and that didn't sit well during the Reagan era.. haha.. .

I mean he was odd too... Hiphop was on the rise..
& we had our hero (Prince)

(I love how Prince makes fun of him during the new years even performance of Sign O The Times ... "If you let me stayyyyy" (all off key)... even calls him out for biting his dance style...)

Prince - aka the baddest, meanest motherfucker to ever ... walk...

then along comes this cat who sings like Sam Cooke and has a great album... had a great live show...

but many were comparing him to Prince. America is insulated...

ironically TTD is from Florida... he is American... so the accent, the braids, everything was odd to folks.

He would abandon them for growing dreads by the second album..

but I think the issue was here we have a guy who plays everything, can dance, can sing, and has written music that has changed the very way everyone approaches music. What can you do? haha.. kinda odd timing if ever.