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Far from the point; you do not say something that condescending and not expect someone to call you a dumbass.
He was a dumbass. End of story.
Prince has died aged 57
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Far from the point; you do not say something that condescending and not expect someone to call you a dumbass.
He was a dumbass. End of story.
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You're right, and so was Bieber. Subjectively.
(Unless we start looking at dollars and other senses.)But not regarding him as a demi-god of sorts in the Recording Industry is as subjective as the guy brimming with emotion at the loss who made the comment that Prince was the last greatest living performer; each of those four words taken at their full import to be true to the person who used them to express his loss. And that could also be as factual as saying Prince wasn't.
Because the question remains - to whom?
There are people out there that might go 'Huh'? if you talk about Prince - or for that matter there are those (there was one in my life today) who would go: '"Prince? Yeah, whatever. Someone died. No 🤬"
So Bieber was right, technically, and Bieber was as usual misrepresented by those that program our perceptions of the reality around us.
Take a gander at how the media reported it and note all the words used to communicate how Bieber made the comment. Was it sotto voce? We weren't there. The media will create a 'Bieber - and fans - for us using words like 'enrage' 'slam' et al (these keystrokers didn't go to Journalism school for nothing
). Instant Bread and Circuses:
Remember when Bieber was a teen and meeting up with another Prince - William, and giving him some 'friendly and caring 'bro' advice' (see how powerful words are?) about his hairdo - as teens are wont to do quite often with most people they like or are close to - and the press went up in arms about it.
Or rather . . . they said that everybody else was 'affronted' by it. Brits get 'affronted' -it's a more stiff-lipped way to be indignant. Or something:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...ber-slams-Prince-Williams-thinning-locks.html
But arguing for Bieber's right to be perceived as he really is - hip to thigh and voice in ear - doesn't take away from the fact that Justin could have let that comment about the 'last of the greatest living performers' pass - it is very easily taken as insensitive, in fact insecure, and quite possibly an embarrassment to Canadians whether in Show Biz or not.
Prince was a performer. He outdid not just current flavours he outperformed and outsold mega-stars. He performed with great and living mega-stars who were flattered and delighted to play with him.
More than that - he was one-of-a-kind.
He is compared to Bowie (not only because so many of these mega-stars of that explosive musical era that brought everything from the full exploitation of the electric guitar to the invention of the synth to us, are now ageing and passing) but because they were one-of-a-kind. they were unbeatable, the greatest at what they did, because only they could do it - in fact they were it.
To scramble concepts so deeply that synapses shatter - they were classic enigmas.
Only in the future, having waded through all the shallow waters that flood the entertainment industry today, will we come across natural icons that have run deep like this - they are still in the making somewhere in the stream of time.
At that point in time maybe someone will recognise that once again we had lost one of the really, really, really great performers that lived in our time - when they die.
So let's put the media aside for the moment - I'm sure they can find their bread and butter somewhere else quick enough - and let's celebrate Prince's life. Let's not mourn his death. Let's be glad we were alive when he was.
Let's play his music.
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Nothing condescending about it. It's impossible for Prince to be the last greatest living performer. Several internet sources are claiming the tweet or whatever it was is a faked screen cap anyway.
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With all due respect to Prince, if recording artists admited there were no more great performers left in their field, they would be simultaneously kissing their own careers goodbye. The same goes for nearly any profession or any other virtuoso.
This is in no way a nod to any perceived "greatness" of said tweeter.
This is in no way a nod to any perceived "greatness" of said tweeter.
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Am always up for better things to come myself 👍
I have a long running list as a guitarist and general musician, albeit actually classical in nature, anyway I had to move the man up my rock n roll influence sort of list, it goes.
Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, (new move)Prince, Randy Rhoads. Innovation being the main point of the list.
I have a long running list as a guitarist and general musician, albeit actually classical in nature, anyway I had to move the man up my rock n roll influence sort of list, it goes.
Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, (new move)Prince, Randy Rhoads. Innovation being the main point of the list.
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I myself didn't know about him at all until I happened to watch the news as to his death, but when I had dinner with my family tonight at a nearby restaurant my daddy said he was one of the biggest his favorite musicians and there were a lot of fans of his kinda "innovative" and "entertaining" music around him when he was a junior high school student.
Sad to see one more star to go like I always feel when I hear an alike news on the parting of renowned personality...
R.I.P to him
Sad to see one more star to go like I always feel when I hear an alike news on the parting of renowned personality...
R.I.P to him
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According to his party, the picture showing his comment was fabricated; nobody else has posted a screenshot of what he supposedly said. The kid has been a d-bag, but he's remained pretty quiet on Prince's passing everywhere else.
Seems like something that thankfully, most people are ignoring & continuing to remember Prince's career instead.
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Indeed. But as said, folks are too busy still paying tribute & talking about his music to care what others are saying. His passing is one of those rare events in life where you witness just how big an impact someone's legacy is when they leave us.
All that's left is to know the cause of death, & for the man to rest in peace.
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Is it just me or is anyone else surprised that Paisley Park looks more like a Walmart than a mansion owned by a flamboyant musical superstar?
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It does look rather like a supermarket delivery hub, even with purple lighting...
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....So like, I was aimlessly going through "recommended" videos on my YT subs, when this video popped up.
Musically I'm more into something a bit... harder, but as a guitarist I respected Prince greatly. Stuff like above only reinforces that.
Godspeed, Prince. And thank you for all your hard work.
Musically I'm more into something a bit... harder, but as a guitarist I respected Prince greatly. Stuff like above only reinforces that.
Godspeed, Prince. And thank you for all your hard work.
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My radio station just played a mashup of Imagine (sped up a little) and a prince song I've never heard of. It was the best damn thing I heard all day and I wish I could get it on my phone.
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Many sources, mostly tabloid and gossip sites that I can see, are reporting that Prince was HIV positive for a long time and recently developed full blown AIDS. Apparently he was down to 80 lbs as well.
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I heard on my area's classic rock station that he's had a thing for Percocet for some time now. That's all I really heard because I had places to be, I'd trust them more than a gossip site but either way they aren't good things to hear.
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Well, at the time there were lots of unsubstantiated rumours.
As you say; confirmed that Prince died of an opioid overdose. If other stories are to be believed (and who knows) any opioid dependency he may have had was more likely medical than recreational.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36436767.
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Damn...
For sure, I picked the photo from my post for a reason. As the superbowl draws near, people inevitably think about the superbowl halftime shows and one of them stands head and shoulders above the rest:
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...-all-51-performances-from-coldplay-to-prince/
It's fairly well etched in my brain - purple rain in the pouring rain. It's too bad he's not around to deliver more spectacular stuff for us to remember.
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