Théière Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Only 57, and gone. The entertainment world are dropping like flies this year. it seems to live long you have to be a rolling stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Was never a fan of his music but sad all the same.When he went through his hissy fit stage (with Sony?) I genuinely thought he had changed his name to Cymbal [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Without wishing to disrespect the late Prince whose death seems to be preoccupying much of the media today, who was he?He sounds like a more petulant version of Norman, if such is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Spot on WBHe was in fact a balladeer of popular music songs as played in Music Halls m'LordHis songs seem to have been preoccupied with colour eg:Purple RainLittle Red CorvetteRaspberry Beret etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 [quote user="woolybanana"]Without wishing to disrespect the late Prince whose death seems to be preoccupying much of the media today, who was he? [/quote]He was to the '80s and onwards what Jimi Hendrix was to the '60s.Yeah, yeah I hear you ask "Who was Jimi Hendrix?"regardscajal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Looking at the clips of Prince on the news last night I could see that he had learned a lot from Hendrix.It is sad and a little odd that so many celebrities are dying this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Looking at the clips of Prince on the news last night I could see that he had learned a lot from Hendrix.......so didI.It is sad and a little odd that so many celebrities are dying this year.......and it's still only April.regardscajal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 That is mused upon here, today:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36108133Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 23, 2016 Author Share Posted April 23, 2016 Prince's hissy fit stage was a determination to have some control over the music he had written, played and performed against the evil all controlling musical accountants. Bound to be more petulant than Jimi Hendrix, Prince could play a lot more instruments [:)]Jimi was also quite fixed on colours (Purple) but I'm a bit hazy on that one. [Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 I think that it's a great shame that an English icon hasn't had the same kind of coverage when she died Victoria Wood was a great all round entertainer, singer, actress, writer and standup comedienne. Not just a 'hissy fit' singer, song writer, musician. She was clean too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 23, 2016 Author Share Posted April 23, 2016 There were a few tribute TV programs and a fair bit in the papers jon, she was brilliant when I saw her at the Fairfield halls many years ago. She just didn't sell 100,000,000 albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 I think that it's a great shame that an English icon hasn't had the same kind of coverage when she died Victoria Wood was a national acquired taste. Prince was an international acquired taste.Both were innovative talents in their chosen profession.Personally I was a fan of both. I can't begin to recall on how many occasions, over the decades, at meal times in this household "Ready to order sir/madam" with the accompanying walk has been enacted. Also, how many musicians can honestly say they have never nicked a rift from their peers (not guilty sir)?I think the meeja coverage of someones death nowadays is just about instant coloumn inches and news slots until the next 'big' event happens by. The lasting impression is the memories we harbour from these people until our own eventual demise.regardscajal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/when-we-mourn-the-passing-of-prince-but-not-500-migrants-we-have-to-ask-have-we-lost-all-sense-of-a6997581.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Over the last 10 years there have been an average of 4500 road fatalites per annum here in France.Are we supposed to mourn them all? Reality is what can possibly been attributed to Joseph Stalins response to the Ukraine famine."A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic".Prince and Victoria Wood are always going to garner more coverage and sympathy as they have an audience and a following unlike people misguidedly crossing the Mediterranean to illegally enter a country or Afghan people meeting an untimely end whils't going about their daily lives.You might not like it but everyday, somewhere, sh*t happens.regardscajal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 If you look at it logically there is just 1 ONE thing that is sure in this life and that's that you ain't going to get out of it alive.So what... Bye on this one folks [6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 S'qiute funny, Loiseau, that you pick up on another article featuring quotes from Nick Serpell...as he's a friend and former classmate of Mr Betty. We cross paths at the odd wedding and party, and chat about his (let's face it, rather odd) job. He's come a long way since he was the manager of the local co-op in Mr Betty's childhood hometown... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 [quote user="You can call me Betty"]S'qiute funny, Loiseau, that you pick up on another article featuring quotes from Nick Serpell...as he's a friend and former classmate of Mr Betty. We cross paths at the odd wedding and party, and chat about his (let's face it, rather odd) job. He's come a long way since he was the manager of the local co-op in Mr Betty's childhood hometown...[/quote]Yawn......ZZZZzzzzzzoops musn't nod off as I'm in the middle of watching 'Prince's Purple Reign' on vintage TV (369 0n Sky) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Your point? The programme must be gripping, as you are so riveted to it that you have to come here and have digs at people in order to stop yourself dropping off.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Yawn.......ZZZZZzzzzzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Isn't it past your bedtime? I thought only adults were still up at this hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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