Prince Acceptance Speech at the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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  • @laurisaarinen1126
    @laurisaarinen1126 4 года назад +433

    So many people respect Prince as a musician (as they should) but not enough people respect him as a person. How humble and true he stayed being that rich and famous, is truly something to admire. Prince did not want his fans to "worship" him, that's why he didn't call them his fans, but friends. He understood what it means to be famous, and it's not that you can do anything you like, but that you have power to influence people. And he made sure that everything he said was a positive influence. As he said, the system is corrupted and it's possible he was tried to be silenced... He was acting in ways seen to be strange, stuff pretty much no one else did, because he was really smart AND daring. There is no bigger celebrity role model to me. Normally i do not consider celebrities role models, but Prince is a rare exception.

    • @trenscendingphoenix
      @trenscendingphoenix 4 года назад +21

      So true, amen 🙏❤️

    • @wandertwins
      @wandertwins 3 года назад +13

      Indeed.

    • @jimmysapien9961
      @jimmysapien9961 3 года назад +15

      I agree - he was phenomenal!!!!!

    • @robertbishop5357
      @robertbishop5357 3 года назад +10

      I find it interesting that he died from a fentany laced vicodin. I suspect he was slipped a Mickey finn. I don't believe that he would have called on nefarious drug dealers for pain relief.

    • @chamham6734
      @chamham6734 3 года назад +2

      @Buba Joe He had bad hips…

  • @dwaterson21
    @dwaterson21 Год назад +62

    Prince was a man of few words, but what he said rings out even louder now. And he is 100% the most underrated guitar player of all time.

  • @beatrute2677
    @beatrute2677 2 года назад +157

    He was a man of few words, but when he did speak it was always with such wisdom

    • @dorothydrake8838
      @dorothydrake8838 Год назад +7

      Apparently he talked lots to his close friends. His sister said that sometimes she couldn’t get him to shut up.
      But in public, he was aware of how much his words mattered, so he chose them carefully.

  • @hectorlatorre8578
    @hectorlatorre8578 Год назад +59

    I feel embarrassed not having appreciated this man more while he was alive. 😢

    • @MaryLou913
      @MaryLou913 Год назад +11

      You’re here now!
      🕊️🎸☔️💜

    • @icu3869
      @icu3869 6 месяцев назад +3

      After getting teased my whole life for being a Prince fan, his death was devastating, but seeing how so many honored and celebrated him was validating. A very bittersweet silver lining .

  • @funnylookingfoetus
    @funnylookingfoetus 4 года назад +153

    Miss him. Gone way too soon. Such a sublime artist and human being.

    • @Dedi-c8b
      @Dedi-c8b 2 года назад +5

      I totally agree! Gone too soon!

  • @johnmccann1960
    @johnmccann1960 5 месяцев назад +14

    There are many men in the world called Genius, but Prince truly was and we'll never see the like of him again.

  • @robertbishop5357
    @robertbishop5357 3 года назад +33

    Prince during his speech was giving some very important and wise advice.

  • @treehugger2397
    @treehugger2397 3 года назад +63

    My family were afraid to tell me when he passed. I mourned for days and days like crying intensely. No one knew how much his music meant to me on those lonely lonely days in my childhood.

    • @MaryLou913
      @MaryLou913 Год назад +2

      Amen!

    • @Heprishence
      @Heprishence Год назад +3

      Yeah, it was prince and me in my youth.

    • @nicero870
      @nicero870 8 месяцев назад +2

      You and me both, since 1982.

    • @capolavoro7829
      @capolavoro7829 14 дней назад

      I am still crying😢

  • @feebeedoc78
    @feebeedoc78 4 года назад +87

    Prince has been with me my entire life.

    • @JohnnyAngel-84
      @JohnnyAngel-84 3 года назад

      So sad. I hate Prince

    • @awc6007
      @awc6007 3 года назад +1

      @@JohnnyAngel-84 Wtf is wrong with you?

  • @LuvOneAnother
    @LuvOneAnother 4 года назад +50

    PRINCE is MUSIC. Period.

