“I think I’ve finally grown up,” says 36-year-old Josh Kelley, comparing his current musical mindset to that of his 23-year-old self: the singer-songwriter who catapulted to pop stardom with 2003’s “Amazing.” “When I first started out, I had a big hit single and I felt like I pulled one over… Source: RollingStone Link: Josh Kelley […]
Beyond his far-reaching influence on the pop landscape, Prince leaves a lasting legacy as the first star to take on the music industry in a fight for creative — and financial — freedom. "Record contracts are just like — I'm gonna say the word — slavery," Prince, who died at the age of 57 on […]
Paisley Park was smaller than I imagined. In the Eighties, it must have seemed futuristic, but now in 1999, from the outside, it seemed like a car dealership. I’d interviewed hundreds of stars in my time, but Prince was the Holy Grail of music journalism, the one to boast about. As… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside Prince's […]
By Piya Sinha-Roy and Jill Serjeant (Reuters) – An autopsy on U.S. music superstar Prince on Friday sought to determine why the innovative performer died, but authorities cautioned it could take weeks before the results are made public. The intensely private musician, whose hits included “Purple Rain” and “When Doves Cry,” was found dead at […]
The icon was far more than just a singer. Source: Yahoo Music Link: 5 Times Prince Transcended Music
Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg was a teenage punk-rocker when he had his first life-altering experience listening to Prince. Decades later, after playing the same clubs as the late star and recording frequently at Paisley Park, he’s still in awe. “He was like a ray of light in a very cautious place,”… Source: RollingStone Link: Paul Westerberg […]
On April 22nd, 1936, the tiny Billstown community near Delight, Arkansas, was the birthplace of a man who would become one of the most successful pop and country musicians of all time. Just one day later, 332 miles from Billstown as the crow flies, the town of Vernon, Texas, would… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]
Chris Cornell has released a moving acoustic cover of “Nothing Compares 2 U” – the Sinéad O’Connor hit that Prince wrote – as a tribute to the late songwriter. The song’s passionate vocals and raw recording (you can hear Cornell’s mic bang against his guitar) play into the track’s threadbare emotion. Related: 25… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
It’s entirely possible to be a massive Prince fan — to recognize him as the most influential musician since James Brown and the most dexterous since Stevie Wonder — and still admit that he never quite cracked his ambition to be a movie star. His three fictional films — the… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Beautiful Ones': […]
On April 14th, Prince performed two intimate final concerts at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre – days before his death at age 57. The shows, part of his “Piano & a Microphone” tour, spanned Prince’s discography and incorporated a slew of covers (including David Bowie’s “Heroes” and Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You”). A… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Prince's […]