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With respect to the request for a citation for the claim that the title of 1999 included the word "revolution" in reverse, there is no need for a citation for this as it is independently verifiable by anyone looking at the album cover. A citation would therefore be a copy of the album cover which may be in violation of copyright especially given that it would need to be a high enough resolution to view the small writing. I added some text to better identify the location of the words. One scan of the album cover showing the wording can be seen at http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9OFxc5Xfngs/S1_n8KVrXMI/AAAAAAAAAvU/GujRprVOgQg/s1600-h/1999_f.jpg. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TuxLux ( talk • contribs) 05:43, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
I noticed it isn't mentioned in the article and it something very relevant. Does anybody have, (sourced), knowledge of his vocal range? 76.112.25.158 ( talk) 21:09, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
"unpronounceable symbol, (rendered in ASCII as O(+>)" is cute, but who came up with it? Was it invented here? (that would be a problem) Шизомби ( talk) 23:29, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
This article failed "2" mention the use of Prince's songwriting ebonics and does not even pinpoint the first time in his career in which he used this in his work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.233.4.135 ( talk) 00:11, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
I saw a video about Prince when he turned 50 years-old and samples of some of his songs were playing. So he didn't completely stop YouTube. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.137.134.132 ( talk) 18:10, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
The page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_honorific_titles_in_popular_music lists his honorific titles as His Purple Majesty or His Royal Badness, and these should be included in the first paragraph. I'd make the edit myself, however despite being a registered user for a long time it seems I'm still not able to modify semi-protected pages... ... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rawb ( talk • contribs) 18:20, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
This article should be protected, people with bad faith erased some musical genres under the Background Information section, i mean "Funk" was erased! Prince is known as a Funk musician."Soul" genre was removed! Also Jazz and Blues were removed.. it's outrageous! Genres listed in the Background Information window doesn't mean the musician has done songs or full albums in one of those genres in pure form, in this case it means Prince does a blend of the genres listed. "Classical" was also listed as one of the genres, his album Prince (1979) has 2 songs, "with you" and "when we're dancing close and slow" have some classical music influence and the song "condition of the heart" from the album Around the World in a day (1985) has a very long intro which is pure classical music, the song "Solo" from album Come(1994) is very classical-like (even the vocals are operatic), this song is just his voice and a harp (an instrument normally used in classical music). People come with bad faith and remove Prince qualities.
Also it used to be mentioned in the article that Prince is considered a musical genius, that part was removed also, by people with bad intention.
--Gonzalo Priale 05:43, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
Prince.org is the worst run site on the Internet the owner lets the mods do whatever they want they ban people because of racial backround and difference of opinion i believe the site should be shutdown the worst offenders are mods by the name of mars23 carriemlps & Luv4u there are rumblings that Prince himself may have this site shutdown and let's hope he does —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.13.52.243 ( talk) 02:31, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
I added the music genres heavy metal, hard rock, rockabilly, classical music and gospel in the part where they talk about his music palette, and also added some influences Little Richard, John Coltrane and Charlie Parker. Someone erased my contributions, please put them back, the references for his musical styles are the cds, you have to listen to them. You can see these are his influences in the book Purple Reign by Liz Jones, she visits him in 1997 to interview him and in his desk he has the picture of Charlie Parker and he mentiones he admires Coltrane, and the book mentions the movie Purple Rain has lots of references to Little Richard, it obvious he's influienced by Little Richard. Ebony Magazine June 1985:"Prince is a fusion of James Brown, Sly Stone, Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix" http://books.google.com/books?id=CNkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA162&lpg=PA162&dq=prince+ebony+1985+hendrix+little+richard&source=bl&ots=Z8aooXjhzV&sig=tXEP__EadzzWi8rjCNJ8jVfisZY&hl=en&ei=OA6vSt-SDoKJtgemu-CuCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1
Rockabilly: Prince plays piano rockabilly style like Little Richard, has the high hair and thin moustache. The song "Broken" (1981 unreleased. http://www.imeem.com/1nicholas/music/rJ2Kf7kD/prince-broken-demo-version/), Girl o my Dreams (1986 unreleased. http://www.imeem.com/people/V3OGsln/music/4y-uCciw/prince-girl-o-my-dreams-1mp3/), Horny Toad (The Hits/The B-Sides disc 3) show Prince has used the Rockabilly style.
Heavy Metal: I'm Yours, from his 1978 debut album For You, Bambi from his 1979 album Prince. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7942631 "Barely into his 20's, Prince already possessed a remarkable musical vocabulary and subterranean understanding of an untold number of musical genres--ones he was rapidly combining in a way no one had heard before. On the rocker "Bambi," Prince shows off his dazzling, heavy metal-styled guitar work". He still performs these 2 songs in his concerts. He has also done Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin (that's a heavy metal song) during his One Nite Alone Tour 2002 (you can see his performance in the dvd Prince Live at The Aladdin Las Vegas which is from this tour) and the Musicoloy Tour 2004.
Darling Nikki from his 1984 album Purple Rain, The Cross-gospel with heavy metal-, from his 1987 album Sign o The Times. These songs have elements of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revolution_(band) The Revolution was an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 by Prince. Although widely associated with rock music, the band's sound incorporated heavy metal, pop, funk, R&B and hard rock elements. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Rain_(album) Stephen Erlewine of Allmusic writes that Purple Rain finds Prince "consolidating his funk and R&B roots while moving boldly into pop, rock, and heavy metal".
http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1100142/a/Sign+'O'+the+Times.htm "spiritual strength as heavy metal gospel ("The Cross")"
Classical Music: Kamasautra-The NPG Orchestra, it's the 5th disc of the Crystal Ball cd-set, only the fan-club mail-order version has this 5th disc, it's an instrumental album of Classical Music and jazz. The ending of the song "when doves cry" the album version that is in the Purple Rain cd album, is a classical music style
keyboard/synth solo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Doves_Cry#Song_structure
"The song ends on a classical music-inspired keyboard piece backed by another synthesizer solo."
