Jeffiner said:

Most definitely. Hard "r," dropped consonants... It isn't strictly Minnesota, though. I'm from Wisconsin and you hear that a lot here, as well. (Our former governor was reknowned for his use of "workin', eatin', spendin', taxin'," etc.

RipPoPtheregoMYTOP said:

I grew up in the midwest and have a midwestern accent. It was never noticable to me until I moved to the south and now I get commented on it all the time. In fact, my husband teases me about my accent sometimes.
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Americans have accents

wildgoldenhoney said:

Where are you from, Honey?

ToraToraDreams said:

When I think of accent, I think of out-of-the-States.
Anything within the States... I'm used to it and don't consider
it accent. It's just the way I see it.

I'm a Minneapolis native (I currently live within a mile from P's childhood home), and I would say that Prince sounds like a dude from Minneapolis.

That's my opinion, at least.

herb55105 said:

Yep. I live in Mpls too and he sounds pretty much like everyone else here. So does, Jimmy, Terry, Jerome, Dez, etc. for that matter.

Americans have accents

I dont know what ure all talking about He has an American accent dosent he?

chillichocaholic said:

he sounds slightly different from us here Chilli .. ive been told i sound like i have a New York accent.. oh and yes, there are different accents in different parts of the country

Flowerz said:

lol yeah..my dad is in the army so
when i was younger we moved a lot..
everyone would be like "your accents weird
where you from? " and id tell them and the first
thing theyd ask is if i had cowboy boots and a
cowboy hat

Giovanni777 said:

He cannot do NY Jewish, though. Every time I hear "Sol" at the end of the "Kiss" extended, I just go

emilia1 said:

well do u? it would go great with ur spurs

L4OATheOriginal said:

yea yea...actually i really do have some boots.
no hat tho, i just stick to baseball caps.

i have a ranch...and horses...i'm from texas yall! lol

Genesia said:

that's not him tho, that's susanha saying "sol"

its actually an australian accent which u would know if u were tuned in

Some poeple are just so bitter they will age well b4 their time

its actually an australian accent which u would know if u were tuned in

Some poeple are just so bitter they will age well b4 their time

Who is bitter?...

chillichocaholic said:

When he is speaking in his natural voice, like on talk show interviews etc. he has a typical midwestern/Minneapolis accent.

In movies, on records etc, espin the 80's, he speaks with more of a "black" accent and interjects urban African American dialect (which is influenced by the southern roots of many AAs. E.g. many African Americans all over the country use y'all as part of their dialect especially if their parents, grandparents etc. came from the south, though it can be pronounced very differently (e.g. Salt N Pepa say 'y'awwwwl" with a very New york sound).

For example, the whole scene in UTCM with "Wrecka Stow" etc. In many songs he affects a more urban accent by dropping the R's at the end of words, but his natural speaking is more Midwestern and over pronounces the R's at the end of words.
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