Prince is dead

[Green Manalishi]

I'm reading reports that Prince has died at Paisley Park .

[Satan]

It's no rumor. He just showed up in my office a few minutes ago.

[Green Manalishi]

Be easy on him .

[Satan]

17 minutes ago BY TMZ STAFF
EXCLUSIVE

The artist known as Prince has died ... TMZ has learned. He was 57.

Prince's body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday morning.

Multiple sources connected to the singer confirmed he had passed.

The singer -- full name Prince Rogers Nelson -- had a medical emergency on April 15th that forced his private jet to make an emergency landing in Illinois. But he appeared at a concert the next day to assure his fans he was okay. His people told TMZ he was battling the flu.

Prior to his most recent appearance however, Prince had cancelled two shows due to health concerns.

Prince became an international superstar in 1982 after his breakthrough album "1999."

He went on to churn out a ton of hits -- and racking up 7 Grammys in the process. He also performed at the Super Bowl in 2007 ... in one of the greatest live performances of all time.

He also sold more than 100 million records during his career ... and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score for Purple Rain in 1985.

Prince was married two times -- the first time to his backup dancer Mayte Garcia. They split in 2000. He then married Manuela Testolini ... but they split in 2006.

[Seshmeister]

Confirmed - shit news.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36106778

[Kristy]

Thank fuck.


About time these fuckers starting popping off again.


You're next, Tom Petty.

[vandeleur]

Thank fuck.


About time these fuckers starting popping off again.


You're next, Tom Petty.

It gives me at least some pleasure on what turns out to be a shitty day to say get fucked

[Kristy]

Please, bitch.

Prince wrote shit songs that centered on two subjects:

1. His dick

2. His ego

Sometimes he combined the two but what's the difference?

[Kristy]

Oh, and do look out for all the "best of's" and "remastered" Prince albums soon. Matter of fact, I'm sure they're out now - before the body went cold.

[Satan]

One of Prince's more memorable solos here.....

[Kristy]

Great. Can't say I didn't see this cumming: slave FORD and his endless JewTube suburbanite posting.

Expect about 40 more or so, kids.

[Sarge]

I liked Prince. He was original, and could play the guitar very well.
He was an entertainer and the Super Bowl half-time was awesome.
However, I don't think I bought one album.

Breasts,

[Kristy]

He was a rapist, a homophobe, and a god damn Jehovah Witness. In that order.

[Angel]

He was a rapist, a homophobe, and a god damn Jehovah Witness. In that order.

And you're a cunt, a big cunt, and a super cunt. In any order you choose...

[DavidLeeNatra]

Have seen him 2010. It was a fantastic concert! What a talent! Sad...

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[DONNIEP]

I liked Prince. I wish I could find that Mtv performance he did back in the day when he played I Would Die For You/Baby I'm A Star where he was up on top of the piano and stuff. Pretty awesome performance.

[Kristy]

And you're a cunt, a big cunt, and a super cunt. In any order you choose...

This is why social work is a loser's profession.

Sooner or later, they all lose it.

[Kristy]

And this didn't take too long

[Satan]

So Alex Jones thinks the BCE killed Merle AND Prince??

[Seshmeister]

It's a great business model talking complete shit all day in order to sell pills promising to make your audience cleverer.

The people stupid enough to watch are exactly the same kind of people who will buy snake oil.

[Seshmeister]

So Alex Jones thinks the BCE killed Merle AND Prince??

Using water vapour 30 000 feet away.

Prince believed in the Jehovahs Witness cult which is a ludicrous religion. In comparison to that the chemtrails conspiracy nonsense is an easy pill to swallow.

[cadaverdog]

First time I saw and heard Prince was the same night videos for Zep's Song Remains the Same debutted on one of those late night rock video shows that pre dated MTV. He looked like he was channeling Hendrix with his look but played funky guitar while singing falsetto. Not a great first impression IMO. He made a shitload of money but not off me. Still sorry to hear he died. RIP Purple Rain man.

[jacksmar]

It’s a real shame about Prince. He was supposed to receive a lifetime achievement award but I suppose they could give it to;


The artist formerly known as prince…..

[chefcraig]

Please, bitch.

Gene Simmons writes shit songs that center on two subjects:

1. His dick

2. His ego

Sometimes he combined the two but what's the difference?

Fixed that for ya, Kris.

[vandeleur]

Kev smith has a very interesting story about him storing up video's of unreleased songs by famous directors.
So we have years of litigation a head of us unless he sorted that out.

[vandeleur]

And I never got how he was ridiculed for the slave thing.
I get he was rich blah blah blah but an artist wanting to release stuff when he wanted and supposedly it was a case of I don't want to do the album tour cycle I want to release all this stuff " bag of albums put on the desk"
I kind of like that idea it's like he was an artist or he was creative in some way..... Just saying.