, the songs "raspberry beret"-has classical style elements violins and "condition of the heart"-has a 3 minute classical style piano intro (both from Around the World in a Day album, 1985) , "pink cashmere"(1993, The Hits/The B-Sides) has a classical style string section. She's Always in My Hair (the Hits/The B-Sides disc3) has a staccato keyboard (sounds like a violin) through the whole song that sounds classical music style, the ending of the unreleased outtake from the 1989 Batman album "dance with the devil" is classical music (unreleased.
http://www.imeem.com/people/2ZMtpJB/music/QdJgLt2O/prince-dance-with-the-devil/).
Gospel: the song "purple rain" blends rock and gospel. "willing and able" from the 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls. --Gonzalo Priale 04:25, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
I have removed the following text which is un-sourced and of a personal nature according to Wiki policy WP:BLP "Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion." I am placing the content here for storage. If any editors can find reliable sources then any and all of the content can be put back in the article. Thanks for your help.
-- — Kbob • Talk • 16:43, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
Hey folks, I salute all of you who have made many great contributions to this article. Now I want to bring this great article up to Wiki's encyclopedic standards. You all have done a great job of putting together lots of information, now we need to shape it and cite reliable sources that verify the information in the article. This has been done in many places but we need to do more. I look forward to working together and am happy to discuss issues as they come up. If you are new to Wiki you might want to read these two Wiki guidelines: WP:BLP and WP:RS -- — Kbob • Talk • 02:05, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
I notice that recently mention of Prince's Razzie awards has been added and deleted from the Ext Links and Category sections of the article. On editor cited WP:ACTOR]] as a reason to not include this. I am happy to be involved in a discussion of this rather than edit war. Please note that all notable and verifiable points of view are to be included in any Wiki article and so criticisms of Prince could and should be given due consideration for inclusion. Also WP:ACTOR is a link to a project page I was not able to find any policy there regarding the Razzie Awards. having said that I am open to hearing what other editors have to say. Peace to all! -- — Kbob • Talk • 20:52, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
Unless anyone can find any evidence of notability for Prince's mother, I am going to redirect the article here. She obviously has some notability, not every mother of a celebrity gets an obituary in Variety, but more is required. There was an unsourced claim that "She had fourteen successful studio albums", but I can't find evidence of that. She was also known as Mattie Shaw and Mattie Baker. Markfury3000 ( talk) 13:25, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Any and all of the above text can be placed back in the article once reliable sources are located and the text is supported by citations. Some of the material could be incorrect, contentious and/or embarassing or insulting to the people it mentions. Therefore we need to protect Wiki taking it out of the article per WP:BLP until sources can be located. Thanks for understanding.-- — Kbob • Talk • 21:54, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi folks, I finally got around to starting a page on Susan Rogers who was sound engineer on several critical albums. Would love to get any help in adding more info. Thanks! Bmathew ( talk) 19:40, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
The first section of this article was titled "Early Life" despite coving his entire life's work. I altered it the the more appropriate title of "Career." Stevenferdin ( talk) 05:49, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
The lead serves to define the most definable things about Prince. Who is he ... Okay we have that, why is he unique. He is widely regarded as a prolific influential musical genius. the issue surrounding his name is minor compared to the aforementioned facts. That needs 2 b given weight over one minor aspect of his extensive career. A lead should be written 2 accomodate someone who never heard of Prince and needs 2 in a sec understand.-- Halqh حَلَقَة הלכהሐላቃህ ( talk) 11:20, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
What happened to the offensive lyrics he used before? Does he mean to use them or not? There is no apology! Serene78 ( talk) 19:30, 6 April 2010 (UTC)Serene78
WHERE IS PRINCE AND WHY IS HE NOT IN THE MUSIC WORLD DOING WHAT HE CAN DO BEST* —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.114.127.102 ( talk) 01:48, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
I would like to know answers to the following questions."How did Prince get famous?" "What is his first sog ever made on his own?" "Did Prince ever have a single parent or only one parent he lived with as a kid or two?" "Was Prince an only child?" "Did his parents ever get married to different people?" If you can answer those questions for me that would help alot!! And thank you if ytou do know the answers and Prince I would love it if you could come to the Presentation you would probly be proud of my work and hard time I worked on this!!
