Honestly, I can't say that I have heard every one of his songs, but this dude totally freaking rocks! Everything I have by Prince (or as I like to call him, The artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince) is rad. He has taken what he learned from his working class roots, and become a full-time musician. I have heard stories (I'm afraid most of this is probably conjecture) that he writes at least one song a day. I think that might explain his HUGE discography. Rock on, you Prince of Minneapolis, you king of rock and roll...
P.S. I love this statement. It explains why he changed his name:
"The first step I have taken towards the ultimate goal of emancipation from the chains that bind me to Warner Bros. was to change my name from Prince to the Love Symbol. Prince is the name that my mother gave me at birth. Warner Bros. took the name, trademarked it, and used it as the main marketing tool to promote all of the music that I wrote. The company owns the name Prince and all related music marketed under Prince. I became merely a pawn used to produce more money for Warner Bros... I was born Prince and did not want to adopt another conventional name. The only acceptable replacement for my name, and my identity, was the Love Symbol, a symbol with no pronunciation, that is a representation of me and what my music is about. This symbol is present in my work over the years; it is a concept that has evolved from my frustration; it is who I am. It is my name."
Also, here is the wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician)
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