Dissertation on the concept of "cool" by Prince

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A friend of mine mentioned this essay by Prince. Evidently he explains how he feels that "cool" is the cause of all that is bad in music and the world. Anyone else heard of this or read it? I've googled, but all I get is "Prince Cool".

Sounds like a good read.

― shorty (shorty), Friday, 22 September 2006 13:10 (nineteen years ago)

PRINCE COOL

― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Friday, 22 September 2006 13:16 (nineteen years ago)

PRINCE COOL?

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 22 September 2006 13:35 (nineteen years ago)

PRINT SCHOOL

― Eppy (Eppy), Friday, 22 September 2006 13:44 (nineteen years ago)

all the critics love u

― marc h. (marc h.), Friday, 22 September 2006 13:51 (nineteen years ago)

Are these answers intended to be cool?

Any takers for a legitimate response?

― shorty (shorty), Friday, 22 September 2006 14:06 (nineteen years ago)

I'd love to find a link for you, but prince cool, with two such generic terms, is fodder for getting millions of useless search results. I doubt this essay exists, but I tend to agree with part of the premise. I recommend reading The Rebel Sell until we can find a link.

― mark 0 (mark 0), Friday, 22 September 2006 14:13 (nineteen years ago)

he explains how he feels that "cool" is the cause of all that is bad in music and

Any takers for a legitimate response?

If the question's that hilarious, why bother with a serious reply?

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 22 September 2006 14:16 (nineteen years ago)

I recommend reading The Rebel Sell until we can find a link.

Seconded. Fantastic book - for me, it crystalized a lot of my own ideas about how music, culture, and capitalism all intertwine.

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 22 September 2006 14:22 (nineteen years ago)

while searching i found this obnoxiously academic article abt. parliament/funkadelic.

http://www.tedfriedman.com/essays/2005/03/making_it_funky.html

― disappointing goth fest line-up (orion), Friday, 22 September 2006 14:24 (nineteen years ago)

Is this cool? Is this cool? Do I really look cool? Well, do I? Do I? DO I???

― Venga (Venga), Friday, 22 September 2006 14:25 (nineteen years ago)

YEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!

Venga manages to slip in one of my all-time favourite cultural references!

"Does this girl look cool now? Does she?"

― Space Gourmand (Haberdager), Friday, 22 September 2006 14:27 (nineteen years ago)

If the question's that hilarious, why bother with a serious reply?

Care to explain how you find the question hilarious nathalie?

― shorty (shorty), Friday, 22 September 2006 15:00 (nineteen years ago)

And thanks to Mark, Tantrum and Disappointing for your help.

― shorty (shorty), Friday, 22 September 2006 15:03 (nineteen years ago)

I didn't actually intend to start a cascade of useless answers, I just thought the phrase "PRINCE COOL" was awesome.

― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Friday, 22 September 2006 15:15 (nineteen years ago)

My apologies Danny, et al... I'm getting over some mutant stomach bug so my sense of humour has been a little off for a few days.

― shorty (shorty), Friday, 22 September 2006 15:22 (nineteen years ago)

e. cool I?

― marbles (marbles), Friday, 22 September 2006 15:43 (nineteen years ago)

i was saying boo-urns

― marc h. (marc h.), Friday, 22 September 2006 16:03 (nineteen years ago)

Was it published on one of his sites? Sometimes he makes statements there. I'd like to see it.

― Slumming it on ilx (section241), Friday, 22 September 2006 17:28 (nineteen years ago)

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