Both amazing talents, both freaky weird individuals.
Couple points after reading the thread...
Anyone who thinks the difference between MJ and Prince as far as dance moves is significant has never seen any Prince shows from the 80's.
Prince is a multi-instrumentalist and an absolute beast on guitar and vocals. Mike was a great singer and they're both great songwriters.
It's tough for younger folks to get Prince sometimes. He was done putting out hits by the early 90's whereas Michael stayed in the public eye a lot longer.
They both understood the spectacle of the live show and both had innovative and amazing shows, but...gotta give the nod to Prince as far as stage show. Check out Sign o' The Times for reference. A lot of folks think Prince is Purple Rain because that's where a bunch of his hits came from.
Yeah, they're both weird, but in interviews, Prince (usually) comes off as a thoughtful cat. Michael...just kinda strange, unless you go all the way back to the Thriller era. Something...happened...with him, even before he tried to be white. We'll never know.
Both geniuses, and really on their own separate pedestals in the pantheon of pop music.
I go with Prince by a tad because he was the complete artist and multi-instrumentalist and his live shows were better than...well...anyone's.
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