Definition of perfectly unapologetic. He didn’t care what you said about what he wore… who he dated... nor what kind of music he made. He stood up for what he believed in... including his culture. Respectively, no matter how large his elite status was nor how many blacks or non blacks were in the room, he remained an advocate for the black culture AND for himself; had his own back. Prince.. the perfect example of what it means to be your own individual. On top of this… his discography.. bruh. Without a question, he is one of the legends whose music catalog is out of this world and was an OUTSTANDING performer. Lemme tell you this.. with the roll call list, Heaven has the best concert series EVER more than any of us could ever imagine...
I attempted to type this tribute post earlier. I was going through it internally with an external of a stone expression. I needed to release. What I found was.. I can NOT type or construct written material in fresh ache. If you all saw this original post, you would be o_o. It was all over the place just as my emotions were. Scattered from top to bottom. Every single thing that came to mind about him or a memory or the reactions observed surrounding this were all typed out. Typing frantically like a mad woman. A woman typing through intense stings...
From someone who holds music so dear, when musicians pass that have affected my life in one way or another.. It's a pain. I received texts/emails of ache from fam in sorrow today to add to that. However, now that it's hours later and I've taken my antidote to non tears or feels (libations), I can type sensibly...trying to get myself together. This is the very first artist (in adulthood) that I intentionally played their music, so close to the passing, in remembrance. I usually have to stray away for an extended period of time. For example, MJ died.. I couldn't... and stumbled upon a band playing a tribute to where we went to 'grieve'. Ruins. Whitney Houston died... I would NOT listen. I got in the car and immediately her song 'My Love is Your Love' was on. Niagara Falls. Nevertheless, bottle nice and cold and jams. Today was rough before I even got the news. This impact hit in a way that I have written in another post drafted. I guess I should return the Prince Greatest Hits CD (custom made) that I snagged out of my brother's collection a couple years back. If you're reading this... Forgive your kid sister.
To try and commemorate Prince on a brighter note with this lump in my throat, below are some of my favorite Prince songs and my memory/feeling that goes with them in my Time Warp segment format. If you know Prince... you know most of his work is difficult to find for the free; last year he removed all of his music from streaming services with the exception of Tidal.. He was about his paper when it came to his art. Took a stand against the man. Thankfully, I was able to pull a couple YouTube's to go with the commentary but most.. you gotta cop if you haven't heard already.
Partyman.
"Black and white! Red and green!" Yelling that watching the original Batman (or randomly in a outburst) with Michael Keaton during the scene where it plays and the Joker (Jack Nicholson) sidekick Bob get ta dancing all wild.. along with Jack. You know .. the museum scene? Yea. Favorite part of the movie. On top of that, I partied each time I heard it (through present) outside of the movie like Patrice in the living room on Coming to America. Instant Grooves.
