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PRINCE, THE GODFATHER OF R&B, HAD HIS FINGERPRINTS EVERYWHERE Nik Cohn saw Elvis, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix and the early Rolling Stones. But Prince, he says, is rock's greatest ever natural talent. As reports come in that Prince has died aged 57, read Nik's tribute to the tiny purple icon
http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/prince-interview-quotes
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Reply #1 posted 12/29/16 1:20pm
PURPLEIZED3121 |
He re-shaped R&B indeed & that trcikled down into wider dance music. His imprint is everywhere, how many times have you heard 'prince influence sound' or words to that effect used to describe a song or album.
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Reply #4 posted 12/29/16 4:11pm
paulludvig |
steakfinger said: Natural talent? You mean HARD WORK? Do you really think he wasn't talented? Of course he also worked hard as any world class performer. The wooh is on the one! |
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Reply #5 posted 12/29/16 4:15pm
dandan |
paulludvig said:
steakfinger said:
Natural talent? You mean HARD WORK?
Do you really think he wasn't talented? Of course he also worked hard as any world class performer.
I think hard work is what get's people where they are. Of course, if the average Joe practised singing 10 hours a day for 2 years straight they're still not going to be Whitney Houston. That is because certain people have more 'potential', not 'talent'. Prince realised his potential through hard work and experience. To say anything else is to downplay his incredible work ethic and mentality.
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Reply #6 posted 12/29/16 4:21pm
paulludvig |
dandan said:
paulludvig said:
steakfinger said:
Natural talent? You mean HARD WORK?
Do you really think he wasn't talented? Of course he also worked hard as any world class performer.
I think hard work is what get's people where they are. Of course, if the average Joe practised singing 10 hours a day for 2 years straight they're still not going to be Whitney Houston. That is because certain people have more 'potential', not 'talent'. Prince realised his potential through hard work and experience. To say anything else is to downplay his incredible work ethic and mentality.
Sure.But to go on and on about his work ethic is to downplay his talent iom. The wooh is on the one! |
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Reply #7 posted 12/29/16 7:05pm
Bighead |
paulludvig said: dandan said:
paulludvig said:
steakfinger said:
Natural talent? You mean HARD WORK?
Do you really think he wasn't talented? Of course he also worked hard as any world class performer.
I think hard work is what get's people where they are. Of course, if the average Joe practised singing 10 hours a day for 2 years straight they're still not going to be Whitney Houston. That is because certain people have more 'potential', not 'talent'. Prince realised his potential through hard work and experience. To say anything else is to downplay his incredible work ethic and mentality.
Sure.But to go on and on about his work ethic is to downplay his talent iom. Overstating his talent and minimizing his hard work is a little more insulting to the memory of a man that worked so hard to perform his art. |
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