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Prince Rogers Nelson (* 7. Juni 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) ist ein US-amerikanischer Musiker, Komponist, Musikproduzent und Songwriter.

Seit 1978 ist Prince im Musikgeschäft aktiv. International bekannt wurde er vor allem 1984 mit dem Album, Film und der Single Purple Rain. 100 Millionen Tonträger verkaufte Prince bislang weltweit und gewann in seiner Karriere bisher sieben Grammy Awards, 1985 einen Oscar sowie 2007 einen Golden Globe Award. Zudem wurde Prince 2004 in der Rock and Roll Hall of Fame aufgenommen. Damit zählt Prince zu den erfolgreichsten Musikern seit den 1980er Jahren.

Prince schreibt seine Texte selbst, komponiert, arrangiert und produziert auch seine Lieder. Außerdem spielt Prince Instrumente wie Klavier, Gitarre, Bass und Schlagzeug. Auf einigen seiner Songs spielte Prince alle Instrumente selbst. Er kombiniert Rock-, Pop-, Funk-, Soul, R&B-, Blues- und Jazz-Elemente.

Aufgrund von Differenzen mit seiner damaligen Plattenfirma Warner Bros. Records legte Prince seinen Namen im Zeitraum von 1993–2000 vorübergehend ab. In dieser Zeit trug Prince ein unaussprechliches Symbol als Pseudonym und wurde häufig als The Artist Formerly Known As Prince (dt.: Der früher als Prince bekannte Künstler) oder kurz TAFKAP bezeichnet. Seit Vertragsende mit Warner Bros. Records nennt sich der Musiker aber seit Mai 2000 wieder Prince.

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Prince heiratete das erste Mal am 14. Februar 1996 in Minneapolis die Tänzerin Mayte Jannell Garcia (* 12. November 1973), die er bereits im August 1990 bei seinem Nude-Tour Konzert in Mannheim kennen lernte. Mit der damals minderjährigen Mayte stand Prince seit dem über Jahre permanent in Verbindung und integrierte sie 1992 in seiner Begleitband The New Power Generation.
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  • Trelock schrieb:
    vor 4 Stunden
    I live in London and was lucky enough to see Prince at the O2 twice on his 21 nights tour..... it was completely sold out, he effectively played to about a million people between August and September 2007. That is not waning popularity, whetever it may be. very few if any artists would be able to sustain that let alone attract those numbers, even the big boys and girls of today's pop culture. Add to that the fact that each night had a different line up and feel, he wasn't exactly playing the same set 21times. Brilliant. I don't agree that he has lost his guitar either... even tracks like Get Off and Melt with u are heavily ladden with guitar, you just have to listen for it beneath the techno.

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  • MrLJM schrieb:
    vor 10 Stunden
    Well, I'm only going by how we seem to feel about him now. I wouldn't know about his popularity here in the early 90s, but his success here at that time does surprise me.

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  • hotterthanjuly schrieb:
    gestern Abend
    Actually, in the late 80s and early 90s, Prince was more successful in the UK than he was here. At least in terms of charts. For example, Lovesexy peaked right outside the US top 10 and quickly tumbled down. But it did exceptionally well in the UK, where it went to #1 and had a string of successful singles. Only "Alphabet St." would be a hit here.

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  • MrLJM schrieb:
    gestern Nachmittag
    Although I think that has something to do with the fact that us Brits haven't taken to him as much as you Americans. I only know ONE Prince fan (other than myself, of course). Whenever I ask someone if they like Prince, they either say he's "I don't like him!" or they say "He's weird!"

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  • MrLJM schrieb:
    gestern Nachmittag
    Fair enough. I guess I underestimated his popularity.

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  • hotterthanjuly schrieb:
    gestern Morgen
    Of course, but what artist IS shifting those numbers these days? 3121 debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 back in 2006 and quickly went Gold. Musicology, before that, went on to sell over 2 million copies in the U.S. More that solid proof that plenty of people out there are still getting their Prince on.

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  • MrLJM schrieb:
    gestern Morgen
    @hotterthanjuly - He's definitely not as popular now as he was in the early/mid 80s. You can bet that most of the albums that have been sold are from albums he did around that period. I don't think his 90s and 00s work will have sold as much as "Purple Rain", "1999" and "Sign 'O' The Times". That's what I mean by he's not "in" at the moment. Sure, people will buy his classic work, but I don't his more recent stuff attracts as many people.

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  • placental_fluid schrieb:
    gestern Morgen
    No one cares.

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  • Helloyoumars schrieb:
    Mittwoch Abend
    I just reached 1,000 scrobbles for Prince.

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  • coleman17 schrieb:
    Dienstag Abend
    <3

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  • VincentVanGogh schrieb:
    Dienstag Morgen
    I used to be aghast at the lack of scrobbles too, but please everybody, just chill and get fonkay. Most of last.fm's userbase was born post 80s. Prince still has it, he's just not as commercial as an artist as before. He was never a true mainstream artist either, he's too creative for that. Peace.

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  • hotterthanjuly schrieb:
    Montag Morgen
    MrLJM, how do you suppose the 20+ million units Purple Rain (alone) sold worldwide account for Prince never being "in??" C'mon now...

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  • MrLJM schrieb:
    Samstag Nachmittag
    Admittedly, I don't like all of his catalogue, but I can appreciate that he's always trying to do something different. I prefer his earlier "Purple Rain" style to his "Gett Off" and "Black Sweat" style. I prefer him in the rockier format. It's always an added bonus when he shows off his guitar skills. "Let's Go Crazy", "Purple Rain" and "I Can Never Take the Place of Your Man" are prime examples of his soloing abilities (which I'm sure you all know anyway). Of course, I realise that the man can play 23 instruments but seeing as I play guitar I always appreciate it when I hear him "letting one rip". I'm sure I've heard him play guitar on his newer stuff, but I just prefer the whole sound of his earlier work. But, at times, I do get the feeling that he tries to be controversial for the sake of it in his early albums, like in "Lady Cab Driver." But I guess perversity is in his nature, and I think that's a good thing in Prince's case.

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  • 2Serenity schrieb:
    letzte Woche
    Preach @mrljm and that makes me appreciate his art even more! I've been addicted to his sound since 1979 (when I was until) to the present. He never disappoints me. I appreciate his catalogue of music.

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  • MrLJM schrieb:
    letzte Woche
    When I said "point", I meant to say "moment."

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  • MrLJM schrieb:
    letzte Woche
    He has so little plays because he's not exactly "in" at the point. Well, I don't think he ever was "in". He's only "in" his own world and most people can't deal with it. His music can make you uncomfortable, joyous, sad and ecstatic all at once. I think the sway of emotions is too much for some. Or they just don't like this music, for whatever reason (which is probably more likely). I think the fact that he does whatever he hell he wants and doesn't compromise has something to do with it. Their loss, I guess.

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  • optimistic_tour schrieb:
    letzte Woche
    No merging, that's just silly. The records were clearly released with different names, in different eras. Having a high playcount is a lame reason to want a merge - I think his tens of millions of album sales are enough evidence that he's loved, even if last.fm doesn't show it.

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  • dodoriazarbon schrieb:
    letzte Woche
    I personally tag all "Prince" songs as just "Prince" so it's easier to just listen to all his stuff on my ipod if i choose shuffle. Less cafuffle. If this wasn't the case, I'd do it all properly.

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  • purplerain6 schrieb:
    letzte Woche
    This man has so much talent...

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  • gustavophilipe schrieb:
    letzte Woche
    gett off <3

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