I thought he was pretty good in the 80s, liked Purple Rain, but then kind of stopped listening.
Then a few years ago I saw a couple of videos online of live performances of more recent concerts, 2003-2012, and that's when I became a fan. I didn't know it until he died but this is when he needed the hip replacement and was in pain. During this time he didn't dance, he just surrounded himself with great musicians and played great music. It was this period that I consider his creative peak.
No thank you.