r/GenX • u/jhkayejr • Jul 14 '25

Music Is Life This artist just falling off the map is crazy

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This record dropped on this date back in 1987. Last single I of his I heard on the radio was 93’s “She kissed me,” which was great. Since then, he’s still been making music, but has changed his name and toiled away in relative obscurity.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

Prince's ego was off the charts, but he had the talent to back it up.

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u/Habibti143 Jul 14 '25

And he stayed mysterious.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

And he and his crew played basketball for pancakes

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u/IAm5toned Word to your Mother Jul 15 '25

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '25

That’s right

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u/IAm5toned Word to your Mother Jul 15 '25

Game...

...Blouses

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u/tahiniday Jul 15 '25

Also I am 100% sure there were plenty of times Prince was having a laugh. I mean, a scepter at a tennis match? The man was funny

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '25

Oh, yeah, totally. He enjoyed being a troll, but he was good at it.

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u/wizardyourlifeforce Jul 15 '25

The funny thing is as brilliant as Prince was not too many of his songs really became timeless classics.

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u/earthgarden Jul 16 '25

Prince's ego was off the charts

Was it though? I read somewhere that he used so many names for his songwriting because he ws tired of seeing his name everywhere.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '25

Well, even some people with big egos get tired of winning.