Friendly Hills Student in Eagan, Minnesota Mr. Patrick Hibbard's Student Amanda D. in his 5th hour class. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.180.145.156 ( talk) 22:23, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
There needs to be a section to discuss his stage performances, his style and image! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Colette89 ( talk • contribs) 18:37, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
What about the Newpower Soul Tour/Festival? That page should not be deleted!!!! Serene78 ( talk) 00:50, 22 May 2010 (UTC)Serene78
Didn't Prince say, "In Paisley Park, you are not supposed to admit that you buy bootlegs. They are my children. Also, buying them without me releasing it is what I considered stealing."? Serene78 ( talk) 19:46, 23 June 2010 (UTC)Serene78
Should we install that Prince flashes his bellybutton for attention in the article? Serene78 ( talk) 19:56, 23 June 2010 (UTC)Serene78
Is there any backup to the statement that he was dis-fellowshipped from the Jehovah's Witnesses? From my inside sources, he is still involved, and even performs special duties for the organization in foreign countries due to his wealth and ease of movement throughout the world. Rhoadrunner ( talk) 19:53, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
3rd paragraph. And how about 500,000 songs authored by Prince? This is not credible. A citation is requested (thankfully), but I say remove the statement entirely.. Do the math. Let's assume he's been writing songs for 42 years (thus started writing songs at around eleven or so-- which I doubt-- but for the sake of a math problem.....). 42 times 365.25 day per year = 15,340.5 days in his life of writing songs. Half a blooming million songs divided by that many days = 32.6 songs per day --- every day of his life since he was about ten or eleven!!!! Assuming he sleeps 6 hours a day, eats, and lives like normal people and maybe devotes only 12 hard working hours a day to song writing, that means he wrote almost three songs per hour working 12 hour days every single day of his life since he was eleven your old (and we're not even talking about days that he gave concerts and recorded records). If he started at 20, the math gets even more crazy (like 42 songs a day!!!). Need I go on??? What if he only writes songs 8 hours a day? Or 6? Point = Half a million is not credible. 70.149.226.22 ( talk) 07:43, 28 June 2010 (UTC)renato
What's up between Prince and his official websites? This is OD. Prince hates the Internet after all. He keeps closing them and starting new ones over and over again. It is a repetition. I was going there today and it was closed! WHO THE HELL CLOSED LOTUSFLOW3R.COM?! Prince should have gave up on this already. I am going crazy. Serene78 ( talk) 17:35, 6 July 2010 (UTC)Serene78
Didn't I read on yahoo news that Prince is going to move to France? Do I have to install this? Serene78 ( talk) 11:47, 13 July 2010 (UTC) Serene78
Since when is Prince born Prince Rogers Raymond Nelson? That is soooo wrong. Serene78 ( talk) 12:35, 15 July 2010 (UTC) Serene78
Shouldn't there be a paragraph on Prince's sense of humour. It is said in the One Nite Alone... Live! booklet that Prince loves to joke, kid, tease, and make people laugh. Serene78 ( talk) 15:17, 18 July 2010 (UTC) Serene78
Isn't P Prince's nickname? Serene78 ( talk) 19:12, 25 July 2010 (UTC)Serene78
Wut's up with Prince and da Internet. They were a connection b4 and not anymore. WHAT IS GOING ON!!!!!!!! -- Serene78 ( talk) 15:21, 2 August 2010 (UTC)Serene78
Should we install that Prince is no fan of digital devices? Mann Prince is ODing on it. He's bugging. Also, it seems like I am having a falling out with him. -- Serene78 ( talk) 12:38, 3 August 2010 (UTC)Serene78
What the hell is wrong with Prince? It seems like he is getting out of control. And the only thing dat is humiliating is that he is no fan of underwear. Damn, I should break up -- Serene78 ( talk) 13:46, 4 August 2010 (UTC)Serene78
What's up with Prince and his divorces? :( Can't he just get along? Should I install that Manuela and Prince divorce because Prince is infatuated with Támar and was spending more time with her? Or, I should install that tragedy pushed Prince and Mayte apart? Serene78 ( talk) 17:23, 9 September 2010 (UTC) Serene78
I have a web page inspired by an article originally published in UPTOWN #17 ( A SONG 4 U - songs written by Prince for other artists, List compiled by PER NILSEN and LARS O. EINARSSON. Details also supplied by SAM SANDBERG and MAGNUS NILSSON), which I have updated with information from the O(+> Family and other sources, such as Billboard magazine and Prince's web sites and fan sites. The web page is at http://www.neosoul.com/music/purplejams.html and could be used as a source for needed citation concerning Prince's involvement with other artists in the main article concerning the musical artist known as Prince. Pryneski ( talk) 19:54, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
May I suggest replacing all "Love Symbol"s with O(+>s on this article?-- 85.210.21.245 ( talk) 23:06, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
I can't believe there is no reference to Maceo Parker in Prince entry. They have played together in many concerts of the 2000s decade, having a horn solo in them, and showing an influence. El Pantera ( talk) 17:30, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
The article de:Prince has been rated as "exzellenter Artikel" in German WP. Someone might add one of these little stars at "Deutsch" in the Other Languages List. Thanks, -- Toni am See ( talk) 11:03, 26 December 2010 (UTC) In the meantime, I've found out how to do it. Done, -- Toni am See ( talk) 13:14, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
Should we install that C-Note is a live album or not? The information said that it is recorded in the locations recorded during the One Nite Alone...Tour. -- Serene78 ( talk) 19:01, 27 January 2011 (UTC)Serene78
Should I install that C-Note has quiet storm? -- Serene78 ( talk) 19:03, 27 January 2011 (UTC)Serene78
What does Prince mean when he said "The Internet is over."? Doesn't Prince realize that his stance against the Internet will increase illegal downloading? -- Serene78 ( talk) 22:19, 29 January 2011 (UTC)Serene78
Is 20Ten Deluxe and Welcome 2 America released? Should we install that Prince changes his mind all the time or not because this is true? -- Serene78 ( talk) 22:23, 29 January 2011 (UTC)Serene78
Hold on, people. I found the information to this song. Should we install that it is the oldest track on the Prince album Musicology. It is recorded in 1995 during The Gold Experience sessions. Links: http://www.princevault.com/index.php/A_Million_Days and http://www.princevault.com/index.php/Album:_Musicology. -- Serene78 ( talk) 23:35, 31 January 2011 (UTC)Serene78
Should I install that the NPG Music Club allows people to chat with others or not? This is true. -- Serene78 ( talk) 19:42, 24 February 2011 (UTC)Serene78
Last concert of the 20TEN tour was not in Abu Dabi, because he played another concert on November 18th in the Gelredome in Arnhem (The Netherlands).
