>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.
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>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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