{"id":2194,"date":"2018-04-01T11:52:45","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T11:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexbattles.com\/?p=2194"},"modified":"2020-10-09T12:01:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T12:01:19","slug":"prince-the-funk-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexbattles.com\/?p=2194","title":{"rendered":"Prince, the funk machine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prince<\/strong> Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, died April 21, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter. His career has spanned several styles: from his early material, rooted in R&amp;B, funk, and soul, he has consistently expanded his musical palette throughout his career, absorbing many other genres including New Wave, pop, rock, jazz, and hip hop. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prince_%28musician%29\">Prince<\/a> is a prolific artist, having released several hundred songs both under his own name and with other artists. Regarded by many as a perfectionist, Prince is known for being highly protective of his music. He produces, composes, arranges and performs nearly all of the songs on his albums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chaka Khan - I Feel for You (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YW0sxgYAmLM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>&#8220;I Feel For You&#8221; performed by Chaka Khan <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Words and Music by Prince<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sine\u0301ad O&#039;Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Live In Europe 1990)\" width=\"1040\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G4yRUO5IR8o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>&#8220;Nothing Compares 2 U&#8221; performed by Sinead O&#8217;Connor <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Words and Music by Prince<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life (1986) Live\" width=\"1040\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y2bTWrn-ITc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>&#8220;Glamorous Life&#8221; performed by Sheila E. Words and Music by Prince<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Bangles - Manic Monday (2008) (Live)\" width=\"1040\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xxhhguGo2pA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>&#8220;Manic Monday&#8221; performed by the Bangles Words and Music by Prince<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Morris Day &amp; The Time &quot; Jungle Love &quot;\" width=\"1040\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Er4PFIYU2eQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>&#8220;Jungle Love&#8221; performed by Morris Day &amp; the Time <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Words and Music by Prince and Morris Day<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, died April 21, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter. 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