{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Prince\u2019s Closest Friends Share Their Best Prince Stories", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/154496188083/", "html": "<a href=\"http://www.gq.com/story/prince-stories\">Prince\u2019s Closest Friends Share Their Best Prince Stories</a>\n<p>I\u2019m sure this was a successful attempt at hagiography but it really does make it sound like so much of The Artist\u2019s mystique was at base the ability to perform \u201csuperstar\u201d and \u201cMinnesota Nice\u201d simultaneously</p><p>Like the stuff about women, all these people being like \u201che\u2019d be on the hunt for college girls with talent, and invite them to his pleasure palace where he\u2019d <i>be flirty with them</i>, and if that worked they\u2019d watch movies and have dinner with his parents, otherwise he\u2019d just support their dreams\u201d, like if the intent was for me to go away with charmed fondness towards Prince it worked<br/></p>"}