    • @capolavoro7829
      @capolavoro7829 14 дней назад +1

      And Music for me is Prince 💜🙏

  • @pennyfleck
    @pennyfleck Год назад +15

    He was so humble and gentle soul

  • @carlnewtonfishing6045
    @carlnewtonfishing6045 3 года назад +29

    His voice is amazing. so smooth.

  • @guadalupeiorio1216
    @guadalupeiorio1216 Год назад +38

    "All praise and thanks to the most high, Jehovah" 🩶 "without real spiritual mentoring, too much freedom can lead to the souls decay" 🤎 Wow!

  • @youngkeys
    @youngkeys Год назад +12

    If he never told them to be seated, they still be clapping for the next 5 minutes.. he learned over the years

  • @barbaralampkin6946
    @barbaralampkin6946 4 года назад +60

    Lord,miss Michael Jackson and prince so much,it is just not the same without them both,this world has gotten worser without Michael and prince in so many ways!!!! Prince hair in this video was so pretty!!!😭😭😭😭😭😭💜💜💜💜💜💜🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹.

    • @dahlia3796
      @dahlia3796 4 года назад +16

      Prince and Michael were gorgeous in every way 💜👑🖤❤️

    • @RealmofmyArt
      @RealmofmyArt 2 года назад +1

      Very true ❤️

    • @wavy9888
      @wavy9888 7 месяцев назад +1

      i literally agree with every single word of this paragraph u typed 3 years ago lol.

    • @maddalenamottura
      @maddalenamottura 3 месяца назад +1

      FACTS We Lost Michael & Prince, luckily We still Got Bruno & Lenny😽

  • @abk9203
    @abk9203 3 года назад +69

    "Too much freedom without the spiritual mentoring will lead to soul's decay."
    Damn too deep. Especially when it's coming from Prince's mouth, given that his career has been.
    It's like he is telling this to each everyone of us so that they shouldn't do the mistakes he has done, and is cautioning his listeners.

    • @le_th_
      @le_th_ Год назад +3

      This is what an empathic, caring person does when they truly want others to NOT make the same mistakes they've already made, and he made many before he grew up, matured, took responsibility, and sought to make (some) things right.
      Heartbreaking the way he died...alone...in that elevator in Paisley Park...of a drug overdose.

    • @NoUnknown-y5p
      @NoUnknown-y5p 11 месяцев назад +1

      He was taking painkillers to deal w his aching hips. It wasnt simple recreational drug use. It was a risky-turned-deadly coping mechanism.
      Rip beautiful one
      🐐💜🎶🎸🕊️

    • @alfredtcole3727
      @alfredtcole3727 8 месяцев назад

      a deep messages here

  • @mememocha1
    @mememocha1 Год назад +8

    I'm so glad he got his flowers and appreciation before he passed

  • @cassandradennis5685
    @cassandradennis5685 3 года назад +30

    Wow!! I see and hear the maturity, Prince came a long way. I'll never forget when Prince came out, I saw him on American Bandstand, he was so shy. Wow!! What time, growth and maturity can do. Prince will forever live in my heart ❤

  • @reedykat30
    @reedykat30 Год назад +6

    The mould was broken with Prince. That four way hug photo is priceless.

    • @smh93
      @smh93 10 месяцев назад

      Prince tweeted that photo once and captioned it:
      ANDRE 3STAX: “zzzZZZZZzzzzz”
      PRINCE: “BRUH….”
      😂😂😂😂 Miss him and his hilarious self every single day.

