Oh! And while we’re keeping sixty something and seventy something rock stars alive, let’s throw Bruce Springsteen in there.
And Brian Wilson, though I’m conflicted about seeing him live because a part of me thinks the man should just be left alone to rest in peace, and not trotted out on stage any more. I can’t wait for his autobiography to come out in the fall.
Ringo and his old fart, err… all-star band came to our neck of the woods a few years ago. We had a blast! Bob Dylan is coming to the same town, too, in June, but I was in a meeting when the tix went on sale. 
I went to Google to look up the latest news about Prince… Take a look at Google.com - it is purple. 
From TMZ:
BB - it is purple rain!
@NJSue I’m glad it’s not just me. I am a little surprised how his death is affecting me. I loved his whole freaky vibe. And how he did so much for so many women’s careers.
I’m surprised how upset I feel about this loss, too. He was so prolific and yes, definitely freaky. Been playing his music all day.
It is very sudden and upsetting. Three albums in the last eighteen months? He had so much music left in him.
The Superdome was purple tonight, and a downtown hotel.
Played the Purple Rain cassette constantly on my first cross-country road trip to grad school in 1985. Made the trip go a lot faster and we had lots of fun.
What a maestro! However, people do not realize that he was not warmly received at times when he was just starting out. Music fans didn’t know how to characterize him. We all learned later that he defied characterization. I heard that when a young Prince opened for the Rolling Stones at an early concert, the folks nearly booed him off the stage. And when he was first nominated for a grammy, the dopes at the Academy placed him in the R&B category (just like they did with Tina Turner the same year), when clearly the album in question was a rock album.
I learned yesterday that he could not read music. Needless to say I was stunned!
I keep watching his epic Superbowl half-time show over and over. Purple Rain in the pouring rain. Wow…
Amazed that that went on, with the equipment, electrical guitars, microphones and special effects - all accidents waiting to happen with pouring rain. Plus dancers on a slick stage!
“I learned yesterday that he could not read music. Needless to say I was stunned!”
Neither can/could any of the Beatles. They just know chords by finger placement but can’t read sheet music at all. My guess is that Prince was the same. A lot of pop/rock stars can’t, unless they were classically trained (like an Elton John).
Something Prince & I had in common:
Shoes!!!
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/fashion/prince-fashion-high-heels.html
“Act your age, mama
Not your shoe size
Maybe we could do the twirl”
“Let’s Work” one of my favorites of his music, great club hit, though far from being his biggest hit.
“D.M.S.R.” also a huge club success, though not so much mainstream hit on its own.
You don’t have to watch Dynasty to have an attitude!
@pizzagirl, I am not shocked stars cant read music, I am specifically shocked about Prince, because he played 27 instruments.
I think of my D as being so little (she’s 5’2" while D1 is 5’9 1/2"). I just read that Prince was also 5’2"!
When Kiss first came out, I started listening to the “Top 5 at 5” on a local soul station every day at work, so I could hear it. What a little pop masterpiece!
Like most of the world, I stopped paying attention to his new music 20 years ago. I am sure there’s some great stuff he did in that time. Does anyone have any recommendations? The WSJ did a top 10 tracks this morning, but the most recent song was Diamonds and Pearls, which is 25 years old. The Philadelphia Inquirer stopped at Sign O’ The Times in 1987.
I was able to watch the “Kiss” video on YouTube for the first time since…I don’t know when! I notice it doesn’t come up in searches anymore this morning when I include “Prince” in the search. Just typing “kiss video” in YouTube on my iPhone works, though. You don’t need to include the quotes.