LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agoThe fact that there's a lady out there named Stephanie who insisted the whole world call her Lady Gaga and we're all just like, "okay."message-squaremessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down180
arrow-up1223arrow-down1message-squareThe fact that there's a lady out there named Stephanie who insisted the whole world call her Lady Gaga and we're all just like, "okay."LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square80fedilink
minus-squareTheQuietCroc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up95arrow-down1·2 years agoPrince literally wanted us to call him a symbol with no explanation.
minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up85arrow-down2·2 years agoIt took me years until I finally learned why he did that. It had something to do with the music industry owning his name. He reclaimed ownership of all his music and art and made a departure from the extortionate music industry.
minus-squareTeaHands@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 years agoCould’ve picked something easier to pronounce, though.
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up55·2 years agoIt was actually brilliant. Got everyone talking about him without really giving up ‘Prince’ in the public consciousness.
minus-squarechepox@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 years agoNever thought of it that way but yeah. Gave up his name without actually giving it up. Brilliant. That guy was savy as fuck. Also a genius.
minus-squareTeaHands@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoI seeee! Never heard the finer details of that whole thing (I was young and not super into his stuff anyway). Smart guy though by the sounds of it!
minus-squareDrunemeton@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agohttps://goldiesparade.co.uk/new-power-generation/#:~:text=Prince felt so constrained by,the contract and with Warner.
minus-square1stTime4MeInMCU@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down29·2 years agodeleted by creator
minus-squareR0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 years agoThe comment is talking about prince.
minus-squareA_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·2 years agoThe unpronounceable symbol : Hollow circle above downward arrow crossed with a curlicued horn-shaped symbol and then a short bar (known to fans as the “Love Symbol”)
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoMaybe you know, did he want to be called “the artist”? And then everyone added “formerly known as Prince”?
Prince literally wanted us to call him a symbol with no explanation.
It took me years until I finally learned why he did that. It had something to do with the music industry owning his name. He reclaimed ownership of all his music and art and made a departure from the extortionate music industry.
Could’ve picked something easier to pronounce, though.
It was actually brilliant. Got everyone talking about him without really giving up ‘Prince’ in the public consciousness.
Never thought of it that way but yeah. Gave up his name without actually giving it up. Brilliant. That guy was savy as fuck. Also a genius.
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I seeee! Never heard the finer details of that whole thing (I was young and not super into his stuff anyway). Smart guy though by the sounds of it!
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https://goldiesparade.co.uk/new-power-generation/#:~:text=Prince felt so constrained by,the contract and with Warner.
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The comment is talking about prince.
I am le stupid
The unpronounceable symbol :
Hollow circle above downward arrow crossed with a curlicued horn-shaped symbol and then a short bar
(known to fans as the “Love Symbol”)
Maybe you know, did he want to be called “the artist”? And then everyone added “formerly known as Prince”?