The Sexy, Holy Saga of Vanity
February 21, 2016 10:15 AM Subscribe
The Sexy, Holy Saga of Vanity: Prince’s Muse Who Found God: Vanity, aka Denise Matthews, passed away this week. She led a fascinating life, from inspiring the legendary musician Prince to becoming born again.
Vanity's big hit came in 1982 with Prince-created group Vanity 6 -- Nasty Girl. Her vocals were also used on later Prince song Come [unavalable because $PRINCE].
Vanity's big hit came in 1982 with Prince-created group Vanity 6 -- Nasty Girl. Her vocals were also used on later Prince song Come [unavalable because $PRINCE].
Apparently, it was renal failure.
I keep forgetting that Prince and most of the people in that circle are around my age. Still, she was only 57. Great voice and personality.
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posted by Thorzdad at 11:58 AM on February 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
I keep forgetting that Prince and most of the people in that circle are around my age. Still, she was only 57. Great voice and personality.
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posted by Thorzdad at 11:58 AM on February 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
Vanity 6 was a very formative influence on me (take that as you will ...)
I wish that she had been able to get thru this horribly sexist world without Christianity but whatever works.
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Prince, aw man, Prince. I LOVED Prince. And now I sorta loathe him.
posted by mrgrimm at 12:14 PM on February 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
I wish that she had been able to get thru this horribly sexist world without Christianity but whatever works.
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Prince, aw man, Prince. I LOVED Prince. And now I sorta loathe him.
posted by mrgrimm at 12:14 PM on February 21, 2016 [1 favorite]
Smith is now serving three life sentences for the 1999 double-murder of brothers Ricky and Kevin Nettles and the 2001 death of Dennis Henderson—but Matthews’ convictions as a Christian had only grown.
Sometimes, when you come up with a clever bit of wordplay, it's even more clever to not use it.
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posted by ZaphodB at 2:48 PM on February 21, 2016 [3 favorites]
Sometimes, when you come up with a clever bit of wordplay, it's even more clever to not use it.
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posted by ZaphodB at 2:48 PM on February 21, 2016 [3 favorites]
Mod note: A few comments deleted; getting into Prince's religion is a derail we can probably skip here.
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