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| From | "josh chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Prince, was re: Peter Noone & Falco |
| Date | Mon, 17 May 2004 11:19:23 -0400 |
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He pretty much DID take over the world with Purple Rain. In 1984 the
pantheon was Springsteen, Jackson, Madonna, and Prince.
----- Original Message -----
From: "kcronin" <fiatluxury@yahoo.com>
> Strangely, just this Saturday I read "pop life," a
> biography of prince by some British journalist, that
> came out right after LOVESEXY did. And in it, he
> quotes Prince as saying he had actually written most
> of this before the whole Purple Rain furor hit (though
> I know he was already building his freakshow fanbase,
> what with Little Red Corvette and all) and that might
> be why he hadn't actually done a Purple Rain II...who
> knew folks'd want another one?
>
> On the other hand, he does seem to delight in tweaking
> folks by switching horses midstream, as it were; and
> having revisited the movie "purple rain" for the first
> time since i was a teen, I can't help but think that
> he might have believed he was going to take over the
> world w/"purple rain", as it is as big a testament to
> monumental ego as i have ever seen. Still a goofy
> delight, though, not the least of which reason is the
> vast array of horrid, horrid clothing (1983 - where
> have all the shiny bustiers gone? Never mind: I don't
> want to know.)
>
> --kelly
> npimh; baby i'm a star
>
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