A short YouTube transcript excerpt recounting an anecdote where Prince performed energetically while Michael Jackson watched, illustrating how rivalry—both interpersonal and internal—can motivate artists to improve. The excerpt is conversational, colloquial, and includes an explicit racial slur.
Did you hear the story about when Prince was performing and Michael Jackson was in the stands at one of his shows? No. And he just kept playing the guitar, and he was, like, gyrating, pointing at Michael Jackson with the guitar like, that nigga is. They was really trolling each.
Other. That's competition. That's competition. Like, how else can you rise up without seeing somebody and be like, I want to be better than. I got to be better than. And even if the competition is just internal, I think it helps.
