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Prince's band 3rdEyeGirl have hit out at misogyny in the record industry, particularly the way in which female artists are portrayed both in music videos, and by their male contemporaries.
In an interview with The Guardian, drummer Hannah 'Ford' Welton attacked the image many female artists put across, saying: “We have way too many young kids looking up to artists that are putting out music with terrible, vulgar messages and also walking around with next to nothing on."
She continued "There are misogynists everywhere in the music industry. But if women are getting sick and tired of men talking about them in their music like they’re a piece of meat, they can’t then walk around treating their body like it’s a piece of meat. Cover up, carry yourself like a woman, and then hopefully the men will take the hint and start treating you with the respect you deserve."
The crux of her point seemed to be about women in her position making a change first to initiate development across the industry, and how The Purple One has helped influence her viewpoint: "Women first have to stand up for themselves and stop degrading themselves, stop compromising. We talk about these things with Prince a lot.”
Listen to Prince and 3rdEyeGirl's latest single 'FUNKNROLL' below:
It was recently revealed that Prince will be releasing two albums in September, one solo record titled Art Official Age, and a collaborative record with 3rdEyeGirl called Plectrumelectrum.
Both records will be released on 29 September.
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