  • @christines1821
    @christines1821 Год назад +7

    When this man speaks it always gives me chills he always speaks some serious truths

  • @linexi
    @linexi Год назад +7

    this man was utterly beautiful and talented

  • @kimberlykairo
    @kimberlykairo 2 года назад +10

    This mold was broken. There will never be another. I still have mad love for you and what you gave us through your beautiful art. 🙏🏼💖

  • @ldhumph70
    @ldhumph70 3 года назад +25

    He took a lot from the past, melted it together and became a musical icon, that the world won’t ever see the likes of again. I for one, am glad he came my way in 1982 💜

  • @kamcox2508
    @kamcox2508 Год назад +7

    Prince is fantastic, see how he puts the award down first he always does then he reaches into his soul , letting the youngest know it's going to hard for them ( they don't own their masters ) but he dud Xx

  • @a.c.cordova9840
    @a.c.cordova9840 4 года назад +24

    Wow, who would have thought, 12 years or so after that he would be gone! He deserved that award (and many, many more). I miss him. I like how he sets his award on the floor........and leaves it. He was so true to himself and his art.

  • @pulsarstargrave256
    @pulsarstargrave256 3 года назад +16

    Sometimes "... a real friend and a mentor" may not know what's best for you. One should always be true to oneself and not surrender so much to another flawed human being!

  • @audreychatman1591
    @audreychatman1591 4 года назад +28

    He so deserved this moment and this honor 💜☂️💜☂️..... I am so glad that I was able to experience his music and his gift! You are loved! RIP💜😢

  • @bsquared4604
    @bsquared4604 3 года назад +12

    such an amazing person.

  • @tmarie-rm9nl
    @tmarie-rm9nl 4 года назад +10

    I still miss Prince and am glad he was recognized for all his works..And the words of wisdom ring true today as any day.

  • @marylee-anderson8793
    @marylee-anderson8793 4 года назад +18

    Always a class act. So much loved and missed💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

  • @thebuttermilkgirlisback
    @thebuttermilkgirlisback 3 года назад +21

    I 💕 that group hug at the end!!

    • @Dedi-c8b
      @Dedi-c8b 2 года назад +3

      Me too! I know right!

  • @lisaward60
    @lisaward60 Год назад +6

    He's so humble

  • @zjah1
    @zjah1 2 года назад +5

    the greatest ! my life inspiration much love may he rest

  • @lindaalonso5452
    @lindaalonso5452 4 года назад +20

    We wish you were still here Prince. You have a lot of respect w fellow musicians fans young old LBQT black white yellow u name it ☮️

  • @natashawall8131
    @natashawall8131 4 года назад +8

    Yes sir!!! THE MAN. Absolute musical genius and overall, warm person...humble and shy...can throw the best shade (and can back it up). I miss him. Freedom belongs to him and he wanted his brand.

  • @brocko9386
    @brocko9386 10 месяцев назад +2

    i think some people dont fully realise the impact prince has had on music not only has he produced and sang his very own number 1 hits BUT has also written songs for other artists that have become number 1 hits .... he is truly a GOAT of music and should be held as such!

  • @happygirl4218
    @happygirl4218 3 года назад +11

    I remember going to Sam Goody, a record store in the 80's, and buying his Controversy album with my allowance money. Inside was a poster of him in the shower, in black underwear. I hung that on my wall, my Italian grandfather saw it, and nearly had a stroke. I had to be about 11.
    A very powerful musician and forward thinker.

  • @iezurashah5816
    @iezurashah5816 4 года назад +5

    2020 n im crying everytime me watch this....

  • @jlouis4407
    @jlouis4407 Год назад +6

    Prince talks about “this world and his wicked system,” it’s almost like Prince knows something many people don’t

    • @Heprishence
      @Heprishence Год назад +2

      "I've seen the top and it's just a dream". Dajjal.

    • @thedon8613
      @thedon8613 11 месяцев назад +1

      Him, Chappelle, and Katt Williams. All three have eluded to the poison in Hollywood.

    • @moxyblackfiddler
      @moxyblackfiddler 9 месяцев назад +1

      He was enlightened by Larry Graham. He wasn't on his payroll

    • @jlouis4407
      @jlouis4407 9 месяцев назад

      @@moxyblackfiddler Enlightened that's an interesting way to put it just because someone is not officially on your payroll doesn't mean they don't get perks

    • @no_onein2024
      @no_onein2024 5 месяцев назад +5

      He was referencing his beliefs as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, he was baptized as on in 2002. Jesus spoke of the "conclusion of the system of things" at Matthew 24:3 during Jesus' coming and 1 Timothy 3:1-5 "the last days" where "critical times hard to deal with will be here". Prince preached door to door w/ the message of God's Kingdom or heavenly government w Christ as King that will remove ALL human governments out of existence and establish true peace and security on the earth "as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:9, 10)

  • @phil5301
    @phil5301 2 года назад +3

    Prince. Thank you.

