Look at those cavermen go

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      He might have been cool but he was far from a good person.

      One thing I give him is that he was on point with “I’m afraid of Americans.”

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          You made the direct statement that the world became worse after he left.

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          There was an organization for underage groupies that brought underaged women backstage of his shows for decades, and he reportedly did have intercourse with at least a few of them. He was a pedophile.

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              The vast majority of rational actors, actually, you should probably seek therapy before you allow your unnatural urges to control you.

              People across the USA constantly shame older men for dating women half their age and react with horror to learn that child marriage laws still exist in some parts of the USA.

              The thing about “saying no” is that people below the age of 18 are not considered mentally competent adults and are incapable of giving consent. David Bowie was a serial rapist.

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    True, 1/10/2016…

    While we’re on the topic:

    Prince: 4/21/2016

    Michael Jackson: 6/25/2009

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      Michael Jackson never felt real so his death didn’t change anything for me, and he was no Bowie

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      Both of them are idols for me: they were enigmatic musicians who defined themselves and loved by the world for doing it. They bucked against fashion trends. They spoke openly about their views.

      I did drag for the first time that year because I didn’t want to be on my deathbed with regrets for not doing it. We raised money for kids with HIV. It was super fun.

      I miss both of them.

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          I hope it all belongs to his estate and that they don’t just whimsily sell it to a label who would greedily milk it for every penny without any artistic integrity.

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            https://princevault.com/index.php/Unreleased_Songs

            “little is known about the exact amount of songs recorded, although a few figures have circulated in the press. This enormous unreleased catalog of songs was stored in a huge safe vault in Paisley Park Studios (In 2017, it was reported that tapes were moved from Paisley Park Studios to Los Angeles, California for cataloging, storage and digitization by archive company, Iron Mountain, on behalf of the company appointed to administer Prince’s Estate, Comerica Bank & Trust.)”

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      It’s the best selling shooooow Is there life on Maaaarrraarss

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    Lemmy from Motorhead died around the same time. I know bc my BFF died around then too.

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      I still listen to “God was never on your side” pretty regularly. Really vibes with me.

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    I loved the picture of him and Tilda Swinton doing drag impersonations of each other

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    Stop the earth I want to get off. 2016 was almost a decade ago??? 😭

    Also wtf is going on with his eyes here? Is he concussed?