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Thread started 03/26/04 6:04pm

rialb

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Why can't Prince play horns?

It's kind of funny that Prince never learned to play horns. Any reason for this? Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, John Entwhistle of the Who and Graham Coxon of Blur can all play some type of horn. Why can't Prince?
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Reply #1 posted 03/26/04 6:15pm

LittlePill

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I give up. Why can't Prince play the horns?
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Reply #2 posted 03/26/04 6:21pm

Rowdy

for the same reason that he can't command a nuclear submarine
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Reply #3 posted 03/26/04 6:22pm

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Sax was in the original list when For You was comin out. I think hes "Ok" at sax but not fantastic.
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Reply #4 posted 03/26/04 6:46pm

rialb

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cbastriani said:

Sax was in the original list when For You was comin out. I think hes "Ok" at sax but not fantastic.


Whoa. Very cool. I did not know that he even dabbled with horns.
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Reply #5 posted 03/26/04 6:52pm

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oh my...sax is such a romantic instrument, ladies, wouldnt it be great to see his lips all over that for a night !! drool
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Reply #6 posted 03/26/04 7:42pm

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cause he's too short.
hahah lol
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Reply #7 posted 03/26/04 7:44pm

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tritoncin said:

cause he's too short.
hahah lol


damn straight!

and those boney little fingers of his...he'd have 2 pad them with cotton wool giggle
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Reply #8 posted 03/27/04 1:02am

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I think Prince can play horns all right, but he’s not so great--he’s got standards, you know--when prince composes his horn sections, he sometimes plays a few demo tunes to his horn section--but he’s not so fantastic, maybe... I personally think Prince never pursued horns because..well... he's lol too thin! He doesn’t have that much lung power to play top-level horns. lol
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Reply #9 posted 03/27/04 1:08am

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nakedpianoplayer said:

oh my...sax is such a romantic instrument, ladies, wouldnt it be great to see his lips all over that for a night !! drool



drool
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Reply #10 posted 03/27/04 3:07am

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rialb said:

It's kind of funny that Prince never learned to play horns. Any reason for this? Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, John Entwhistle of the Who and Graham Coxon of Blur can all play some type of horn. Why can't Prince?


cause he is the best at playing all the other instruments he plays
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Reply #11 posted 03/27/04 4:17am

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rialb said:

cbastriani said:

Sax was in the original list when For You was comin out. I think hes "Ok" at sax but not fantastic.


Whoa. Very cool. I did not know that he even dabbled with horns.



ok..i'm confused....if you didnt' know...why did you post like you knew that he didn't play.

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Reply #12 posted 03/27/04 6:03am

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did u ever see the Face Down video?
he doesnt look right with a sax.



he could probably get away with this one though.
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Reply #13 posted 03/27/04 6:19am

LittlePill

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Does this joke have a punchline or not? confuse
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Reply #14 posted 03/27/04 7:17am

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Well, rememeber, Prince aint that great of a drummer either, and that is easier to play then horns. Prince doesn't really need to play horns; it is a bit of a background instrument.
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Reply #15 posted 03/27/04 7:42am

RupertZ

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He can't play them because he never spent time practicing
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Reply #16 posted 03/27/04 9:59am

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] Don't u think Prince B-ing able 2 play over 22 different musical instruments is enough? The man is a frickin genius with out playing horns..B-sides thats Y he has the LEED section. Let them worry about it. LOL
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Reply #17 posted 03/27/04 11:06am

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Sorry but why is it "funny" that he doesn't play horns? Also, I think that many people have no idea how difficult it is to master one instrument, let alone 10 or whatever the hell Prince plays.

It seems to me that questioning why Prince doesn't play the sax, flugelhorn, etc. is like asking Mile Davis why he never played the saxophone or drums. It would be, well, a stupid question!
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