It is spelled Dhabi with an H. -- Serene78 ( talk) 17:23, 27 February 2011 (UTC)Serene78
Should I install that on the One Nite Alone...Tour that Prince jokes, teases, and makes people laugh? This is true because it says in some reviews. Seriously, should I put that Prince shows off his comic side on that tour and it is The Rainbow Children-themed? Also, this is family-friendly. Prince even shows off his gentle and snuggling side. He even does all of his speeches and comic jokes. -- Serene78 ( talk) 19:55, 24 February 2011 (UTC)Serene78
btw, Wikipedia is not (!) a Prince-fanpage... LG :-) -- Mr.Livadia ( talk) 18:58, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
The information was recorded in the One Nite Alone...Tour book. -- Serene78 ( talk) 17:18, 27 February 2011 (UTC)Serene78
Tour book = fan item -- Mr.Livadia ( talk) 19:16, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
He is a damn good guitar player, and underrated one too. could you just credit him as a guitarist too not just singer, songwriter, musician. i mean it doesnt really matter it would just be cool. -- 76.113.62.128 ( talk) 05:32, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
The sentence "He received the Golden Raspberry Award for his efforts in acting and directing" is quite misleading. He actually received the Worst Actor, Worst Director and Worst Original Song "awards" for Under the Cherry Moon. StevinCT ( talk) 23:37, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
I think New Power Soul by New Power Generation (Prince) should be in the discography as well - real cool album btw. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.184.152.105 ( talk) 11:32, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
U 4got Little Richard as one of his musical influences, and he has stated that he did NOT pioneer the Minneapolis Sound. He just brought what was already happening there to the masses, which is no small thing, but he DOES like to make that distinction, in honor of those whose names we don't know who were doing what he does, and influencing him in his own backyard. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yasetshego ( talk • contribs) 21:53, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
It is worth notice that the Artist performed on the 2nd of July during Heineken Open'er Festival at the Kosakowo Airfield in Poland. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.8.102.174 ( talk) 14:27, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
For example stuff like: in the 1980s it became common with funk artists such as Prince (e.g. "All the Critics Love U In New York", "I Would Die 4 U"), and eventually came to be epitomized in the rap and hip-hop genres, with both song titles (e.g. Kiss Me Thru the Phone) and artists' names (e.g. Ludacris, Phanatik, Gorillaz). All kinds of influences should be in a separate section. -- Halqh حَلَقَة הלכהሐላቃህ ( talk) 14:50, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
The current opening is not guideline compliant. The article title, or a variation of it, should be the subject of the opening sentence. Here the title is relegated to a clause following the subject's full name. I must admit that I am more familiar with The Artist Formerly Known as Prince episode than with the subject's music. I assumed this was a brilliant and cynical publicity-grabbing gimmick. But I looked at Rolling Stone profile, and they don't even mention it, as if it was embarrassing somehow. In any case, I certainly think this issue should be mentioned in the lede. Kauffner ( talk) 10:13, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
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Prince is the first and only artist since the Beatles' "A Hard Days Night" to have a number one album, single, and film simultaneously.
Bradalius ( talk) 02:15, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
The text of Prince's article says he is the only artist to ever simultaneously have a number one album, single, and film. This is incorrect as the Beatles did that with A Hard Days Night.
Hello. Anybody here live in Minneapolis? This is a great article except it seems to be missing a mention of First Avenue. Well it's in here, mostly in parentheses. How could and did Prince, who is so talented, become a star if he had no place to play? - SusanLesch ( talk) 20:47, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
It currently links to 21 nights in london or something, but it's supposed to link to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Tour_(Prince) . — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.200.31.156 ( talk) 03:14, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
Geez, I don't know. What does it say about our country when the article on a pop singer is three times the length of the article on Alexander Pope? 98.170.199.37 ( talk) 01:49, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
whats this got to with prince?? stop wasting are time with you're god loving bull. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.31.56.93 ( talk) 23:06, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
I think it should be noted that Prince emitted a disclaimer through Dr. Funkenberry's blog about the quotes regarding his opinion on wearing burqa. It's not objective to quote one side of the story without quoting the other. Source here: http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2011/06/24/2-sides-2-every-story-when-it-comes-2-prince/
Thanks.
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prince fired a chef for not wanting to fix prince cheese and macaroni... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.204.214.251 ( talk) 04:37, 1 May 2012 (UTC)
fiction, the chef could sue for many money for that — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.202.232.89 ( talk) 11:20, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
Hey all I went today on the page and I was pleasantly surprised to see that Prince's biography on the top next to his pic and info-box is updated big-time. It's sort of like a round up or summary of his career, which is a great addition since almost every other artist has one. lol i hope no one deletes it, since i support it all the way.
