I grew up when Michael Jackson and Prince were both very popular. I really liked both of their music. They have a lot of similarities. In terms of just talent I think the nod goes to Prince. Michael had great music and was a great performer. Prince on the other hand wrote all of his music and played countless instruments. Michael was not known for those two qualities. For that reason the nod from an overall talent standpoint goes with Prince. From just a strict music standpoint I probably liked Michael Jacksons music better than Prince but the differnce is Michael did not do everything from beginning to end like Prince did. There is a different level of talent when you are creative enough to write the words and music to so many songs.
