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Re:Why Prince Changed His Name to an Symbol 30 Years Ago, an... by NoZebra120vClip on Friday January 12, 2024 @12:31AM (#38964275)
Even stranger: Prince was a devout Jehovah's Witness who regularly attended his local Kingdom Hall meetings, where he was known simply as "Brother Nelson".

I had been a fan since "1999" came out and I was surprised to learn this factoid upon his death. But it explains quite a lot about his career, not least the preacherman intro to "Let's Go Crazy".

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Re:Why Prince Changed His Name to an Symbol 30 Years Ago, an... by ycombinete on Friday January 12, 2024 @01:24AM (#38964646)
He only became an Jehova’s Witness in 2001. He stopped performing these explicit songs, in live shows, thereafter.
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Re:Why Prince Changed His Name to an Symbol 30 Years Ago, an... by toyg on Friday January 12, 2024 @05:32AM (#38966363)
I mean, "I Would Die 4 U" is very explicitly representing Jesus...
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