  • @dboulos7
    @dboulos7 10 дней назад

    Beautiful speech, Prince, wise and caring

  • @angieleigh2055
    @angieleigh2055 4 года назад +8

    💜🕊💜FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS!! 💜🕊💜

  • @christinepernal1676
    @christinepernal1676 2 месяца назад

    I'm so happy that this honor was given to him when he was still with us. Such kindness and caring in his heart! His music and wisdom will live on, he will never be forgotten ❤

  • @personone6251
    @personone6251 18 дней назад

    Wow Prince is delivering a message much much deeper than the words.
    🙏🙏🙏

  • @an3rst
    @an3rst 3 года назад +3

    I love him so much

  • @learobins54
    @learobins54 Год назад +1

    Love that man. Always speaks truth❤

  • @sanghamitrakhosla6585
    @sanghamitrakhosla6585 3 года назад +4

    Legends never die love you❤❤

  • @sloansarabia
    @sloansarabia 6 месяцев назад

    Loved his music, but now I have learned more about Prince. Another to my heroes list.

  • @hmngbrd
    @hmngbrd 4 года назад +4

    I miss him.

  • @Prince-qk6zo
    @Prince-qk6zo 4 года назад +35

    He only spoke truths
    .

  • @Ecclectic_citcelccE
    @Ecclectic_citcelccE 6 месяцев назад +1

    What a beautiful soul.❤

  • @wishbone7410
    @wishbone7410 4 года назад +7

    well it's 16yrs ago !
    16年も経つんですね。
    i didn't know the fact of such as if he is still alive !
    RIP the 'Prince' !

  • @tayethediva8527
    @tayethediva8527 Год назад

    I remember watching this live with my family. His induction was a moment in our household.

  • @blackstrat8091
    @blackstrat8091 4 года назад +6

    YESSS YESS YES YES, FINALLY !!!

  • @J.C...
    @J.C... Год назад +1

    Thank God he was here for this. Many aren't. Duane Allman wasn't there when The Allman Brothers Band made it to the R&R HOF. I'm sure he would have been thrilled. And Gregg wouldn't have been so drunk. I'm sure he was thinking about his Big Bro that entire day. 😔

  • @C01A60
    @C01A60 2 года назад +2

    Words of wisdom..

  • @javajuls2u
    @javajuls2u 7 месяцев назад

    That was a beautiful speech really

  • @lindapatterson8573
    @lindapatterson8573 3 года назад +1

    Love Prince forever and always

  • @jimbombadill
    @jimbombadill 3 года назад +1

    I LOVe Prince, grew up with his music listening to him since i was 11. He is a musical genius with out any comparence ...but man did he feel stiff in this clip :)

  • @privatejoy.2907
    @privatejoy.2907 8 месяцев назад

    Now I understand by where else is it gonna come from dear Prince with all my mind...

  • @m.e398
    @m.e398 3 месяца назад

    Rest in peace good people go so fast. And knew how mch you would imapct your generation

  • @hermesalonso3968
    @hermesalonso3968 2 года назад

    Everybody should be giving this guys a standing ovation everybody doesn't need encouragement 4 ppl to stand up he said it best sometimes a man ain't happy truly until he truly dies why ? They don't do Elvis like this 🤔 🎼Race! In space I am human!😎

  • @cadishackstim5578
    @cadishackstim5578 Год назад

    I miss him, but we have the music. Prince was a student, joker, master, teacher, icon, transcendent legend and a gift to the world and beyond.

