Can somebody shed some light on Prince's accent (when speaking) for those of us not from the US? Does he have a typical Minnesota/Minneapolis accent? I sense that sometimes he makes a concerted effort to change his accent as he thinks it doesn't sound hip, funky or tough enough to go with his own 'badass' image.

bigbrother said:

He has a Midwest accent.

really we think ppl from the Mid west have no accent

That's a midwest accent, for sure.

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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bigbrother said:

I don't think so. He always sounds the same to me. His voice got deeper (It seems to me) in the earlier eighties, but he got older, whod'a thunk?

He has an accent?

wildgoldenhoney said:

Where are you from, Honey?

I'm thinking of the interview with Mojo in '86 when he seemed to be trying to sound more 'black', for want of a better word.

LittleRedCorvette said:

Us Midwesterners tend to be a little nasally and we run our syllables together.

He has a Midwest accent.[/quote]
Us Midwesterners tend to be a little nasally and we run our syllables together.[/quote]

sewtrew

Americans have accents

luv4u said:

We think we don't for some reason, except for southerners.

I was just thinking the other day as I was listening to The Cross that he says "y'all" just as well as any good southerner does. How odd is that coming from a mid-westerner? Do y'all use y'all commonly?

plopemc said:

We've been known to use y'all. But where I grew up, small town in Missouri, we often used the word "youns". "Youns be careful" or "How youns doin'?"

luv4u said:

As does everyone else in the world.

plopemc said:

Well, P's people probably CAME from the south a few generations or so ago. A lot (not all) of blacks moved UP to the north. So he can't be too far removed from all that.
And as far as the language he uses in his music, I would think that's another issue. That's more of a made up style, say whatever sounds good kinda thing.

trust me its a "old school" north minneapolis accect"

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

chillichocaholic said:

A midwestern American accent.

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

ToraToraDreams said:

Geez ....people splitting hairs Im Australian, to me he just has a regular ol' American accent.....picky picky

Flowerz said:

I know...Im married to a texan remember

chillichocaholic said:

oh oops lol

ToraToraDreams said:

i get picked on my texan accent so much.
and i dont even think i have one!!

emilia1 said:

i didnt think i had one either, but my family in Florida keeps telling me i have one lol

Anyone who thinks Prince doesn't have an accent should listen to the opening of Calhoun Square (from the Crystal Ball set). Listen to how he says the word "work." That hard "R" is pure upper midwestern.

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

Most Americans do have an accent!

wildgoldenhoney said:

eye neva noticed it eitha