Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Sizing Up Prince



First good connection I got with him was When Doves Cry. We're in the mid 80s and Michael Jackson is ruling the world. But WDC has a very catchy first 15 seconds. My friends tell me they like Purple Rain. I don't really. Probably way too busy listening to MJ and learning his moves. Of course I like Kiss. And learn the refrain from the Sunday papers. His clips are nice but the overall visual experience is quite peculiar. Like with Bowie. And Boy George.

I had never listened to any interviews of him. Until yesterday. Maybe because he didn't give that many. So it was a real treat to find out he's very soft-spoken and at peace with himself.

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  1. So how did he die? From exhaustion and flue?

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  2. Increasingly sure about painkiller abuse. But the root cause of this is yet to be determined...

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  3. And for those who are not yet aware of the potency of that synthetic opioid (yes, you Anil G.), check this out. And the comments are also eye-opening - the commoners are aware of the influence of Big Pharma on how one country can become the consumer of 80% of the world's opioid production...

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  4. Some get honoured by an animal, but Prince gets the classiest way possible: his signature colour!

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  5. A real composer like Prince, those of nowadays can't compare!

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