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-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.
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.
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