Noodled24 said:

FunkyD said:

It has been the typical thing for an artist to say that they are influenced by Prince to make themselves look more diverse and artistic but when I hear a Bruno Mars or Weeknd song i don't hear and think of Prince at all.. not sure what Bruno Mars song your referring to but when i hear his music Prince dosen't jump to mind to call him the next Prince like some of people do.. Even with Lenny.. i hear much more Beatles, Hendrix and others than Prince..

Right... but again you're talking about influence in a very direct sense. You seem to be looking for a melody or hook that Lenny has taken from a Prince song. Arguing that even though these artists have said Prince was (for whatever reason) an influence on them and thus their work... You're saying they're wrong... because they don't sound enough like Prince?

Not at all.. His music just dosen't sound much like Prince.. to me.. Not even the singing..

All I'm saying is.. I don't think he's as big of an influence on some of those guys as some make him out to be

Chris Brown has said Prince is an influence.. Should we constantly compare him to Prince?

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FunkyD said:

Noodled24 said:

Right... but again you're talking about influence in a very direct sense. You seem to be looking for a melody or hook that Lenny has taken from a Prince song. Arguing that even though these artists have said Prince was (for whatever reason) an influence on them and thus their work... You're saying they're wrong... because they don't sound enough like Prince?

Not at all.. His music just dosen't sound much like Prince.. to me.. Not even the singing..

All I'm saying is.. I don't think he's as big of an influence on some of those guys as some make him out to be

Chris Brown has said Prince is an influence.. Should we constantly compare him to Prince?

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Just like Funksterr... you sure you're not one and the same?

To paraphrase a meme I recently saw:

"I just saw a theatrical performance on semantics. It was a play on words."

I would take this thread title seriously if not for the "sometimes".

TraSoul82 said:

To paraphrase a meme I recently saw: "I just saw a theatrical performance on semantics. It was a play on words." I would take this thread title seriously if not for the "sometimes".

in some cases.... you get the point..

Aerogram said:

FunkyD said:

Not at all.. His music just dosen't sound much like Prince.. to me.. Not even the singing..

All I'm saying is.. I don't think he's as big of an influence on some of those guys as some make him out to be

Chris Brown has said Prince is an influence.. Should we constantly compare him to Prince?

[Edited 9/27/15 14:04pm]

Just like Funksterr... you sure you're not one and the same?

You haven't added anything to this thread.. aside from bad logic and out of subject replies..

Hope i didn't stop you from sipping that good old purple kool aid for a while..

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FunkyD said:

Yeah, I get it. You get bored and need some attention... Sometimes.


The title change is the perfect example of semantics... Just leave the qualifier "sometimes/in some cases" off. We live in a world of hyperbole, so the answer to your original question is "yes". It's just not very interesting that way.
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TraSoul82 said:

FunkyD said:

in some cases.... you get the point..

Yeah, I get it. You get bored and need some attention... Sometimes.

i changed it for you to make your miserable life less miserable than it was. hope your life is better now

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TraSoul82 said:

FunkyD said:

in some cases.... you get the point..

Yeah, I get it. You get bored and need some attention... Sometimes. The title change is the perfect example of semantics... Just leave the qualifier "sometimes/in some cases" off. We live in a world of hyperbole, so the answer to your original question is "yes". It's just not very interesting that way. [Edited 9/27/15 15:27pm]

Leaving "in some cases" off would include include the artists he had a bigger influence on.. Maxwell, D'angelo and whatnot.. that's not the point of this thread. We live in a world of hyperbole yet your asking me to join in and make the thread title more hyperbolic.. and some are already disagreeing with my post.. it's not that obvious to some..

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FunkyD said:

Aerogram said:

Just like Funksterr... you sure you're not one and the same?

You haven't added anything to this thread.. aside from bad logic and out of subject replies..

Hope i didn't stop you from sipping that good old purple kool aid for a while..

[Edited 9/27/15 15:27pm]

Since you're not denying you're Funksterr, I'll take this as confirmation.

Aerogram said:

FunkyD said:

You haven't added anything to this thread.. aside from bad logic and out of subject replies..

Hope i didn't stop you from sipping that good old purple kool aid for a while..

[Edited 9/27/15 15:27pm]

Since you're not denying you're Funksterr, I'll take this as confirmation.

Who the hell is Funksterrr.. I can't manage to reply to all the nonsense you post everytime you reply

FunkyD said:

Aerogram said:

Since you're not denying you're Funksterr, I'll take this as confirmation.

Who the hell is Funksterrr.. I can't manage to reply to all the nonsense you post everytime you reply

Good. Then don't.

By who? Open your mind and you can clearly hear his influence all over today's music. I fear that you do not follow. There you go. Ignorance is bliss.

MrWilson said:

By who? Open your mind and you can clearly hear his influence all over today's music. I fear that you do not follow. There you go. Ignorance is bliss.

This is an example.. http://prince.org/msg/8/404568

Why are some people calling Bruno Mars the next Prince if he sounds nothing like Prince?

and TTD from the start was considered to be a Prince clone but when i listen to the music i don't hear Prince at all..

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FunkyD said:

Nothing Bruno Mars does really reminds me of Prince yet some call him the next Prince

Lenny Kravitz never really sounded like Prince to me yet a lot of people seem to think of him when they think of Lenny

Terence Trent D'arby was considered a Prince clone yet he never sounded like Prince

those are just a few examples..

some people act like he's the inventor of everything in music in some cases

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My 5 year old daughter and I were in the grocery store this weekend and Wishing Well by TTD was played on the PA. She heard it and asked me if it was Prince.

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MattyJam said:

All of the artists you mentioned have, at times, jacked certain sounds or looks from Prince. Lenny blatantly plagiarised Wherever U Go Whatever U Do with his hit Again. Bruno's Uptown Funk is hugely influenced by The Time. TTD's whole mystique and pretentiousness was jacked straight from Prince.

...which itself was a carbon copy of The Police's Every Break You Take

It really isn't just music. Prince has had a huge influence on mindstate. His defiance and artistic control are probably more legendary than his music. Furthermore he has had a huge influence on eclecticism. I remember (don't judge) listening to an all saints album in the 90's n thinking it was so diverse n how it wouldn't exist without prince. Prince's commercial failings were others career. Taylor swift gets kudos now but prince was perceived a diva. Seriously this guy is a true pioneer