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Thread started 08/18/11 5:07pm

bigbrother

Prince accents

Prince seems to use different accents when singing/talking. In 'International Lover' he seems to be affecting a British English accent while at other times he appears to be using some Southern Louisiana accent in some of his blues songs (e.g.'Cockeyed Woman'). Do you think that Prince feels his own Minnesota accent just isn't funky/cool/rock 'n roll enough?

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Reply #1 posted 08/18/11 5:20pm

smoothcriminal
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You're kidding, right? lol

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Reply #2 posted 08/18/11 5:26pm

bigbrother

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Reply #3 posted 08/18/11 6:09pm

ufoclub

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He uses his real accent on the first few lines of "Dead On It"

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Reply #4 posted 08/18/11 8:08pm

imago

He does the same thing in Interviews, though he's been more consistent since the late 90s.

But if you catch his UTCM interviews, and compare those to Jay Leno or George Lopez you'll hear differences.

I think he rehearses his 'accent' and talking points, and that's why we get such shitty answers, but Prince remains "cool" during the interview.

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Reply #5 posted 08/20/11 6:07pm

Angelic1302

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How do you know what a southern Louisianian sounds like?

Um... let me warm up my vocals
Me ME ME ME ME...U U U U U!
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