12765380, this is why Im afraid to listen Posted by rdhull, Fri Mar-27-15 04:26 PM
>With respect to the "What if Jam & Lewis had not been fired by >Prince in '83?". Thinking about this hypothetical actually >made me angry. Angry at "what could have been". I agree that >they eventually would have parted ways with #thatguy, but if >Prince's ego wasn't out of control, he could have ruled pop >music with Paisley Park at least for a while. Jam and Lewis >could have been in house producers making R&B hits. Wendy & >Lisa could have done the same. So many top notch artists could >have signed with Paisley Park. Tony, Toni, Tone, Jodeci, >Me'shell Ndegeocello. Prince would have been free to do his >"Prince" thing while reaping the financial benefits of hits >coming out of his house and artistic cred around the industry >by putting these other groups on. > >But as Isaac pointed out, dude is "Control Godzilla" and >wouldn't (couldn't) let that happen. He just has to be the >center of attention and be the reason for success. But if he >had put his ego aside for a second, and treated Paisley Park >more than just a vanity label, we could have had a modern day >"Motown". And thinking about how that didn't come close to >happening makes me angry. > >
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