Why Didnt Anyone Tell Me About Prince?

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PortisheadBiscuit said:

contestgamer said:

That's nice, but MJ was an immensely better performer, dancer and overall showman. Look at any of Mj's live performances and compare it to Prince. MJ created spectacle the kind no one else ever had. Sure prince can play a lot of instruments - but a lot of people can. MJ created the kind of live performances nobody else has come close to matching in terms of energy, spectacle and awe.

Performance is only one aspect of being an artist. IMO Prince checked more boxes on the criteria of being an all around artist. 

He might have checked more boxes, but the boxes MJ checked were done to such a transcendent degree it overshadows the rest. It's like being a jack of all trades vs a master of (n)one. Prince did a lot of things really well, MJ did a few things the best it has ever been done before.