In the end, the only things that genuinely bother me are situations like the Crystal Ball fiasco, the current non-US access to Lotusflow3r debacle, & the fact that he has toured Australia twice (yes that's 2) in 30+ years.

Apart from that, I quite enjoy all his quirks. Some of them make sense in hindsight, while others make him look a tad silly. 'Chemtrails' anyone? But it comes with the territory. It's good for a laugh. It's Prince.

squirrelgrease said:

where is the hate if some fans told their opinions or observations? Why Prince fans can not critic Prince? R u Prince fam?

GetWildHornyPony said:

Why can't a Prince Fam critic other Prince Fam about their critic about Prince ...

Which came first the Critic or Prince ?

My preference is to just enjoy the music, and not get twisted up in whatever Prince may be experiencing in his personal journey. I have a journey of my own. I take from what's good of those around me, and leave the rest behind. As in: "If it don't apply, let it fly". IMHO, any amount of energy spent toward "hating" another mans' philosophy, would be better spent toward getting my own groove on and maintaining my own peace of mind.

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LondonStyle said:

i don't care Prince fam, i ignore them!

The hate usually stems from the persons own personal life.

I for one am very interested in what Prince has to say. His distorted view of reality is always entertaining.

He doesn't even know the price of a pint of milk. Soya, maybe. But really, multi-millionaire rock stars who don't visit the supermarket can't teach me shit about my own life.

Marrk said:

My thought exactly.

the haters have no lives, therefore, to prove that they have some relevence into today's world, they utter rubbish. may the Almighty forgive them for their uselessness (here I ask myself why am i paying attention to them)

a lot of it has to do with racism though. many people want Prince to fulfil the stereotypical image as propogated by hollywood, of the black man who is overly sexed, speaks broken english and has some drug related problem

lol

instead, prince shatters those stereotypes and reasons from his heart, his intellect. in the process, he is a role model for millions of young African descended men all over the world, as well as the rest of humanity

forgive the haters and the bigots aka the losers...they are merely fuel for their own fire...
[Edited 4/29/09 5:50am]

TyphoonTip said:

err.....that's his job ....to entertain ....he sings and makes music for a living ...if his view was not distored you would not get any music .....
Let me help you....John Lennon ...MJ....Jimi...etc...



Have you ever seen Purple Rain ....in Reality....

oh on the Price of milk thing ask George W Bush or Tony Blair ...they would both have a problem with that question and they ran your life!
[Edited 4/29/09 5:59am]

PigSkin said:

yeah.....racism.....that is it exactly

WTF?

LondonStyle said:

Some here seem to have a collection of boulders...in a glass hut.

...and nobody wants to interview them...
[Edited 4/29/09 13:56pm]

oh lawd

PEJ said:

i stopped coming to prince forums roughly from 1998 to 2009. i still come around when new albums are getting ready to drop to see what's up, but it has not been a daily (or even weekly) routine. i have tracked the headlines from prince.org and housequake.com via rss for roughly the last 3-4 years (could be less, i'm not sure). i read things sometimes and i used to occasionally post in threads or start a thread at housequake.com. i haven't hung around here much in a long, long time, mainly because "ain't nothing changed but the date." i recently started posting here regularly in the last few weeks.

yes, of course it gets old. that was the point of my comment that you're taking exception to. i have chosen to spend some of my free time here lately, and yes, this crap is getting old, just like it did back in the day when i used to read prince fan chatter every day.
[Edited 4/29/09 7:30am]

I feel like I'm staring at a car crash right now. This thread is very entertaining.

observation:

an argument is taking place on a prince fan forum about who needs to get a life.

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Eye second the notion! Prince is not in any way an iddiot. He has done some very risky things in life and still found ways in which 2 succeded.

squirrelgrease said:

Sure, I will give you that... Maybe 10% though; and that's very generous.

candy2277 said:

Prince is a conspiracy theorist and believes religious morality should influence modern-day politics. That, right there, disqualifies him from my list of public intellectuals. Sorry. Is there no one here that doubts the validity of such thinking?. I love the man's music but I feel obliged to call him out when he makes statements like this.

PigSkin said:

Beautifully written...

May I add that many people's growing need for some sort of justification in living their lives the way "they" choose is sought through Prince. Again, it's called idol worship and/or fanaticism; the very thing(s) that Prince himself has warned against, and is even still scoffed at for pointing out...

Some people end up acting like children, and then start to cry like children when they are treated as such. They do so by lashing out and seeking attention...

Here's a thought; Prince is all grown up now (and has been for some time). If "some of" you want to try and relate on the same level, then try and grow up too.

this is all so positive i'm tearing up.

PigSkin said:

You had half a point but then brought in 'the almighty' and pissed on your whole argument. What a shame.

...I HAVE always said it is better 2 be THOUGHT dumb...that way u know exactly what is going on...i connected VERY well with prince's intreview..as long as i have prince's back i WILL protect him in EVERYWAY possible..i will take on a whole nation and i WILL still win...any1 can test me..i will pass...
..it took me 10yrs of studying and preparing myself be4 i stepped in2 prince's world because i knew it was going 2 b hard...10yrs of personal preparation..because i am his guard..i watch over his soul and take care of it..and as long as his soul is safe everything else about him will b protected...
..i took this mission because that is God's will and nobody can stop it..plus i knew i was the strongest in EVERY aspect in the female race...
..u see we i get mad..many know it..and feel it..but that goes too with when i am happy..many know it and feel it...

...mzsexybaby

mzkqueen03 said:

Put down the needle, put down the spoon.

No other entertainer is "Setting The World on Fire" at the moment.

CDs are about the same price as Vinyl Albums..CD singles? Downloads?

If Prince is coasting, I guess he can afford to. The hard work is over. It's not the same man.


The peak of the music industry was in 1980's-Mid 1990's. It coincides with the peak of The U.S.A.


YHWH is Elohim and Yahoshua is King

LondonStyle said:

I'm sure that you meant to type "you're". It's an abbreviation of "you are".

That aside, if by using the Glass House cliché you're implying that I have recently discussed chem-trails, recording industry conspiracies, Jehovah and the Bible as fact-based entities, then I would appreciate it if you would back up your accusation.