Prince's Mother HAS Jewish ancestry, therefore Prince is Jewish... Here are the sources and sites that claim that Prince's Mother has Jewish ancestry www.trueknowledge.com/q/what_is_prince_azim's_nationality 5 answers indian has been the nationality of Prince Azim since at least January 26th 2011, ... Birth Name: Prince Rogers Nelson. ... Both of his parents were African-American although his mother, Mattie Shaw, had Italian and Jewish ancestors, as well. What Is Prince Rogers Nelson's Ethnicity | uk.ask.com/what-is uk.ask.com/.../what_is_prince_rogers_nelson's_ethni... - United Kingdom Prince Roger Nelson is African- American. Both his parents are African- American though his mother has ancestors of Jewish. ... African- American though his mother has ancestors of Jewish and Italian descent. ... Prince's Mom Mattie Shaw ... what is prince's ethnicity - Ask Community www.ask.com/answers/63867221/what-is-prince-s-ethnicity Prince Rogers Nelson, better known as Prince, is African-American. ... were African-American although his mother, Mattie Shaw, had Italian and Jewish ancestors. What is Mary Prince's nationality? - Evi www.evi.com/q/what_is_mary_prince's_nationality What is the legal nationality of the person Mary Prince (c. ... british has been the nationality of Mary Prince since at least June 13th 2010 ... Prince. AKA Prince Rogers Nelson. Born: 7-Jun-1958 Birthplace: Minneapolis, MN [1] . ... African-American although his mother, Mattie Shaw, had Italian and Jewish ancestors, as well. You can call this vandalism if you want, but I think it's true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.149.118.36 ( talk) 06:27, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
You have not including Madonna for their collaboration on her Like A Prayer album — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.181.62.167 ( talk) 06:34, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
prince has sold 100 million records, according to Forbes. As forbes is very reliable and is known for calculating wealth/records, please change the 80 million claim to 100. thanks. http://www.forbes.com/sites/velocity/2010/07/09/prince-is-right-the-internet-is-over/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.57.1.155 ( talk) 22:31, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
I've noticed that this is an article that can't be edited by the general public, so I just wanted to point out that Prince is slated to be a presenter at the 2013 Grammy Awards on 10 Feb 2013. Links to articles that announce this: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1537660/bruno-mars-rihanna-sting-to-join-forces-for-grammys-performance http://music.msn.com/grammy/show-performers-justin-timberlake/story/feature/
Also, on 19 May 2013, Prince will be presented with the Billboard Icon Award at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, where he will also be performing. Link to official Billboard article: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1510642/prince-to-be-honored-at-billboard-music-awards-on-may-19
Speaking of Billboard, Prince is on the cover of the 26 Jan 2013 issue of the magazine: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1526279/prince-the-new-billboard-cover-story Kelelain ( talk) 19:58, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
I've noticed several serious issues with the Prince discography, that needs some attention from an experienced Prince fan.
Please see: Talk:Prince albums discography#Discography issues. Thanks! -- Eddyspeeder ( talk) 23:24, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
There's also a reference to a 1999 album "Bootleg Collection Volume One" which is bogus. There's a bootleg out there by that name, but it was not released as the article leads one to believe. It's just an odd combination of bootleg tracks, which a simple Internet search will confirm. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.209.5.39 ( talk) 22:48, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
This article is impressive, far better than a B rating for projects. If taken to GA or better yet FA, feel free to ping me so I can help at review. Thx. ♫ Cricket02 ( talk) 03:25, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
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In the section on Prince (musician)#Musical beginnings: 1974–80, please add the image at right, placing it immediately above the following paragraph:
Thanks in advance. 67.100.127.68 ( talk) 18:17, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
Why not mention this? 93.211.29.66 ( talk) 08:26, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
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Please change the introduction blurb, 3rd paragraph. It currently reads: He released three more solo albums before debuting the New Power Generation band in 1991, which saw him changing his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol known as "The Love Symbol".
Please update to: He released three more solo albums before debuting the New Power Generation band in 1991, which saw him changing his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol. He was officially known as "The Love Symbol" (copyright), while media- and casually-described as "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince" or "The Glyph".
Because/Why/Source? I'm a fan who lived during that time! If you need an internet source, how about: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,273604,00.html. The copyright is already cited as source #66.
Imsomony ( talk) 02:56, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
An interesting description of a predominantly high-pitched squeak. Are there any citations from a reliable, scientific source? If not, suggest removing description or changing it to "predominantly high-pitched squeak". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.118.74.40 ( talk) 18:55, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
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Under this section the word TOUR has been misspelled, please change toujr to tour. 3rdeyegirl: 2013-present
In February 2014, Prince performed two intimate concerts with 3rdeyegirl to promote a British toujr. Garyr1972 ( talk) 15:28, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
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Body text mentions Academy Award won by Prince, but the Awards section does not. 10 Awards and nominations 10.1 Grammy Awards 10.2 MTV Video Music Awards should be: 10 Awards and nominations 10.1 Grammy Awards 10.2 MTV Video Music Awards 10.3 Academy Awards
In the awards section please add a section "Academy Awards" Music (Original Song Score) Prince, "Purple Rain"
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You have failed to include information for Prince's latest single, Rock and Roll Love Affair. It can be found here: http://princevault.com/index.php/Rock_%26_Roll_Love_Affair. Also, new Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube accounts have surfaced called "3rdeyegirl" releasing new material from Prince. It is also rumored that he has a new album in the works. comment added by ~~Tanasio Loudermill~~
The Sinead O'Connor section is completely unnecessary. There have been a million allegations about Prince since his career began and a bunch of celebrities talking about meeting him, why is Sinead's any different? Her story doesn't make sense (considering it's been changed 100 times) but even if it was... what use is it to add it to this article? We may as well add everything his protegees and famous associates say about the man.
Is this Video here real? That sould be from a conzert in Utrecht (Netherlands) in 1998. 79.255.86.47 ( talk) 23:34, 4 October 2014 (UTC)
The Golden Globe that Prince won in January 2007, for "The Song of the Heart" as Best Original Song, should have a separate entry in the Awards section of the page. Sburban ( talk) 04:09, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
All four of Prince's grandparents were from Louisiana, which makes him Louisiana Creole. So can someone put him the "Louisiana Creole people" category please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.49.6.104 ( talk) 04:55, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
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In the very first paragraph 'pioneer' is misspelt 'pinoeer'.
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This article is semi-locked so I'm not touching it. But surely someone has noticed by now that his name is wrong. His middle name is Rogers, not Roger. Check IMdB or any other source for confirmation. 71.232.14.219 ( talk) 05:55, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
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Tonight, legendary rock star Prince is performing a concert in Baltimore, and thanks to one of the newest players in the streaming music world, you don’t have to be in the city to experience the powerful performance. [6] please delete COS reference about performing at paisley park. Prince has not lived there in 5 years. Prince lives in Hollywood Hills, see 3121 which part of his address.
