mrdespues said:

exactly

Prince: Over time I've started to understand that it's really the love of music. When you have a real love for music, you kind of let go. When you let go, I don't care if you're a writer or a dancer or a musician or a lighting guy doing the spots above the stage.

Sometimes I look at our lighting guy sitting up there, and he'll be watching me during a show, looking at me like, "I got it". It's little things like that. I mean, we could be dead; we could be non-existent, but we're not. We're all alive. It's the acceptance of the gift of life.

They say I'm arrogant, but what I'm just trying to do is lead people to the truth. The truth is that we don't even know what the world will be like until we shake things up a little bit.

synthiarose04 said:

I just googled giant magazine and brought a copy through my paypal account only cost £2.50 wohooo how happy am I

It's sad to see Prince so wrapped up in God and faith, since there is no God whatsoever, and all those books he's reading are just stories, meant to keep people in line and make a person feel something instead of nothing. Life is random, there is no God watching over us. But after losing his parents, his child, etc, I can see why someone would turn to religion. It's all fake though.

lspear76 said:

[b]SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED SOME RELIGION YOURSELF

lspear76 said:

[b]SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED SOME RELIGION YOURSELF

kdj997 said:

You can't plant a theory on something you admit you don't understand. Thats ridiculous. Why not just accept our limitations and say "Who knows what factors were at play before the big bang, maybe scientific theory will one day provide greater understanding. Maybe not." No need to plant fanciful ideas like gods just because not knowing leaves you feeling powerless.

Anxiety said:

The thread author's silence speaks volumes, Anxiety, as well as your attempts to avoid a serious discussion on the origins of the interview. It doesn't matter. The interview was old news by the time he cut and pasted it here anyhow. Keep up the good work.
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ian said:

I'm not sure if that's a fair connection, but
I do agree with the viewpoint that if someone
simply believes something, it does not mean
that there is proof or credibility for its existence.

I consider myself something of an "intellectual" and yet
I have faith that there is more.

I frequently doubt my own faith, but
more often than not I feel that what people
call "real" is simply a way of reducing
actual feelings to non-feeling and that
there is a deeper, constantly present
truth which is obscured by worldly
artifice, ie, what we add to
reality.

I think, like a lot of atheistic viewpoints,
your opinion and others on this thread are
somewhat generalising
and reducing individual feelings to a kind of
robes and sandals idea of what faith
or religion is about...
...and definitely there are some people
who put those ideas of religion before
a true connection with God, an
experience which I would say is
more profound. But
from the sound of his music and
though he clearly finds value in
scriptural teachings, I do think Prince's
belief goes deeper than all this and to
pick it apart from a small interview
is doing that belief some disservice.
It is my opinion that the surface details that many think
of as spirituality or religion often
seem to get confused and grouped together
with what is actually and can only be a very personal thing
which can't really be reduced to
description in worldly terms, because the worldly
viewpoint relies on proof and there is no proof of
interior feelings and experiences, only evidence and acknowledgment
that they exist.

Anyway, I think my point is that this is
what tends to happen with discussions on religion
or spirituality... many people consider what
is real as a reduction or deconstruction
of what is always, for the converted,
simply there.

Personally I think all religions
are in some way a reflection of that deeper
truth which people call God.





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I think Prince's faith is beautiful, and I'm glad he's content, but something about the vibe throughout this troubles me. I miss his humor.

Smokey D. Fontaine: Do you teach a lot of younger musicians in your bands?

Prince: No. I just do what I do, and they're going to get what they are going to get. If they get dog, they get dog.

Is this magazine here in the states, I would like 2 purchase it?

It's sad to see Prince so wrapped up in God and faith, since there is no God whatsoever, and all those books he's reading are just stories, meant to keep people in line and make a person feel something instead of nothing. Life is random, there is no God watching over us. But after losing his parents, his child, etc, I can see why someone would turn to religion. It's all fake though.

lspear76 said:

Well, i guess, the atheists aint makin great songs, are they? Since one must read all that bull shit...
You have no idea of anything about what you call stories, or i guess u just refer to the moses episodes, when you are writing "meant to keep people in line". I guarantee you that atheists are far more well kept in line than religious people. btw... losing a child or parents (that is really grotesque that u mention that one as a key to faith, but it might just describe yourself better to the reader) may also, as well leads to doubt, not faith.
ps. Dawson would take Bach on a desert island, why not a fruit of atheism...?
Maybe because atheism isnt a key to creation? So be glad prince, and many other fellows are religious guys, otherwise you wouldnt have a lot to listen to... Unless of course Pomo is, also, your cup of tea...

And people, come on, p. isnt an intelectual, so give him a break. We're about shakn that ass, not reading dusty books right now, aren't we?
And when he refers to women, he talks about what can divert him from work, like doing d's & sexual intercourses. Nothing more...

MOREmore said:

I found this bit amazing:

".. because they're caught up in worldly things like women, sex, drugs."

So he considers women to be "things" and "worldly" ?!

In contrary to what - men ?

Strange attitude i hafta say.

Sometimes i get the impression Prince himself doesn't have a clue what the f*** he's talking about.

Is this magazine here in the states, I would like 2 purchase it?

I Love it!! I totally agree with Prince! How refreshing to hear someone with
"Celeb Status" give all glory to God!!! You rock!!

You're about a week late. Didn't like the interview, he sounds a little too arrogant.

anti-religiosity is just another form of intolerance.