Prince starts 'Princestagram': his own instagram account full of Prince memes
The pop genius has embraced the social media platform wholeheartedly
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music
Get our Now Hear This email for free
Prince is notoriously social media awkward: he once attempted to host a Facebook AMA and answered just one question, said “the internet was over” and pulled his much from Spotify.
However, the pop aficionado has started his very own certified - and active - Instagram account, which he has nicknamed ‘Princestagram’.
It’s full of photos of the artist from all stages of his career as well as a host of memes and funny videos.
A photo posted by PRINCESTAGRAM (@prince) on
The music mogul recently told the New York Post “it’s a bad time for music in general” as pop is not moving forward.
“There might be music that sounds like me, but what good is that? You’re essentially in the feedback loop.
“There’s not a lot of pop music in the mainstream that makes you feel scared, that makes you wonder what’s happening.”
He went on to praise artists Joshua Welton and Jangle Monáe for their work: “I'm not the kind of person who's down on young people in music. Joshua is one of the new generation who can do multiple things.
"Janelle Monáe is making her own music industry with her music and her label [Wondaland]. She's not afraid of anybody. One day, she's gonna be president and no one's gonna even know what happened!”
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies