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Prince on instruments In concert, I've seen P play guitar (electric and acoustic), bass, keyboards/piano and drums. As he is reputed to play at least 27 instruments has anybody seen him play another instrument live other than those I've mentioned and how was he on them? | |
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tambourine and cowbell With Love there is no Death | |
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I think its like, if I wanted to brag.
I could say ,since I play Saxophone, that I play 7 instruments. Contrabass,Bass, Baritone,Tenor, Alto, Soprano and Sopranino. That doesn't make it true, but it sounds good 
I would imagine P said the same thing. Besides everyone plays at least 2 instruments! Who can't play a cow bell or finger cymbals. Hey maybe P counted those two  | |
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Or maybe someone else made up that 27 number. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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It was good PR. Prince was being marketed as a musical genius, a wunderkind who could play dozens of instruments. I wouldn't be surprised if the marketer behind that didn't count different types of keyboards (say, piano, organ, synth and clavinet) as singular instruments. Congas vs. bongos. Drums vs. drum machines, and so on.
Still, he played that basic four (drums, bass, keys and guitar) very, very well. | |
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Yeah, kind of like when a marketer came up with the notion that Mariah Carey could sing in 7 octaves. Publicists come up with things that they hope writers will just put in magazine articles and newspapers. | |
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1) vocals; 2) Orr Bass; 3) Ms. Poly Moog; 4) syndrums; 5) Arp Pro Soloist; 6) Arp String Ensemble; 7) synthesizer bass; 8) singing bass; 9) drums; 10) clavinet; 11) Oberheim 4-voice; 12) slapsticks; 13) acoustic guitar; 14) finga cymbals; 15) wind chimes; 16) congas; 17) electric guitar; 18) water drums; 19) bongos; 20) Fender Rhodes piano; 21) Mini-moog; 22) fuzz bass; 23) Handclapsandfingasnaps; 24) orchestra bells; 25) woodblocks; 26) brush tap; 27) tree bell.
Housequakes answer http://www.housequake.com...prince_faq 28) SueYoAssOffaDaPlanet I have heard P plays '28' alot   [Edited 3/21/08 8:10am] | |
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maxim9691 said: 1) vocals; 2) Orr Bass; 3) Ms. Poly Moog; 4) syndrums; 5) Arp Pro Soloist; 6) Arp String Ensemble; 7) synthesizer bass; 8) singing bass; 9) drums; 10) clavinet; 11) Oberheim 4-voice; 12) slapsticks; 13) acoustic guitar; 14) finga cymbals; 15) wind chimes; 16) congas; 17) electric guitar; 18) water drums; 19) bongos; 20) Fender Rhodes piano; 21) Mini-moog; 22) fuzz bass; 23) Handclapsandfingasnaps; 24) orchestra bells; 25) woodblocks; 26) brush tap; 27) tree bell.
Housequakes answer http://www.housequake.com...prince_faq 28) SueYoAssOffaDaPlanet I have heard P plays '28' alot
[Edited 3/21/08 8:10am] Yea, that sounds about right! love is a fate resigned memories mar my mind love it is a fate resigned Over futile odds and laughed at by the Gods and now the final frame Love is a losing game |
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I wouldn't be surprised if he plays the violin or even the flute. The ones we see him play and the ones he might make time to practice "at home" could be different. He gets it! That's why the ladies love him...  | |
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Obsidian said: I wouldn't be surprised if he plays the violin or even the flute. The ones we see him play and the ones he might make time to practice "at home" could be different.
Prince said he doesn't practise | |
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