  • @jackielromero
    @jackielromero 11 месяцев назад

    You were so wise my dearest brother!!! ❤️

  • @elmensajero7295
    @elmensajero7295 4 года назад +6

    Is funny to see Prince recognize the MOST HIGH first on his speech, and to see at the end of the video the Pyramid logo of the R&RHF, and if you see a guitar instead, you are not awake like Prince.

  • @ghostrider2664
    @ghostrider2664 4 года назад +10

    That dude was fucking slick

  • @kemetanew4579
    @kemetanew4579 3 месяца назад +2

    My Brother will rise again. John 5:28,29❤

  • @DomoniqueStewart3936
    @DomoniqueStewart3936 4 года назад +1

    R.I.P 2 MY FRIEND/HERO, PRINCE ROGERS NELSON/THE REVOLUTION (JUNE 7th, 1958 - APRIL 21st, 2016) I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, MAN.......SO VERY MUCH........FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, BUT YOU'RE KING OF PRINCE, BUDDY.

  • @sabrinathompson9605
    @sabrinathompson9605 2 месяца назад

    He showed his brilliance in the 2021 remaster hall of Fame. They should not have invited him. A man with few words, exemplified his true brilliance on stage. George's son Rock and roll Hall of Fame

  • @lewicindabaker4032
    @lewicindabaker4032 4 года назад +2

    I am so sad his gone but He he the dang thing 👄👄👄❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @brucekentnyc
    @brucekentnyc Месяц назад

    "A real friend is not on your payroll". He said this after o stood him up Just a few months prior. I was going to us him to surprise every single person that had bought a ticket to the New Years Eve party at Madison Square Garden 2003 into 2004. At the last minute I changed my mind for something else. He was so pissed, he 1st had a lawyer call me but not to sue but to understand why I would do that and did he do something wrong. Then he called me 2 days before that New Years eve party with a voice box- similar to what he did to Wendy &Lisa in Purple Rain. I didn't know it was him until after his passing. However, right after this induction he left that trophy at his lawyer's office. It was sitting right out there for all who came into that office to see. I saw it picked it up and held it. Johan Sebastian Bach has done it. We did it!! He came back in this life and look at him, just as Noahstradamus told him he would. I have never been more prouder of him. Now, why did I stand him up? Since I was a kid and watched the Omen, I knew that movie was about me being the devil. Growing up I would watch Keanu Reeves movies, and he followed the same pattern- ME. I was getting tired of it and so I had to come forth and present myself. The Matrix trilogy was the last straw. So, I set the wheels in motion and on Friday February 13,2004 I began my "Spiritual coming out story". June 6th,2006 i would be 33 years old and thus the Omen was basically the blue print for keanus movie shenanigans. He9Prince) could not be involved with this at all. He needed to be protected and guarded from the Chaos that was about to engulf me. I was about to tell the world that I am in-fact- LUCIFER/Hades the Angel of light/prince of Darkness and the God of death/Hate. How does that look to a guy who loves Jesus? Even though he knew who I was and would sing about me all the time. he even made an entire album for me for my 15th birthday back in 1988 called none other than "LoveSexy". I really miss him and I hadn't met him in this life yet. he gets a star next year and I have a story about that as well. My friend died on me April 20,12016. The reason why my voice is so clear because there is no smack in my brain-Eye NO.

  • @Betty-tv6st
    @Betty-tv6st 8 месяцев назад

    Wow!!! The one and Only Prince!!!💔💔💔💔💜💜💜

  • @Eastpointe
    @Eastpointe 2 года назад +3

    Prince prophesied the hell this world is experiencing now

  • @MixtapeKilla2004
    @MixtapeKilla2004 3 года назад +1

    ''Amazing!''

  • @charlottepryor2041
    @charlottepryor2041 11 месяцев назад

    He so gorgeous with his small frame ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @TshawnDennis
    @TshawnDennis 11 месяцев назад

    We need this as of now .......but I think he's a 1 in a million

  • @markknoop777
    @markknoop777 3 года назад +8

    In some ways he seemed quite naive but actually he was really wise.

    • @bradb7268
      @bradb7268 2 года назад +1

      How he looks naive?

