nonames said:

Jimmy Carr.

Helen Mirren showing up to the WHCD with a faux tattoo of the love symbol had me like

nonames said:

BillieBalloon said:

Bill Oddie. William Edgar "Bill" Oddie OBE is an English writer, composer, musician, comedian, artist, ornithologist, conservationist and television presenter. He became famous as one of The Goodies. Wikipedia Just not someone you would expect. But it's very cool. [Edited 5/21/16 13:12pm]

What about Nick Clegg?

i remember standing in a queue to see 3rdEyeGirl with Bill Oddie right in front of me, on his own, standing in line patiently. A proper fan.

As for Nick Clegg, apparently he took a gap year to hang around Minneapolis to be close to Prince. The other week, he was scheduled to be on a live interview and apparently thought he was going to talk about Prince. Sadly he was grilled about the EU referendum, to his obvious discomfort.

Both real fans.

Layzie said:

Helen Mirren showing up to the WHCD with a faux tattoo of the love symbol had me like

Is she a fan?

DoItAllNight4U said:

Lady Gaga

yet I don't know in what way Prince has influenced her.

I don't see any Prince influence on her.

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Why do you assume that to be influenced by someone you have to sound like that someone?

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Yeah, her music may not be influenced by Prince's funk or rock or soul ballads; but maybe her drive to be eclectic and her drive to be not like everyone else is where Prince's influence lies.

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You know Prince mentions Joni Mitchell as a main influence. Does Prince music sound like Joni Mitchell? I must have misssed her raunchy kick-ass funk phase.

Noel Gallagher.

I'm a massive Oasis fan and was absolutely surprised to see Noel dedicate Live Forever to Prince at a recent solo gig. He also recorded his first solo album at the same studio as Sign O' The Times and giddily recalled how he felt standing in the same spot where Prince would have recorded his vocals. For all of his obsession with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Neil Young, Noel's love of Prince truly surprises and elates me.

Guitarhero said:

Noel Gallagher.

Now this is freaky. We both had the same reply at the same precise time.

Here I was thinking I was the only child.

TryWhistlingThis said:

Guitarhero said:

Noel Gallagher.

Now this is freaky. We both had the same reply at the same precise time.

Here I was thinking I was the only child.

Noel was at some of the Prince concerts in 2014 too.

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David Gilmour. Both rock icons, both "guitar gods..." but their output, their fanbases, and the stations playing their music seem to part ways. I've never heard anyone from Pink Floyd mention Prince or Prince mention Floyd, but I might be calling up that tribute to settle pub arguments for years to come.

I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people respected his music and enjoyed his music, but because of the way he conducted himself as a businessman they weren't seen to be supporting him in life. Now it's just about the music (the way Prince always wanted, in a way).

Guitarhero said:

Morrissey and Prince were fans of each other. I wouldn't imagine they would be but they were.

McD said:

GirlBrother said:

I thought that David Icke was pretty out-there.

Icke admits to not being a music lover. He loved Prince as a fellow celebrity conspiracy-theorist. Which, sadly, is what he was. Icke was interviewed on the BBC just a few days ago. He confirmed once more that he believes the Queen is a giant lizard wearing a human disguise. I wonder if other recently-outed Prince fan Helen Mirren played her with that in mind.

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Yeah David Icke is ... peculiar ... I was surprised, although I shouldn't have been, to hear that Prince had read his books.

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TryWhistlingThis said:

I'm a massive Oasis fan and was absolutely surprised to see Noel dedicate Live Forever to Prince at a recent solo gig. He also recorded his first solo album at the same studio as Sign O' The Times and giddily recalled how he felt standing in the same spot where Prince would have recorded his vocals. For all of his obsession with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Neil Young, Noel's love of Prince truly surprises and elates me.

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Nononooo... Noel Galagher knows his classics. No surprise there. The "Live Forever" dedication at the concert did bring tears to my eyes. Beautiful.

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computerblue77 said:

Morrissey and Prince were fans of each other. I wouldn't imagine they would be but they were.

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Really ?? Didn't see that one coming.

McD said:

GirlBrother said:

I thought that David Icke was pretty out-there.

Icke admits to not being a music lover. He loved Prince as a fellow celebrity conspiracy-theorist. Which, sadly, is what he was. Icke was interviewed on the BBC just a few days ago. He confirmed once more that he believes the Queen is a giant lizard wearing a human disguise. I wonder if other recently-outed Prince fan Helen Mirren played her with that in mind.

I watched that. He seemed to be coming accross ok talking about Brexit etc, and then Andrew Neill asked him if he still believeed the queen was a lizard. "Yes I do".... Oh dear. And then he wanted a full on debate with Portillo who called conspiracy theorists intellectually lazy.

SquirrelMeat said:

Guitarhero said:

Noel was at some of the Prince concerts in 2014 too.

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Noel was at the last UK gig too. I saw him outside. With his car driver. Rita Ora was at the gig too as I saw her on the balcony and in the MacDonald's at Kings Cross afterwards.

Cool

Harry Hill British folks will know him. He always made reference to him in You've Been Framed!= ( Pint size pop star Prince playing at Paisley Park with Wendy & Lisa)

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Guitarhero said:

Harry Hill British folks will know him. He always made reference to him in You've Been Framed!= ( Pint size pop star Prince playing at Paisley Park with Wendy & Lisa)

[Edited 5/25/16 0:51am]

There's only one way to find out!...

CherryMoon57 said:

Guitarhero said:

Harry Hill British folks will know him. He always made reference to him in You've Been Framed!= ( Pint size pop star Prince playing at Paisley Park with Wendy & Lisa)

[Edited 5/25/16 0:51am]

There's only one way to find out!...

Fight!!!!!!!!!!

Guitarhero said:

CherryMoon57 said:

There's only one way to find out!...

Fight!!!!!!!!!!

SquirrelMeat said:

Guitarhero said:

I believe that one. I remember Bill talking about how much he loved the album Parade. He said this a few years back

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I sat next to Bill at one of the parade shows in 1986.

HAHA and I was standing next to him in the toilets at a prince concert..think it was earls court

mattj said:

SquirrelMeat said:

I sat next to Bill at one of the parade shows in 1986.

HAHA and I was standing next to him in the toilets at a prince concert..think it was earls court

British\Irish comdian Dara o brian big fan

mattj said:

computerblue77 said:

mtlfan said:

BeBe Winans was friends with him. Odd, since he is a born again Christian.

bigbrother said:

With so many 'celebrities' paying tribute to Prince and his massive contribution to music and culture in general, which person has turned out to be the most surprising fan of Prince (musician or otherwise)? For me it was Axl Rose as I thought he dissed P at Rock in Rio in the early 90s

What did Axl say or do to say he was a Prince fan?

Yeah, I'm curious about Axl's racist ass.