LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 年前The 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-square84linkfedilinkarrow-up1313arrow-down186
arrow-up1227arrow-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 年前message-square84linkfedilink
minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up86arrow-down2·2 年前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.
minus-squareTeaHands@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·2 年前Could’ve picked something easier to pronounce, though.
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up57·2 年前It was actually brilliant. Got everyone talking about him without really giving up ‘Prince’ in the public consciousness.
minus-squarechepox@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 年前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.
minus-squareTeaHands@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 年前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!
minus-squareDrunemeton@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 年前https://goldiesparade.co.uk/new-power-generation/#:~:text=Prince felt so constrained by,the contract and with Warner.
minus-square1stTime4MeInMCU@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down28·2 年前deleted by creator
minus-squareR0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 年前The 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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