  • @danielmelo7146
    @danielmelo7146 3 года назад +2

    Respect.

  • @ixthisss
    @ixthisss 4 года назад +5

    P r i n c e 💜
    No1 on the face of the E🌎rth is a better performer.
    🙏🏻

  • @sabrinathompson9605
    @sabrinathompson9605 Месяц назад

    R.I.P. Prince Nelson I pray that you are in heaven.

  • @Hbizz813
    @Hbizz813 10 месяцев назад

    I miss you 💜🕊️

  • @leecarson3426
    @leecarson3426 3 месяца назад

    Prince was so handsome and sexy. He was so brilliant and talented. Very few people compare to Prince. PRINCE IS A LEGEND.

  • @SarjanaVelten
    @SarjanaVelten Год назад +1

    Peace

  • @jakobdoubleu
    @jakobdoubleu Год назад

    Crazy how interlinked people are in the music industry. Prince thanks Larry Graham, the bassist of Sly, later also known for being Drake’s uncle in here.

  • @lakishascott2132
    @lakishascott2132 4 года назад +1

    Awwwww 💛❤💛

  • @YmK-vz7lx
    @YmK-vz7lx 8 месяцев назад

    So handsome

  • @edmund6392
    @edmund6392 3 года назад +6

    At 2:17 he says "group hug"

  • @johnhurd4878
    @johnhurd4878 2 года назад +1

    Andre saying get up off ya a## without even saying it.

  • @luciaferraro4102
    @luciaferraro4102 4 года назад +2

    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @sfender2182
    @sfender2182 11 месяцев назад +1

    Yes, as Prince says “care for your soul” - the spiritual and religious parts of our lives are the most important. Eternity awaits us all, and I pray that Prince made it to heaven. Please don’t just assume that anyone who seems nice and righteous will always go to heaven. We don’t know about their whole life and, of course, Jesus is the all knowing judge of everyone; no matter what their belief system is. Pray for the salvation of all! 🌅🌅🎚🎚and God bless Prince.

    • @jazshas
      @jazshas 4 месяца назад

      Which is why we are not saved based on how good we are. We are saved by Grace through faith in Christ Jesus.
      Jesus, the Word of God made flesh, gave his life and paid the price for mankind's sin. Salvation is not based on how good we are but on the goodness of God alone.
      John 14:6 KJV
      [6] Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

    • @sfender2182
      @sfender2182 4 месяца назад

      @jazshas
      Jesus also said to do my Fathers Will; and to keep the Commandments. So yes, it’s not good to do evil acts, and then say “but I’m a believer”. Doing the Fathers will, and also doing all that Jesus taught us (as he said we should) is being in union with God’s will.

    • @jazshas
      @jazshas 4 месяца назад

      @@sfender2182
      And if you don't keep it 💯 you're guilty of all. That's what the law requires.

  • @richardrodriguez9953
    @richardrodriguez9953 2 года назад

    I never knew Prince was in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame

  • @heathereileenoquin
    @heathereileenoquin Год назад

    "granted" freedom
    shown the future
    "negotiations"
    said what he was allowed to say
    "this world and it's wicked systems...it ain't o'r"

  • @nielkofficial6538
    @nielkofficial6538 4 года назад

    if he's in, noone else should be in

  • @TweedSuit
    @TweedSuit 3 года назад +1

    Who's up for some PANCAKES?

  • @Maestrodhont
    @Maestrodhont Год назад +1

    pointing at big boi and saying andree

  • @Prncesss
    @Prncesss 9 месяцев назад +2

    0:12👀

  • @ariesthomas1326
    @ariesthomas1326 3 года назад +1

    Please please be seated🤣🤣🤣

  • @Juggalo94
    @Juggalo94 3 года назад +2

    Prince ... Rockstar enough said

  • @sigvicious5599
    @sigvicious5599 3 года назад +4

    Sit down Diddy. This isn't about you. Or didn't anyone tell him.

  • @jlouis4407
    @jlouis4407 11 месяцев назад

    He’s talking about the “chosen people”