PRINCE's work ethic

Prince Rogers Nelson was a creativity machine.

Here are 6 "easy" lessons you can learn from his process that will help you become more prolific.

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[CitizenPain]

Duuude...your video is so totally aligned with what Prince was about that we got more outta these 10 minutes than we have outta 2-hour long documentaries about The Man! We've been lookin' for an edge to JUMPSTART our own creativity ~ we're sump'n of a Poet ourselves, sump'n to get us back in our own writin' game...and THIS was It. You EARNED a lifelong sub for this shit...cuz we'll be checkin' out your other work, as well...BUT...we'll be returnin' to THIS One...OFTEN. #SoExcellent

[aishasaddique]

‘Using your gift as often as possible is your responsibility’

[JilleneLuce]

1.- WORK FAST
2 - BECOME A FINISHER
3- ABANDON PERFECTIONISM
4- MAKE ART EVERY DAY
5- SLEEP
6- VAULT MENTALITY
Thank you for this super cool video which is great inspiration for any artist who's lost momentum or drive or is weak in any of these rules.
What a gift he had, and what a gift he gave us! It's sad that his over-exertion (stage antics) caused the physical pain which took him down way too young.

[chesneytube]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the reason he could 'work' so much is because it wasn't work to him, he was deeply enjoying himself.

[yudisthiralistya]

Prince was the embodiment of the saying "I was born for this".

[carl_anderson]

I’ve been planning on producing my own album since I was 20. I have 15 full songs in my head: guitar parts, bass lines, drum fills, synths, percussions, strings, cello, oboe, clarinets, high distortion, fuzz, metal, funk, acoustic, sax, tubular bells. Everything has been in my head for years. Different situations have pushed me away from getting my own band and recording. A few weeks ago I said “f*ck it” andd decided to do it myself, completely, using DAWs, and playing all instruments I can myself. I know I’m not Prince but I won’t wait to be 80 to start complaining about not accomplishing my dreams.

[daktraveler]

It was rumoured when Prince died, he had left behind enough music to put out an album a year for 100 years ! He made other musicians look like slackers. He lived and breathed productivity.😊

[redghost]

I’m not much into Prince’s style, but as a musician myself, Prince is the cream of the crop.

[scottcates]

Mozart-level creativity. His music conveyed so much about him and his efforts.

[kaleidojess]

Prince is something else man. The fact that he could play like 8 instruments successfully and make it sound good too, and sing on top of it all and do it in style !

[accentontheoff]

It’s stunning how similar lots of this sounds to how Frank Zappa was. No point comparing the music, as they had different styles, but Zappa was exactly like this - fiercely independent, incredibly prolific, and a workaholic. He even had a vault they’re now slowly releasing.

[bohemiamusicgroup]

It's so great to hear that Prince wasn't a perfectionist. This whole video is so inspiring

[michaelconner]

This was Wolfgang Mozart's creative process also... quick, precise, finished. Prince is literally our time's Mozart... in physical stature and musical output. Prince will be revered in perpetuity just as Mozart is today, never to be forgotten.

[ayyappanmusic]

Prince is my favorite musical artist. This video is inspiring in many ways but I can't help but point out that Prince died at the young age of 57 from an overdose, addicted to opiates to address pain related to work-related injuries (and other deeper wounds). He left no will, with no spouse or children, and his estate was left in disarray and went to his sister and 5 half-siblings. Perhaps we could point out the perils of workaholism at the same time we cherish his productivity and artistry.

[JalenJaguar]

As an artist, who just spent Thanksgiving in a dark apartment by himself, I feel like I need to see this it was very motivational for me

[Silentkittey]

Prince knew so much that was overlooked in the business. Women are insanely overlooked even now in the music industry. We’ve made changes but we could do a lot better.

[CraigMansfield]

I like this because - well one: it's accurate and two: they're not talking about Prince as "a genius".
They're talking about his work ethic, which was basically second to none.

It's true that he would work non-stop for 3 or 4 days with no sleep, crash out then wake up and do it again. You'd have to learn every song he regularly played, rehearse for a show, do the show, then do an aftershow.

And he'd do things like wait until you'd memorised everything, and change it at the last minute.

He was basically horrible to work for :D and he could be quite a nasty, manipulative shit until later in his life when he became more religious.

The music is only one side of Prince as well, you had the choreography, the media releases, the fashion, the implementation of new technology (the first video I watched on my PC was a Prince video, "Interactive" I think - from a CD on a magazine cover. And he was the first major artist to sell his own music on the internet - but distribution was a problem (Crystal Ball CD).

Then there was the legal and business side of things, he got out of his atrocious recording contract with Warner Brothers, and still managed to survive whilst running a multi-million dollar recording complex: Paisley Park.

The man was a fucking beast.

I came from nothing, worked harder than everybody, was better than everybody, never let anybody put him down, didn't crumble under mockery or was altruistic (donated money to charities under the condition they didn't tell anybody).

Then he had a quite tragic personal life - with all of the normal things that will happen to people, and that are traumatic.

I really don't think there are many people in the history of the world, that compare to him. James Brown he had recording companies and all that, he worked hard.

I like the comparison to Mozart, I think that's fair and accurate - a person of extraordinary ability, output and clearly outstanding, in their chosen field.

Maybe somebody in the Roman Empire, would out do his work Michalangelo in the art Tesla in

But Prince, in music.

And he was funny, too.


Man, I loved him.

[MrEOM]

I’ve noticed geniuses have great work ethics.

[urdad]

I seen Prince 25-30 yrs ago at a small gig in a San Jose college gymnasium....AMAZING he played drums, bass, guitar and piano....I was left flabberghasted....how could all this creative genius come out of that diminutive man....I was blessed to see alot of my favorite musicians live ..Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Ramones, Black Flag, Germs George Clinton & Parliment Funkadelic, S still is the I P

[lv]

When you’re in love with the process, you’re going to become a maestro.