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The paragraph beginning "Prince is a trademark owned by Paisley Park Enterprises Inc...." should be removed. The paragraph is synthesis, citing primary sources to support statements that are not in the sources cited. - Tefkasp (The Editor Formerly Known as SummerPhD) ( talk) 16:27, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
HE IS NOT'A JEHOVAH'S WITNESS — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.160.98.94 ( talk) 12:52, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
The Categories and the Infobox both make uncited assertions that Prince is a "dancer", something not mentioned in the text. Either a cited assertion should go in, or the Cat and occupation should be deleted. -- Dweller ( talk) 14:31, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
If the wiki page needs to be locked, then there should be no spelling or grammatical errors, as is the point of wikipedia in the first place to avoid such screw ups. Surprize does not have a z with it. 199.185.123.81 ( talk) 17:36, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
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Rogers not Roger is Prince's last name. 68.119.236.147 ( talk) 04:28, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Second sentence of Sign-O-the Times period. Should probably be feminine rather than female. I've never thought Prince actually sounded like a woman. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.231.177.2 ( talk) 11:28, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
His legal name is Prince Rogers Nelson, not "Roger." It's wrong both times it appears on the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.173.43.27 ( talk) 03:49, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
Presumably he uses his legal name in litigation (copyright/trademark stuff, mostly), and the federal docket has 30 entries for under "Prince Rogers Nelson" and only one under "Prince Roger Nelson." In the sole case using that name, it was written that way by the person suing him, and the docket expressly states that his name is "Prince Rogers Nelson" and that he was sued as "Prince Roger Nelson." His own counterclaim (i.e., his own lawyer's filing) in that matter names him as "Rogers."
In sum, I believe that's an error in the one newspaper cited in the article. The weight of evidence is clearly on "Rogers" rather than "Roger." Everything I can find that's official has the name that way.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.1.198.43 ( talk • contribs) 18:07, September 8, 2015
Even IMDb has it right. Everyone but Wikipedia. I guess that's the way some people like it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.173.92.227 ( talk) 03:44, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
No, I get that (although thank you for taking the time to educate me . . . I do appreciate it!). I'll see what I can find . . . :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.173.92.227 ( talk) 20:07, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
I've nailed it down now. Contacted the author of the cited article, who confirmed that the birth certificate does actually say "Roger." I've now seen an image of it, and that is accurate. Apparently that was a typo, and Prince has always used "Rogers" and signs his name that way on legal documents (such as his marriage certificate to Mayte). Legal change of name may be accomplished either by court decree or by "consistent usage," and Prince has apparently been using this form for at least three decades, so a court would consider it his legal name (and hence his using that form when he signs/files legal documents). However, the birth certificate says "Roger," so Wikipedia is not entirely wrong. I think I'm over it now. :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.173.92.227 ( talk) 22:40, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
Even a birth certificate can be wrong (try genealogical research some time). There are many sources mentioned already, but there still seems to be some confusion. Encyclopædia Britannica [1], Huffington Post [2], Bloomberg [3], Forbes has the same article posted - [4] and this document in a court case "Prince vs Chodera" [5] -- Kamishiro ( talk) 14:51, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
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TMZ are reporting Prince has died, other sources are reporting that there was a death at his mansion. Does anyone have a solid source in his death? SPACKlick ( talk) 17:01, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
He died... please add it to the article — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.67.81.41 ( talk) 17:09, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
AP is also reporting on his death https://twitter.com/AP/status/723196712639193088 Iamcool234 17:13, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
Fox Business has confirmed Prince's death ( talk) 21 April 2016 (CST)
Seems like a publicist just confirmed. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2016/04/21/death-under-investigation-at-princes-recording-studio.html JPanic15 ( talk)
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{{ Recent death}} Cdpineda ( talk) 17:03, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
If TMZ is the only source, I would rethink my life decisions, TMZ is tabloid hack crap.
We've had that problem before with Ted Kennedy and Robert John Bardo. Its always best to wait until multiple WP:RS confirm the death.-- Bellerophon5685 ( talk) 00:52, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
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Prince died on Thursday, April 21, 2016 Alexisjocelyn ( talk) 17:12, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
HE'S DEAD https://twitter.com/AP/status/723196712639193088 ( Bes2224 ( talk) 17:12, 21 April 2016 (UTC))
Associated Press is now reporting that his publicist has confirmed the death. -- Arwel Parry (talk) 17:14, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
GUYS HES DEAD http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/legendary-artist-prince-found-dead-at-57-report/ar-BBs4G6y?ocid=spartanntp | http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/21/prince-dead-at-57/
As of this post, nothing is conclusive. Most reports are using either TMZ or Twitter as the source. Allreet ( talk) 17:18, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
BBC now confirming [7] and also currently giving an appreciation on the 6 p.m. main BBC1 news as I type this. -- Arwel Parry (talk) 17:20, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
Billboard also confirmed - http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7341522/prince-dead
Billboard originally based its report on TMZ but has is now reporting the death has been confirmed by AP through Prince's publicist...as not in the link above. Allreet ( talk) 17:26, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
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Add death date and location for Prince Joemeilinger ( talk) 17:16, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
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price died in Chanhassen not mineapolis. Will cutler ( talk) 17:33, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: nomination withdrawn by nominator [8] Calidum ¤ 21:59, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
