Prince the stage magician
“Prince? That skinny mother with the high voice?”
That’s how Prince described himself in one of his darkest songs, Bob George, the story of an abusive husband who discovers his wife has been cheating on him… with Prince.
Bob George wasn’t his most famous song. It wasn’t even among his best.
But it encapsulated everything you needed to know about the Minneapolis musician.
He was funky, he was funny, he was self-aware, he was an unparalleled talent. He had a lot of sex.
A musical prodigy from a broken home, he famously wrote, arranged, produced and played almost all of his hit records. Read more….