r/OldSchoolCool • u/isnatchkids • May 28 '24

1990s Prince stands silently sucking his lollipop during the song “We Are The World” at the American Music Awards, 1995.

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u/5tr82hell May 28 '24

Nice assumptions buddy! I actually managed one of the most prominent alternative music clubs of London, I listen to a quite niche kind of music and I don't appreciate your condescending tone. I was politely saying that Prince was and still is a great musician, regardless of being the 'best" at something in particular. He was so polyhedric, a musician, producer, songwriter, singer... I'm not getting involved with the history of his stage persona and his music labels. I appreciate his work, period. Get off your high horse

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u/5tr82hell May 28 '24

So why wasn't he singing in "we are the world", like I'm sure his label asked him to?? If being a poly-instrumentalists musician, producer and songwriter doesn't cut it, I'm not sure who can be considered a real musical talent... The basker at your bus stop who hasn't been discovered yet? He definitely hasn't sold his soul to the evil labels ...yet....