Anyone care to compare Prince and Baudelaire?

oneSophia said:

Yep Prince is Black, American and alive. Baudelaire isn't.

langebleu said:

not exactly what I was hoping for, I guess I was seeking a higher theme.

Both want to make a different reality, they don't like the concrete things and they talk about spirit, imagination, projects...,and both believe an artist is like a prophet, someone who can lead people.

oneSophia said:

Buadelaire was white, French and ... I see what you mean.

This comparison goes without saying

Spooky Electric is the first thing I think of, the next is
probably Camille.

Prince is about 3rd in line. Quite a distance after those
two.

oneSophia said:

You mean in regard to their creativity and ways of thinking? If you know of this, please share...

Jasziah said:

Both seek/sought an audience who would not merely 'accept' their art on traditional terms...
both address the religious personification of Beauty and Love

oneSophia said:

Well, Baudelair adressed a whole lot more than simply
religion expressed through beauty, love and sexuality.

A lot of his work was far more shocking and 'perverse'
than anything Prince ever put to tape. And that's with
the inclusion of "sister".

IstenSzek said:

of course, these are mere examples, but both share universal themes. And as for shock..I think both wielded with skill the shock experience and in similar ways. Are you versed in baudelair? I'm only a wide-eyed beginner..

oneSophia said:

I've read his work, but I wouldn't say I'm schooled in
his work, no. I didn't really like many of his poetic
images so I haven't gone back to it yet. I will one day
but not right now. I'm more into Russian poets at the
moment.