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Thread started 04/26/16 5:53am

FUNKNROLL

Unprecedented Four Year Gap between 20Ten - AOA

Perhaps there was a health crisis during this period?
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Reply #1 posted 04/26/16 5:57am

leecaldon

He was still making and releasing music online. Plectrumelectrum was ready a long time before it was released. He toured extensively in 2011 and 2013 in particular.

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Reply #2 posted 04/26/16 5:58am

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I have pondered that but he was performing fairly frequently with 3rdeyegirl through that period. I'd have thought that if there was a health problem playing live shows would be more of a strain than recording something and releasing an album.

RIP sad
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Reply #3 posted 04/26/16 6:01am

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He was touring a lot and releasing music during that time, though. It's just that a full album wasn't released as a package.

I saw him at Hop Farm 2011 and he was as energetic as ever at that show. And I saw him 4 times in 2013 and 2014 before AOA came out.

He did something like 60 shows in 2011 and 40 shows in 2013.

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Reply #4 posted 04/26/16 3:49pm

FUNKNROLL

I was fortunate to catch him with 3RDEYEGIRL at Montreux 3rd night in 2012. He seemed intense and avoiding the official camera that was filming. He repeatedly called for house lights off (of him).

Still - "just touring" four years seems normal for anybody. It is odd for Prince to not turn out an album in four years.

I hope for the best. I hate to think he was suffering or struggling.
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Reply #5 posted 04/26/16 4:04pm

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Militant said:

He was touring a lot and releasing music during that time, though. It's just that a full album wasn't released as a package.

I saw him at Hop Farm 2011 and he was as energetic as ever at that show. And I saw him 4 times in 2013 and 2014 before AOA came out.

He did something like 60 shows in 2011 and 40 shows in 2013.

Thanks for posting that Militant.

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