Prince (musician) → Prince (artist) – It is obvious that Prince is much more than just a musician Mlpearc ( open channel) 17:34, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
I am requesting an edit to the portion that says Prince was hospitalized and then performed in Atlanta. That is incorrect. He performed at the Fox Theater in Atlanta on April 14th, 2016. After his last show, his plane made an emergency landing so that he could be hospitalized; that was on April 15th. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SaraNade ( talk • contribs) 18:51, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
Done
The image in the infobox is definitely a downgrade from mine. Doesn't have to be my image, but can somebody put up something livelier? Micahmedia ( talk) 18:47, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
I know he died right away, and I give condolences to his dedicated fans. However, maybe skim down the intro to just four while details of his death may remain there? Why or why not? -- George Ho ( talk) 18:44, 21 April 2016 (UTC) George Ho ( talk) 18:44, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
Would it be appropriate to create a new page "Death of Prince Rogers Nelson" similar to that of Michael Jackson? EternalNomad ( talk) 21:32, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
Jamie Starr; Christopher; Alexander Nevermind; The Purple One; Joey Coco; x18px; O(+>; The Artist Formerly Known as Prince; TAFKAP
I feel like this is overkill. Is there any way we could trim this list down? The last one seems like a simple abbreviation. What do others think? -- John ( talk) 22:33, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
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Please change:
Sinead O'Connor spoke about her relationship with Prince in an interview with Norwegian station NRK in November 2014. She said that Prince had summoned her to his house after "Nothing Compares 2 U", a song that Prince wrote which became a worldwide hit for O'Connor in 1990. O'Connor said, "I made it without him. I'd never met him. He summoned me to his house—and it's foolish to do this to an Irish woman—he said he didn't like me saying bad words in interviews. So I told him to fuck off." O'Connor alleged that the row became physical. "He got quite violent. I had to escape out of his house at 5 in the morning. He packed a bigger punch than mine."[174]
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Sinead O'Connor spoke about her relationship with Prince in an interview with Norwegian station NRK in November 2014. She said that Prince had summoned her to his house after "Nothing Compares 2 U", a song that Prince wrote which became a worldwide hit for O'Connor in 1990. O'Connor said, "I made it without him. I'd never met him. He summoned me to his house—and it's foolish to do this to an Irish woman—he said he didn't like me saying bad words in interviews. So I told him to fuck off." O'Connor alleged that the row became physical. "He got quite violent. I had to escape out of his house at 5 in the morning. He packed a bigger punch than mine."[174] However, O'Connor's interview contradicted what she had told Rolling Stone in a 1991 interview, where she claimed that he threatened violence but did not go through with it; Prince has responded to the allegations, stating that "it never happened." (source: http://prince.org:81/img/8b87dbb606.jpg)
While we should probably have an influence/pop culture secction, this facts addendum about the chapelle skit:
Prince also played basketball in high school, and continued to play it for recreation as an adult, which later inspired a famous Dave Chappelle sketch. [9]
is trivia. i removed the reference to chapelle, left the rest. Mercurywoodrose ( talk) 05:19, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
For a few minutes on the afternoon of Thu 21 Apr 2016 Eastern USA time, the top of this article bore a lot of seals and boxes stating that Prince was NOT dead. One image was obviously intended to be an instruction from the President of the USA not to edit the page to the contrary. I assume Wikipedia has blocked the snot out of the IP address of the vandal who posted that fraudulent nonsense? 2604:2000:C682:B600:4DCB:5CB2:3531:DFFC ( talk) 06:26, 22 April 2016 (UTC)Christopher L. Simpson
I feel at this time it is WP:TOOSOON to have a reactions article as we don't even know the cause of the singer's death yet. Yes the article will be made, but I feel we should wait a bit on it for the details to come in. - Knowledgekid87 ( talk) 04:09, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
A reaction page should be kept separate regardless of when it is posted. His being one of Jehovah's Witnesses makes it controversial and we do not need to show disrespect to his memory or his family by blowing up his Wikipedia page over unconfirmed reports about rejecting surgery. Corjay ( talk) 04:41, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
A reaction article is ridiculous. He died, people will comment, there will be no lingering on the reactions of people much beyond today or tomorrow. No article on reactions to his death will ever have any encyclopedic and long-lasting value. Any reactions that are noteworthy can be placed in the article, however, WP:UNDUE and WP:NOTAMEMORIAL must also be kept in mind. -- WV ● ✉ ✓ 04:46, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
Any type of separate article about his death is completely unwarranted. While he is obviously among the most prominent musicians ever, there is nothing extraordinary or notable about his death, such that it would deserve its own article. Dirroli ( talk) 08:04, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
Please excuse this if my question has been asked before, but if the Minneapolis sound is a "hybrid mixture of funk, rock, pop, synthpop and new wave," why are funk, rock, pop, synthpop and new wave also listed in the genre section of the infobox? Wouldn't "Minneapolis sound," which is included, be sufficient and more concise?-- 3family6 ( Talk to me | See what I have done) 21:18, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at Talk:Prince#Hatnote regarding the hatnote on Prince and whether or not it should include a link to Prince (musician). Watchers of this page are welcome to participate in the discussion to help establish consensus for either keeping or removing the link to Prince (musician) in the hatnote. Steel1943 ( talk) 14:45, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
From the second and third sentences: . . . widely known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, and wide vocal range. He was widely regarded . . . Neither the adverbs nor the adjective are needed, and if such embellishments are thought to be essential, at least vary the terminology. Kablammo ( talk) 15:04, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
Why does the article use the name "Prince" throughout the text instead of the symbol he changed his name to? Erniecohen ( talk) 15:29, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
@ Kiraroshi1976: @ EvergreenFir:, et al. Someone may wish to examine and address, via review of Edit summary, the claim made in this vandalism story, at The Wrap. Note the error in its titling (hacked), and in the image shown, the appearance of the Redirected from…" line under the standard WIkipedia second line.
