Stevie Wonder has gotten a chance to speak on the legacy of Prince. Wonder says Prince should be the Emperor if Michael is known as the ‘King of Pop.’
Wonder says,
“If Michael [Jackson] was the King of Pop, Prince should be the Emperor. Prince fought for his artistic freedom. He didn’t allow anyone or anything to get in his way. By following his own path, Prince took music to a whole other place, like the Beatles did. He wanted to change the way things were, like Marvin Gaye did. When you do that, you have to be very sure of yourself.”
He went on to speak about appreciating Prince’s art and also music.
“Prince’s music was so picturesque that even I could see it. I could see his boss Mr. McGee, who thought Prince was never going to be shit. I could see Old Man Johnson’s farm. I could feel that “Purple Rain” too. Prince’s songs were that vivid, the images were that strong.”
Wonder recalled the last time he spoke to Prince. He says they both got a chance to speak on making the world a better place.
“When Prince and I spoke last, we talked about how we needed to fix this world. All this bullcrap about getting our country back and ‘Make America Great Again’—it’s always been great. We just have to stop people filling their minds with lies and prejudice and open them up to the possibilities.”
The rest of the interview can be found here.
Source: Complex
