Thursday 7 June 2012

Happy birthday Prince Rogers Nelson...

We are part of the purple underground here at Nixie and we would just like to take this opportunity to say a big thank-you to his Purpleness for all the multi-faceted inspiration he has gifted us with over the last 30 odd years...

For you/Prince Era - 1978 - '79


Dirty mind Era - 1980

Controversy Era - 1981

Purple Rain Era - 1984

Around The World In A Day Era - 1985

Under The Cherry Moon/Parade Era - 1986
Sign 'O' The Times Era with dancer Cat Glover - 1988

Cover of the (one of many unreleased projects) 'Camille' album - cut in mid to late 1986

Original advertisement for 'Controversy' - 1981 

Lovesexy Era - 1988

We could go on and on...but we'll stop right here, and let Miles Davis break down for us all just what is so special about the biggest little person ever...


4 comments:

  1. How come nobody commented this? Oh, such a Pity. I really love this man, hes very talented and also one of my biggest inspirations. Of course words cannot describe all the things I fell when I listen to his music or I watch His performances. Such a genius!

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  2. Glad to hear from another member of the Purple underground! 'Ain't nothin butta muffin, & we gotta lotta butter to go!' Have a great weekend from all at Tribe Nixie :D

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  3. In the words of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U," 'It's been 3,672 hours and 10 days since you took your music away.' It's been awhile since he died, but I still find it hard to believe that he's gone. I work late a lot and I always have certain musicians in rotation during the week. On the Tuesday before he died, I had Prince's performance of "As My Guitar Gently Weeps" on rotation.It was shocking to find out two days later that he had died. In the words of the Eagles, (rest in peace, Glenn Frey), "There's a Hole in the World Tonight" since Prince is gone.

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  4. In the words of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U," 'It's been 3,672 hours and 10 days since you took your music away.' It's been awhile since he died, but I still find it hard to believe that he's gone. I work late a lot and I always have certain musicians in rotation during the week. On the Tuesday before he died, I had Prince's performance of "As My Guitar Gently Weeps" on rotation.It was shocking to find out two days later that he had died. In the words of the Eagles, (rest in peace, Glenn Frey), "There's a Hole in the World Tonight" since Prince is gone.

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