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Saying he’s one of the greatest of his generation doesn’t do him justice. He’s widely regarded one of the greatest musicians in history 82.42.70.100 (talk) 22:53, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
“Alli Cazaam” is listed as his child on google. This is not princes child and there is no evidence to prove it is.. this is misleading please fix this error. 82.42.70.100 (talk) 16:18, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You should add in the introductory paragraph that he’s famous for playing 27 instruments. And has 6 octave vocal range. Thank you so much 82.42.70.100 (talk) 22:59, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Limiting Prince’s influence to “his generation” is WAY underselling him.
David Bowie’s page rightfully calls DB one of the greatest “of the 20th century”. Prince deserves the same recognition. Why minimize him to “his generation” - ignoring the many modern producers who were deeply influenced by Prince when crafting hits for the next few generations of stars, from Britney to Bruno Mars.