning the specifics of his death are truly some remarkable fanboy shit.

I think two days ago I told everyone at work I was Princed-out already...

[cartman]

Quik won't be happy to hear this news...

Disappointing Prince Vaults Found To Contain 37,000 Hours Of Billy Joel Covers - The Onion - America's Finest News Source

[stevew]

Dammit, just copied link

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Prince died of opioid overdose, official tells AP | Fox News

[Fidatelo]