If such a vandalism ever appeared here, it should be readily apparent in the Edit history. If not in that or other records, it may well be a prank, something created in a sandbox, by someone punking The Wrap, or even by one of their staff. Otherwise, I expect they would have provided a link to the version (rather than claiming a screen shot before the vandalism was reverted). Cheers. Leprof 7272 ( talk) 21:43, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
I thought Wikipedia was about the facts? The article about Prince refusing surgery because it requires a blood transfusion merely claims "reportedly" without providing the source. The following page shows that such surgery can be performed without blood transfusions: http://www.healio.com/orthopedics/journals/ortho/2012-8-35-8/%7B49d96e9e-037f-43b1-8e4f-8e407c0e5c96%7D/revision-total-hip-arthroplasty-in-jehovahs-witnesses . I recommend removing the claim until it can be verified by an actual source. Corjay ( talk) 03:34, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
One of the first things that happened after Prince's death was MTV airing an entire marathon of Prince Music Videos.
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Also, more news sources regarding his legacy:
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Cornerstonepicker ( talk) 01:07, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
In my opinion, the list of people who have commented or will comment on his death is already getting too coat-racky and spammy, and it can only get worse. I mean, heads of state and long-time historic household names (McCartney, etc.), yes ... but beyond that it's just going to be a coatrack. Is there anything that can be done to stem the tide of "insert-favorite-musician-here" additions? I mean, unless they had something extraordinarily meaningful and insightful to say, why mention anybody anyway? In the age of social media, everyone and his dog are going to comment. Softlavender ( talk) 09:17, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
"there is consensus to include a sentence at WP:NOTNEWS indicating that specific reactions and condolences generally do not qualify for inclusion. This alternative proposal effectively mitigates the concerns mentioned above, and many editors who voted oppose did indicate support for the idea that most reactions are not worth including. Very few editors supported indiscriminately listing all reactions from world leaders, and those who did failed to reconcile their position with WP:INDISCRIMINATE."Good argument against inclusion. I see inclusion of presidential comments as non-essential, especially in matters that aren't politically related. -- WV ● ✉ ✓ 14:20, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
The whole 2000–07 section is tagged as unsourced. What shall we do with the section? Also, other portions are tagged as unsourced. -- George Ho ( talk) 06:12, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
Love 4 One Another Charities should be folded into the article as appropriate. The organization currently appears to be either defunct or on hiatus, but this may very well change when Prince's estate is settled. The man had superb back office! kencf0618 ( talk) 20:55, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
Since we have no inkling of any kind, as yet, about the cause of his death, why have we bunched it together with "Illness" in the new section title? In my opinion, we should not speculate, not even in the way we word headings. If we knew his sudden death was illness related (and if we didn't know he had just stated that his book would be revealing a lot of things about a lot of people), we could make a heading like that, already. -- SergeWoodzing ( talk) 15:57, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
Serge makes a very good point about the "Illness and death" section title. That wording improperly implies that his death was directly related to his recent illnesses. While it may appear likely that there's a direct connection, we have no idea at this point if that's actually the case. And, no, InedibleHulk... it is obviously not true that "Everyone dies of illness". The categories/causes of death are natural (includes illness/disease), homicide, suicide, accidents, and undetermined. Dirroli ( talk) 02:14, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
Apparently Prince was involved in a lot more charity than is in the article; Drmies just wrote on his talk page " If you start listing all the charitable work he's done you'll be up for a while." I don't have time to research or look up more (I've merely grabbed some extra info from one of the existing refs), but this is an area that should be researched and expanded. Thanks. Softlavender ( talk) 05:13, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
I would like to add "The Purple One" to the list of other names in the infobox; here are 3 mainstream news headlines that use the name; it is his most well-known nickname, as shown by the thousands of other articles indexed by Google.
> He is also known as the "Purple One"
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/23/us/prince-fast-facts/
See these headlines:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/arts/music/purple-rain-prince-memorable-albums.html
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7341543/prince-songs-deep-cuts
https://www.google.com/search?q=prince+%22the+purple+one%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
InternetUser25 ( talk) 05:24, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
Seems like important information until real cause is known. What do you think? https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Prince_(musician)&oldid=prev&diff=716658468 Daniel.Cardenas ( talk) 00:52, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
I strongly support adding what the local police and medical officials now have announced on television about no signs of foul play or evidence of suicide. Many people are traumatized by this event. Soothing their feelings a bit will not hurt Wikipedia's dignity. -- SergeWoodzing ( talk) 13:47, 23 April 2016 (UTC)
The article contains extensive content about his early life, career, personal life, and illness/death. Each of the four should stand on their own and have their own section, and the illness/death info is an extension of the personal life info. Merging the early life, career, and illness/death content into a single "Life" section made no sense. Therefore, I have separated each of the four into their own sections. [12] Dirroli ( talk) 10:00, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
This cited information has been repeatedly removed from the article, now leaving the sentence "As a Jehovah's Witness Prince did not speak publicly about his charitable endeavors" as an orphan:
Following Prince's death, friend Van Jones recalled in an interview:There are people that have solar panels on their houses right now in Oakland, California, that don’t know Prince paid for them. ... Anybody struggling, anywhere in the world – he was sending checks, he was making phone calls but he did not want it to be known publicly, and he did not want us to say it; but I am going to say it because the world needs to know that it wasn’t just the music. The music was one way he tried to help the world but he was helping every single day of his life. [1]
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It should go there-- NadirAli نادر علی ( talk) 20:40, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
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While the phrase "flamboyant stage presence" is good, I didn't think that phrase captured him known for his unique clothing and makeup both on and off the stage.
So I added the "extravagant" phrase. "extravagant" isn't quite the perfect word, but I didn't want to use the word "flamboyent" twice. And "androgynous" didn't work either. Maybe someone cant think of a better word.
It's a longer sentence now, but I thought it was still pretty good.
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I just started the article for " International Lover", Prince's first Grammy nomination. I was suprised not to see his first Grammy nomination or his first 4 Grammy wins mentioned in the prose.-- TonyTheTiger ( T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 03:31, 25 April 2016 (UTC)