Prince Rogers Nelson's entire 1999 CNN interview (Larry King Live)
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Published 2016-04-21
Prince Rogers Nelson: ‘Every song was either a prayer or foreplay’
By Lisa Respers France and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN
Prince Rogers Nelson’s music transcended genres and generations. There were songs you could sing every word to, ditties that drove you to dance and ballads so poignant in their descriptions of love and life that anyone could relate.
Simply put, not that anything with the mercurial musician was simple, Prince had more hits than most musicians have songs in their catalogs.
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All Comments (21)
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Here's a Prince story: A guy I know was in a restaurant and noticed Prince, not wanting to bother him for an autograph he asked a waiter to tell Prince that he would pay for his meal, the waiter came back and said Prince said thank you- but no thanks. Prince shortly left. When the bill came for his own meal the waiter told him it was already paid for by Prince. What a low key class move. RIP Legend.
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Prince has the type of silent confidence I wish to have one day.
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I AM 82 YEARS OLD AND LOVE PRINCE MORE TODAY, THAN YESTERDAY! I WILL SEE HIM AGAIN IN HEAVEN ONE DAY!
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Prince and Michael Jackson. We had two unique human beings and unparalleled talents, at the same time. How lucky were we ?!
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Prince was so smart. He didn’t rush an answer. He chose his words wisely. Gotta love that. Gosh, I miss him!
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Larry King has been in his eighties since the eighties Edit: RIP Larry King, great man. But WTF HE WAS ONLY IN HIS EIGHTIES? Kinda makes my joke redundant ngl
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He has a voice so soothing and calm. Could listen to him speak all day!
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Here we see two men that were at the top of their respective professions sitting across a desk and having an incredible conversation. Beautiful.
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Prince kinda had it all, looks, talent, intelligence, kindness, strong work ethic, friendliness, fearlessness and brilliance.
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I would NEVER let my girl around prince. Not even his damn body in the casket. Rest in peace to the only man who can take your girl in high heels.
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The tone and cadence of his speech is so soothing. He sounds very at ease with himself in this interview.
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I don't understand how a straight talker can be deemed unusual. The man said what he said. He was just hypnotic and intelligent... he was an original and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that!
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He had one quality so unpopular today - humility. It seems to me he doesn't see a point in talking much about himself, he is interested in art, he liked his work, quality.
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So extroverted on stage, and so soft spoken off stage. Prince was one of the most fascinatingly enigmatic and uniquely talented artists of our time.
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The epitome of musical genius.
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One of the greatest electric guitarists of all time. God he could shred. I remember the day he passed and everyone I knew was mourning him. I love when the whole town of Minneapolis was colored purple during the Super Bowl halftime tribute to Prince. Awesome. Game. Blouses.
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He was the most beautiful man in the world!! Played 27 instruments. Played ALL the instruments and all vocals on his first 3 albums. He could do it all. GOAT
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He was 42 years old in this interview? Good lord he's beautiful!
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It’s Dec 31, 2022 and I am still learning new things about this amazing artist. Loved him back in the 80’s when my mom took me and my sis to the Purple Rain concert on DEC 3, 1984 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Still listen to him everyday and love It. Sad he is no longer with us . Greatest pure musician of all time. 💜 🎸
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His death was absolutely tragic, and I think what was most lost was not just future music, but his wise sage input he would have had over so many things.
