Prince and Frank Zappa are so much alike not only in their music, but their work ethic and eccentric personalities. Both are known to be assholes who put out some of the most interesting music ever.

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Prince is Prince. Why does he have to be someone else? It is hard enough being himself !

pplrain said:

Why do people always have to compare Prince with other artist?

http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related

i love the lyrics to this, there is a better video but i cant find it, Zappa was brilliant, but i dont see the Prince connection

i think someone started a thread like this not too long ago. i'm not too familiar with zappa to compare. some old guy was playing his album loud in his car when i was at the beach one time (i think it was over-nite sensation) and it was kinda . i got a kick out of a few tracks. dinah-moe humm and some others were kind of .

I guess I see alot of similarities in they way they both weren't afraid to do play whatever kinds of music they wanted. They don't care about making 'hits". They're both wicked guitar players. They are constantly switching bands and run their bands like the military. check this out http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related

here's a song Frank may have wrote about Prince. http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related
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Frank gets funky. Listen to what Frank says about Warner Brothers at 3:40 in the video http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related
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johnnyreeferseed said:

that's fucked up.

here's a song Frank may have wrote about Prince. http://www.youtube.com/wa...re=related

No need to confuse Queen with Prince

purplepolitician said:

I say that in jest. Prince is one of my favorite musicians. You still have to admit, he's acted pretty gay at times.

johnnyreeferseed said:

i was watching his first interview with mtv last night and you ain't lying. still love his freaky ass though too. "eccentric" is a much nicer word though. it's the one i usually use for him.

purplepolitician said:

Prince was one of those guys that realized chicks dig dudes who act gay.

I love Frank Zappa, but I don't see any similarities with Prince

Whitnail said:

OMG, that song is SO funny.... I had a phase where I played this stuff all the time - a long time ago

johnnyreeferseed said:

WOW!

johnnyreeferseed said:

where's my eyeliner and high heels at then.

johnnyreeferseed said:

Not really, I love musicians who are beautiful ( eyes )

Frank Zappa was a musical genius. He made tons of music in his life, some of which I was able to maintain in my collection over the years. My favorite cut would be "Watermelons in Easter Hay", although "Lucille" with Ike Willis on vocals would be a close second. A Zappa/Prince collaboration would have been awesome! As it is, my dream band would be as follows:

Prince: Guitar & Lead Vocals
Frank Zappa: Lead Guitar & post production
Michael Hampton: Rhythm Guitar
Bootsy Collins: Bass Guitar
Stevie Wonder: Keyboards/Synths
Larry Blackmon: Drums & post production
Martha Wash: Background Vocals
Tomi Jenkins: Background Vocals
Earth, Wind & Fire: Horn Section
Love Unlimited Orchestra: Strings
George Clinton: Producer
Debbie Allen: Choreography (featuring the Brotha's & Sista's from Around The Way dancers)

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Prince: Guitar & Lead Vocals
Frank Zappa: Lead Guitar & post production
Keith Richards: Rhythm Guitar
Willie Weeks: Bass Guitar
Dr Fink: Keyboards/Synths
Keith Moon: Drums
The I-Threes: Background Vocals
Tower of Power Horns: Horn Section
Paginini: Strings
George Clinton: Producer
The Pontani Sisters: Choreography & Dancing

PDogz said:

wow, that would be some band, my head is spinning thinking about it, especially Larry Blackmon is that red jock strap of his

I heard, "Alice's Restaurant" about 3-4 weeks ago.

johnnyreeferseed said:

I'd pay to see that lineup.

Whitnail said: