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Topic	The Frank Zappa Appreciation Topic! Part 10.2
Mr Lasastryke 09/08/20 10:54:53 AM #158:	More Prince/Zappa connections: I'm reading Matt Thorne's Prince biography right now, and he claims that "Darling Nikki" was inspired (lyrics-wise) by "The Torture Never Stops." Eh, maybe, but I don't find this very likely. As far as I know, Prince has never mentioned Zappa as an influence. Thorne's main argument seems to be "both Zoot Allures and Prince's stuff came out on Warner Bros.," which I don't find very convincing. Of course, the infamous PMRC is also mentioned in the book, as they went after Prince hard during the whole labeling controversy. --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:944351557] in The Frank ... [t:77317855]...</cite> <quote>More Prince/Zappa connections: I'm reading Matt Thorne's Prince biography right now, and he claims that "Darling Nikki" was inspired (lyrics-wise) by "The Torture Never Stops." Eh, maybe, but I don't find this very likely. As far as I know, Prince has never mentioned Zappa as an influence. Thorne's main argument seems to be "both Zoot Allures and Prince's stuff came out on Warner Bros.," which I don't find very convincing. Of course, the infamous PMRC is also mentioned in the book, as they went after Prince hard during the whole labeling controversy. --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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