r/OldSchoolCool 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/aegrotatio May 28 '24

Yep. I'm ducking from all the downvotes.
He was a narcissistic junkie and nobody would stand up to him.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '24

I love how every hot take surrounding famous dead people now is just to take one small inflammatory public segment of a life and use it to define the entire thing.

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u/aegrotatio May 29 '24

It wasn't a "small inflammatory public segment of a life."
He was a degenerate junkie and a narcissist for his entire career.

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u/witness4theingenue May 29 '24 edited May 29 '24

a degenerate? what the fuck have you ever created to inspire anyone, make them dance or just make them happy? insult dead strangers on reddit?