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(WIKIPIC)
(“COACHELLA 2008”)
(‘age 49’)
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*ALBUMS* –>
*FOR YOU*
(debut album)
(‘7 april 1978’)
(‘age 19’)
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*PURPLE RAIN*
(studio album #6)
(’25 june 1984′)
(‘age 26’)
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(‘7 june 1958′ – ’21 april 2016’)
(died at age 57)
(“fentanyl” overdose)
(an extremely strong ‘opioid’)
(he died right before my “lost weekend”)
(where i blacked out on a pint of barton’s vodka on a friday night in princeton)
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(“prince rogers nelson” (‘7 june 1958′ – ’21 april 2016’) was an american ‘singer-songwriter’, ‘multi-instrumentalist’, and ‘record producer’)
(he was a musical innovator who was known for his ‘eclectic work’, ‘flamboyant stage presence’, “extravagant ‘dress’ and ‘makeup'”, and ‘wide vocal range’)
(his music integrates a wide variety of styles, including ‘funk’, ‘rock’, ‘R&B’, ‘new wave’, ‘soul’, ‘psychedelia’, and ‘pop’)
(he has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time)
(he won 7 ‘Grammy Awards’, 1 ‘American Music Award’, 1 ‘Golden Globe Award’, and an ‘Academy Award’ for the film ‘Purple Rain’)
(he was inducted into the ‘rock and roll hall of fame’ in 2004, his first year of eligibility)
(“rolling stone” ranked ‘prince’ at #27 on its list of ‘100 Greatest Artists’, “the most influential artists of the rock & roll era”)
(prince was born in ‘minneapolis’, ‘minnesota’ and developed an interest in music as a young child)
(he signed a recording contract with “warner brothers” at the age of 18, and released his debut album for you in 1978)
(his 1979 album prince went platinum, and his next 3 records—Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), and 1999 (1982)—continued his success, showcasing prince’s prominently sexual lyrics and blending of ‘funk’, ‘dance’, and ‘rock music’)
(in 1984, he began referring to his backup band as the ‘revolution’ and released Purple Rain, which served as the soundtrack to his eponymous 1984 film debut and was met with widespread acclaim)
(after releasing the albums Around the World in a Day (1985) and Parade (1986), ‘The Revolution’ disbanded, and ‘prince’ released the double album Sign o’ the Times (1987) as a solo artist)
(he released 3 more solo albums before debuting the ‘New Power Generation’ band in 1991)
(in 1993, while in a contractual dispute with ‘warner brothers’, he changed his stage name to , an unpronounceable symbol also known as the “love symbol”, and began releasing new albums at a faster pace to remove himself from contractual obligations)
(he released 5 records between 1994 and 1996 before signing with ‘arista records’ in 1998)
(in 2000, he began referring to himself as “prince” again)
(he released 16 albums after that, including the platinum-selling musicology (2004))
(his final album, Hit n Run Phase Two, was first released on the tidal streaming service on ’12 december 2015′)
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(‘prince’ died from a ‘fentanyl’ overdose at his ‘paisley park’ recording studio and home in (‘chanhassen’ / ‘minnesota’) on ’21 april 2016′, at the age of ’57’)
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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💕💝💖💓🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤❤️💚💛🧡❣️💞💔💘❣️🧡💛💚❤️🖤💜🖤💙🖤💙🖤💗💖💝💘
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