I think his flakeyness helped the industry a bit .... God forbid other people wanted to follow his idea that record companies execs weren't the creative force.

[Seshmeister]

Kev smith has a very interesting story about him storing up video's of unreleased songs by famous directors.
So we have years of litigation a head of us unless he sorted that out.

Yeah the Kevin Smith thing really gives a view behind the curtain of how eccentric Prince was.

[Satan]

Almost zero actual Prince songs on YouTube, so had to go with the cover version......

[DONNIEP]

And I never got how he was ridiculed for the slave thing.
I get he was rich blah blah blah but an artist wanting to release stuff when he wanted and supposedly it was a case of I don't want to do the album tour cycle I want to release all this stuff " bag of albums put on the desk"
I kind of like that idea it's like he was an artist or he was creative in some way..... Just saying.

The "slave thing" - god I get so sick of that crap. Slave this, slave that. Just like NBA players are "slaves". Ok, I give up - sign me up for some of that slavery right now. I'll go home and cry on a stack of money, whores, and coke lol.

Ok, in all seriousness. I dug Prince making a stand and telling other up and coming artists to not sign with the record companies. He was right about how most artists get butt fucked by the record companies. Just look at VH's original deal. Hell, it took Slappy of all people to get those guys making some real damn money. Look at all the old groups and the deals they had - they weren't making jack shit. And these were bands and guys writing their own songs and playing the instruments. So yeah, a lot of them got fuckee fuckeed.

Now I do understand that the record business has to spread the risk around so yeah you're kinda gonna get fucked no matter what. They shell out all the money and do all the promotion and basically everything and the talent just shows up. So I get that the band's can't all have sweetheart deals from day one. But they should be making more than a lot of them do and have more control over their material and schedules.

Then again, if you don't like it there's always The Walmart...

[vandeleur]

I think donnie it's different if you actually have a slave

[Satan]

Prince & VH signed their deals with Warner Brothers around the same time, so I'd imagine they were equally as shitty.

As for why he had to give up his own name and use that dumb symbol while he worked out his legal bullshit, it has to do with the fine print of WB somehow having "legal rights" to a name. Even if the name was on his goddamned birth certificate, as it was in his case. This is also why that Tony Iommi solo album from 1986 was labeled "Black Sabbath", though it wasn't remotely any such thing. WB thought they could make money off it by using the name. Didn't work out all that well.

[vandeleur]

Major difference between prince and vh is he wanted to release an album A month they wanted to do one every ..... Well never lol

[Satan]

Major difference between prince and vh is he wanted to release an album A month they wanted to do one every ..... Well never lol

I saw some comment on line earlier today that speculated he had some 500 albums worth of material in the can. I'm sure that's an exagerration, but I'd bet he's got more material in storage than Hendrix did. Hell, Jimi only had a three year recording career, and they're still releasing "new" material from him over 40 years later. If Prince recorded at even half that pace, he would have to have a few dozen albums worth at least.

One thing I know exists is a collaboration with Miles Davis, which WB apparently passed on because they didn't think they could sell a jazz record. Miles was one of the first guys Prince wanted to see, once he finished his immigration paperwork, of course.

[Seshmeister]

Major difference between prince and vh is he wanted to release an album A month they wanted to do one every ..... Well never lol

Indeed. Prince has released 8 albums since Van Halen reformed.

Even including Van Hagar albums, at the current rate it will take Van Halen 216 years to catch up with Prince's album output and that's just the official releases...

[DONNIEP]

I think donnie it's different if you actually have a slave

The correct term is employee

[DONNIEP]

As far as how much material Prince left behind - I'd bet it is a ton. The guy was known as a notorious studio rat. So I'd bet he does a shit ton of material recorded.

[cadaverdog]

It’s a real shame about Prince. He was supposed to receive a lifetime achievement award but I suppose they could give it to;


The artist formerly known as prince…..

The cadaver once known as Prince.

[Edwards3rdWife]

In '79 or '80 a friend and I went to see Rick James and Prince was the opener. We were fried but I remember it was a great concert, and this was before Prince broke out. We all loved the hell out of Prince, he was so damn funky and you couldn't be still when his music was on. He was reclusive, yes, but a genius and a true artist. Playing all the instruments on his albums ? Unreal.

The craziest part is that my family is from Chanhassen. Prince's mansion was near my grandparents' house. My father is buried in Chan, and seeing it on TV is just surreal.

I was sad about MJ, but his death wasn't that surprising. Prince ? I'm absolutely floored.

[Seshmeister]

The cadaver once known as Prince.

The problem isn't that it's too soon, it's just weak material...

[DONNIEP]

The problem isn't that it's too soon, it's just weak material...

At least you didn't say "weak sauce". Which should be an automatic death sentence for anyone who posts it. Along with "you're soaking in it". Fuckin gayest shit I've ever seen in 37 years of interwebz whatever.