RIP Prince

bombergirl69 · Apr 23, 2016

Really, there isn't anyone who can touch Prince for just raw talent - guitar, piano, bass, drums, lyricist, poet, performer and just...artist. I love what someone who worked for him said, that as far as his life, he left nothing on the table. He lived to the fullest, and that's no small thing. The world sure does seem less bright, though.

Slate has been running some good articles on him - this one touches on what others have - his generosity http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat...s_even_when_his_name_wasn_t_on_the_songs.html

and this one on Prince and sex http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/arts/music/prince-sex.html?_r=0

A very hard loss.

Maze Runner · Apr 23, 2016

A friend of his, Van Jones on Prince the man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMwH-4pA1NA

Axl Prose · Apr 23, 2016

mirandashell said:
Just watched Sinead O'Connor and she pulled my heart out the way she always does singing that. It was the perfect song for her and she sang it with real heart. Oy oy oy.....

Wasn't it perfect for her? Like her and that song were made for each other.

You know one of my favorite Prince songs that doesn't get much love? 7.

Maze Runner · Apr 23, 2016

bombergirl69 said:
Really, there isn't anyone who can touch Prince for just raw talent - guitar, piano, bass, drums, lyricist, poet, performer and just...artist.

The only one I can think of is Stevie Wonder, a big influence on Prince.

http://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/watch-stevie-wonder-pays-tribute-to-prince/

bombergirl69 · Apr 23, 2016

Wow, great interview, but tears me up. I so get that "what could we have done?" part. Just hate that it looks like he died alone in an elevator. Alone! Of course, my hope is that he was not alone spiritually, but still, with so many who loved him. I do love that Van Jones talks about the other aspects of the man, not just his music, but his music was, of course, just out of this world.

bombergirl69 · Apr 23, 2016

Yeah, Stevie for sure, but (and who can really say this? Just opinion!!) I think Prince had it over Stevie. I'm biased. I really liked Stevie, but Prince...blew me away.

Maze Runner · Apr 23, 2016

bombergirl69 said:
Wow, great interview, but tears me up. I so get that "what could we have done?" part. Just hate that it looks like he died alone in an elevator. Alone! Of course, my hope is that he was not alone spiritually, but still, with so many who loved him. I do love that Van Jones talks about the other aspects of the man, not just his music, but his music was, of course, just out of this world.

Yeah, that was very touching. Broke me up when I saw it live. All the simple things are true. All you need is love, love is the answer, the greatest thing you ever learn is just to love and be loved in return. Why is it so seldom that we remember this? People like Prince, Stevie Wonder, a lot of great music and art, reminds us, I think. It just reminds us what matters, what's important in life.

bombergirl69 · Apr 23, 2016

so true and we really get that point driven home when someone like this dies. Seems like someone working to make the world a better place (and most surely did!) Just left much, much, MUCH too soon.

Maze Runner · Apr 23, 2016

Definitely. It's the same when people in our lives pass. Friends, family, even acquaintances. I guess we're too busy going about the business of life, striving, making money, that we forget that we all come from the same place, we're all headed to the same place, we're really not all that different regardless of walks of life, we all need the same things. There's much less separating us than we have in common. It's such a shame, I guess, that we spend much of our lives off the mark.

Maze Runner · Apr 23, 2016

Ha, sorry guys, didn't mean to preach. But just imagine a world where you didn't have to grab.

Axl Prose · Apr 23, 2016

Dave Chappelle - Charlie Murphy True Hollywood Stories. Always good to try and smile. And don't worry, Prince told Dave he loved it. He even used it for the cover on one of his singles.

Charlie Murphy True Hollywood Stories - Prince

fyi that link goes to Comedy Central not youtube

Axl Prose · Apr 23, 2016

Maze Runner said:
Ha, sorry guys, didn't mean to preach. But just imagine a world where you didn't have to grab.

Preach on! I was listening

Maze Runner · Apr 24, 2016

Axl Prose said:
Dave Chappelle - Charlie Murphy True Hollywood Stories. Always good to try and smile. And don't worry, Prince told Dave he loved it. He even used it for the cover on one of his singles.

Charlie Murphy True Hollywood Stories - Prince

fyi that link goes to Comedy Central not youtube

Oh, man, that was funny as hell. Still laughin'.