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Who of Prince's contemporaries did he REALLY like? And privately listen too and be inspired by?? I get a sense that Prince truly loved these artists and bands and privately listened to them for inspoiration and enjoyment...
James Brown (of course...) Joni Mitchell (duh...) Jimi Hendrix Carlos Santana The Beatles and/Led Zeppelin (after W&L exposed him to them...) Milles Davis Gladys Knight The Staples Singers The Ohio Players
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The Cars (he loved the song DRIVE, supposedly) The Talking Heads (he often spliced parts of The Talking Heads songs in his pre-show soundcheck jams, especially in the 1999 Era...) Gary Numan (HUGE influence on 1999)
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They released the playlist that Prince put together for his house party on New Girl with some of his favorite artists and songs.I made my own playlist from it.He had some nice songs on it.He also put together a playlist for 3rd Eye TV that included Fleetwood Mac,Marvin Gaye,Al Green,Dionne Warwick and Sade.He seemed to regularly listen to Bill Withers,Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles as well. [Edited 3/22/18 13:53pm]
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Sly Stone and Stevie Wonder | |
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Stevie Wonder Live 4 Love ~ Love is God, God is love, Girls and boys love God above | |
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Kate Bush and maybe Ani DiFranco and Björk NPG Radio:
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Larry Graham, Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, Tower of Power... | |
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George Clinton, P-Funk... | |
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Stevie Wonder, David Bowie some, I know he had a pretty extensive library of Thelonious Monk recordings... Plus a massive set of James Brown bootlegs...
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Beyonce, Willow Smith, Maceo Parker, Hiatus Kaiyote  I'm afraid of Americans. I'm afraid of the world. | |
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Betty Davis | |
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I reckon he would have listened to a bit of Blondie, too...and, I like to think, some Adam and the Ants. | |
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BlueShakooo said: Kate Bush and maybe Ani DiFranco and Björk I forgot: Jill Jones mentioned he liked Devo in the 80's. NPG Radio:
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He didn't admire, keep in touch with, like, listen to, become inspired by, or collaborate with Madonna. . Someone said maybe Bjork lmfao I love the org if it was just a dream, call me a dreamer 2 | |
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StrangeButTrue said: He didn't admire, keep in touch with, like, listen to, become inspired by, or collaborate with Madonna. . Someone said maybe Bjork lmfao I love the org There was an interview around '95 (I think Q-Magazine) where he mentioned the innovative spirit of Björk. NPG Radio:
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Apparently he was a Cocteau Twins fan! This fact always surprises me, on the whole he seemed to be influenced more by classic 60s fare (James Brown, Sly, Hendrix etc), rather than contemporary alternative stuff from the 80s. | |
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