Prince

[Anarky]

I am translating Adolf at the moment and there http://www.ils.unc.edu/~lindgren/Prince/symbol4.gif has an appearance.

So I began to wonder how the hell you pronounce http://www.ils.unc.edu/~lindgren/Prince/symbol4.gif?

Has anybody ever heard what people called him during that era? Aside from TAFKAP?

[That Matt Guy]

Never heard him called anything other than TAFKAP during that period.

[ThirdMarioBro]

That man REALLY has a problem.

[Jed]

Looked it up on google, this is from a CNN article (http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9807/29/the.artist/):

"LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- The musician who was once known as "Prince" is now 40 years old, and though The Artist (his new spoken name, since the actual name is a symbol with no pronunciation) says that while his music is the same, plenty of changes have marked his life recently."

Hope that helps :)

[Anarky]

So you don't pronounce it? I can imagine two people talking about him.

"Do you remember the singer?"
"which singer?"
"the singer."
"Oh, yes, the singer"
...

this is not getting anywhere.

[That Matt Guy]

That man REALLY has a problem.

How so? He thought up a pretty good gimmick that worked for a long, long time.

[Barkworm]

And his music is actually pretty good.

[ThirdMarioBro]

How so? He thought up a pretty good gimmick that worked for a long, long time.

Yeah, if you look at it that way, I guess it makes sense. Never mind.

[Voltron]

Prince had a disagreement with his record label and tried to quit. However, since the name "Prince" was owned by the record company he could no longer perform under that name. Instead, he had his name changed to that symbol and started over. Later on he mended fences with his old record company and he became "Prince" once more.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Cooperate warfare.....gotta love it. :roll:

[BartAllen]

i love the song erotic city. great song.

[Wingnut]

Im not a fan of his music but I respect the hell out of him as a musician (and Musicology was a good album, I thought). I mean the guy taught himself how to play almost every instrument he got his hands on. I couldn't teach myself how to hit a drum properly, Prince taught himself how play guitar, bass, keyboards, ect.

[KROW]

Prince taught himself how play guitar, bass, keyboards, ect.
So did Phil Collins. Where's his thread? :P

[Duke]

So did Phil Collins. Where's his thread? :PHe never changed his name to only a symbol so I guess he isn't thread worthy.

[XERO]

Purple Rain

That's all I have to say. 8)