“Let’s not get ugly..."
After fans practically bashed Madonna's tribute to Prince at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards last night (May 22), Questlove, who gave a heartfelt speech about the late artist, stepped in to stop all the hate.
In a series of tweets earlier this morning (May 23), the Roots drummer and Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon band member said that people should stop being so critical about the musical tributes to Prince.
"Every Prince rendition will not be a life changing orgasmic xperience. Just to SING his work is brave enough. Again feeling are on high," he tweeted.
Questlove isn't one to start drama but welcomes open dialogue on his Twitter account. And as zen as the man is, he hardly ever lashes out and starts that Twitter beef.
Read his tweets below:
because of P's well known love for the *poof* vanishing act. A lot of us are left feeling incomplete in the act of saying goodbye.
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016
For starters it's hard to accept him no longer being here. & in the upcoming award season for '17 there will be a gang of tributes
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016
Naturally there will be folded arms & shade thrown because the Purple Standard is hard boots to fill & a lot of us don't wanna come 2 grips
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016
---w the fact that Prince--(an on the surface) face of health & invincible agelessness subcomb to something so....friggin basic
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016
So w mourning will come sadness & anger. 1st week I cried. 2nd week I tried to atone for his sins w gettin 8-10 hrs of sleep he didn't get
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016
Now anger is in the air w who (in our eyes) is allowed to mourn & how they are allowed to mourn.---none of us were prepared for his death
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016
So I know there is gonna be ALOT of "feel a certain ways" about who you want to see do his music justice---but you gotta put that aside yall
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016
Every Prince rendition will not be a life changing orgasmic xperience. Just to SING his work is brave enough. Again feeling are on high
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016
And EVERYBODY wants and deserves a chance to say goodbye in their own way. But remember: there will be AMAs, SoulTrain, NAACP, mtv, GRAMMYS
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016
And a gazillion other tributes. But the point is let's not get ugly w playing the "Prince would and wouldn't approve" game.
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016
It's hard editing and ranting and running in airport. I didn't realize my gate bout to close. Don't wanna get fired in the name of Prince
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016
I won't stop you. I'll even RT it 100 times in the next week if you'd like https://t.co/b64ZYjtBO6
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016
....& this isn't *just about* the Madge/Stevie tribute btw
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016
I've been gettin earfuls from in/outside the Purple Circle concerning inclu/exclusions of his estate/work/memorials/tributes who in who not.
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) May 23, 2016
