Tremolina said:

The difference is that mirrorbestfrined is saying that Prince is "selling out" for doing this and is not a "true" artist. What I'm REALLY saying is that Prince is entitled to go sit in a cave for the rest of his life and pull a Howard Hughes on the world OR start performing at weddings, bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, and/or retirement parties if HE so chooses. I may not like it, but ultimately it is his art (which IMO getting PAID should not preclude or prevent him from still being a "true" artist, whatever THAT means), it is HIS life and if someone has the dough to spend and wants to see Prince perform in their master bathroom it's Prince's right to do so if he chooses to sans the judgment. That's what I'm defending.
[Edited 6/4/07 6:42am]

Does he do bar mitzvahs too?

SCNDLS said:

I was at Princes original concert in 1977 so I have right to help him decide on whats best for his career.

even tiger woods has a coach

CalhounSq said:

DAMN! What the hell was I thinkin'??? I'd SHO NUF pay for a private audience with Prince but why limit yourself to the bedroom???? Didn't he said "we" could do it "In the kitchen, on the stairs, on the pool table, in the closet underneath the clothes. . . " Shit, Michael got paid $10 million to WALK THROUGH a birthday party last week, I wonder what Princey Pie would do for $10 mil???? Forget concert tickets, I need to go buy a whole roll of lottery tickets. . .

lovemachine said:

MJ didn't PLAY at a birthday party, but he did play the fool who payed him. The reports I read said he walked in, hung out for a few minutes and left because he 'wasn't feeling well'. Why do people think he can still do anything? He hasn't performed anywhere in the last few years that I can recall. Hell, even Quincy Jones won't give him the time of day now.

newskin69 said:

U're from Laredo?

mirrorbestfriend said:

at one of the 3121 vegas shows, prince did a little rant in which he said "free the music? ain't nothing free."

and to an extent, i agree with him...why shouldn't he make money for the music he makes? is he dutybound to provide us with music free of charge, just to "keep the art pure"?

anyway, what artist has EVER followed that philosophy?!

while i do miss the days when he was throwing around new music like it was birdseed, it's his PREROGATIVE to be that generous with his work...not his RESPONSIBILITY.

sorry. i can't see a problem with this at all.

hey, prince gotta eat. doritos ain't cheap. well, they are. but i'm guessing prince doesn't have a costco card.

A friend just called me and told me that our man and Grupo Fantasma did a surprise, private performance at a restaurant in Austin, Texas, Saturday night June 2nd. It was featured on the local news station KXAN.

According to this site: http://thatotherpaper.com...he_belmont

Tremolina said:

Oh who fucking cares - the partiers are happy, the band is happy, nobody's hurting over it If I could hire that mf I WOULD TOO

CalhounSq said:

I care that my Idol who preached stay true to the art is a prostitute

mirrorbestfriend said:

His coach died. . .

SCNDLS said:

I thought Prince, since he's supposed to be JW, was against celebrating birthdays, another contradiction I guess..
*

jn2 said:

Money is prince's God now!

Hi All, Im new to the site, So, who is rumoured to play with Prince in London? Am travelling over on August 17th and can not wait! havent seen him live since Dublin a few years ago.... Any info you can offer would be muchio appreciated

why do i get a feeling we're gonna see grupo fantasma in the liner notes of the new album?

Anxiety said:

I hope so. Prince and Grupo Fantasma are both amazing.

purplelovely said:

i'll suspend judgment till i see/hear them in action together a few times. i'm kinda excited that he's letting himself be influenced by a group like this.

SCNDLS said:

And I respect that you are defending his FREEDOM OF CHOICE as a an artist.
But mirrorbestfriend is simply having trouble matching Prince's choice to make as much insane millions as he can, while at the same time preaching about God and all the "worldy sins" people fall for every time. "Uhuh, sure Princey " is what he is saying/judging.