Calling people "fams"

The JW thing

The ass out pants

The typhoon

Parading his wife on stage like a common whore

Not capitalizing on the 3 official websites of his

Suing fans

Planet Earth

Not touring to capitalize the release of the Lotus Flower set

The slave thing

Vendetta1 said:

I knew I wasnt alone

mostbeautifulboy said:

WTF was he thinking?

i need to add Graffiti Bridge to my list.

He should have given G B over to a good dierector and screenwriter, then...only...may THEN would he have not only got Madonna on board (she thought the script TOTALLY sucked), but he would have had a great movie on his hands, instead of a PR reject.

4 pages and no one mentioned "Stauros" yet?

It's not so much Prince's religion that we hate... it's what it wrought...

- The NewPowerPak
- The Hit n' Run Tour
- Stauros speech
- The Christ
- No more swearing (Yet still being as dirty as possible? How does that even make sense? What an odd rule.)
- His bizarre theories on racism
- Claiming music wants to be free, yet I can't play my old NPGMC tracks because he shut his dang site down, as well as taunting us with unreleased stuff ("The Divine", etc.), and going after anyone who plays a song that features a chord that appeared in one of his songs.

I wouldn't say any of these were "mistakes" though... if Prince was still 20 years old. But hearing a 50 year old man rant about chemtrails is something that should be saved for Art Bell.

billymeade said:

Yeah, the stauros thing was kinda heartbreaking.

We all have a choice...and we make our own desisions...

DesireeNevermind said:

whether a *religion* can be critiqued is not the issue. You had the nerve to call someone's *choice* of religion a *mistake* and you clearly don't have that right. Additionally, from reading some of your posts you seem to know very little about that particular religion. I know a lot about JW and while I don't agree with some of their core beliefs as an organization I greatly admire the devotion many of it's members show. Plus, they are politically neutral. They may annoy you but they'll never attempt to harm you for calling them a "mistake*

mostbeautifulboy said:

I went as Typhooned Prince to a costume party back then..lol, Yes, with typhoon. Man, I really used to dig him.

Of course this thread is easy for us with the benefit of hindsight.

So the things that didn't go over well for him/mistakes would have to be:

firing Wendy & Lisa (with them he was at his best)
directing under the cherry moon
graffiti bridge, the movie
changing his name to a symbol, claiming he had retired and then reversing it all
the crystal ball fiasco
selling out to Hip Hop and wanna-be D'angelo-isms
suing his non-bootlegging fans

mostbeautifulboy said:

Maybe just an EP instead of a full album? With some rock-ish material?

Paris9748430 said:

Thank You!

"Ain't nothing ever come from complaining
Xcept a bitter heart, that's true!!!!" ~ The Man Himself

mostbeautifulboy said:

Am I the only one who liked the typhoon?

DesireeNevermind said:

Was money the only reason that Vanity left the 'Purple Rain' project? I think she was pissed at Prince for alot of reasons,including his cheating ways,lol."I needed one person to love me,Prince needed more",she told People magazine in 1984.

But I agree,she would have been sensational in Purple Rain! She was actually a pretty good actress.Apollonia did okay but she was really just filling someone else's shoes and wasn't entirely convincing playing that character.

Mistakes, hmmm....dunno..we all make them and thank god I’m not being scrutinized the way he is for the ones I make.
No matter what he does there will always be a group of people not agreeing with him or slaying him for the decisions he makes.

What’s not really clever in my point of view is announcing exciting new projects; the release of live dvd’s, movies etc and then cancelling these projects.
From a marketing perspective this guy can make so much more money AND keep us bitches happy by simply releasing good quality live dvd’s and/or cd’s.

brooksie said:

Well Vanity left he project for a few reasons, the 2nd Vanity 6 was in the works
and their version of Sex Shooter is out the vault

Vanity and Morris left for similar reasons by then one was substance abuse
Prince's control of them, Vanity more or less in the emotional dept

So he had to get someone quickly
He allowed for the idea that Apollonia and him were dating, but in truth she was married.

SoulAlive said:

No, I believe a majority of people liked the typhoon.

What # are we up to?????
#whatever thinking it was a better idea to promote Carmen over Rosie

Thinking giving Bria her own CD was better than giving her a test drive by slipping in a few of her song inbetween his own.

Choosing to only do business with yes-men.

Choosing to only be around characterless yes-women.

Telling everyone and their mother that your a JW now when the JW's never asked you to be their spokesmodel anyway.

Other Prince.org members had better ones, but I had to add in my two cents.

Paris9748430 said:

Shit Fuck that!. Larry took THE REAL PRINCE from us.

I don like the new Prince at all

The alienation and pimping of his fans.

his only mistake would be Keeping his vault a secret
[Edited 6/6/09 13:54pm]

HomeSquid said:

I live in America not Iran and I can call anyone's choice of religions a mistake if I want. You haven't read enough of my posts to determine my knowledge of the JW faith. You know a lot of JWs? Good for you! I used to be one so you can take what your friends tell you and stick it where the sun don't shine and the rain don't fall.

If you think the JW faith is so great then how come ur not on board? Why would you disagree with their core beliefs and organization then turn around and have a hissy fit over somebody who believes Prince becoming a JW was a mistake. You admire their devotion? Shit, radical Muslims are devoted too. JWs remain politically neutral? Well somebody forgot to tell Prince because even though he doesn't vote he's awfully quick to give his political stance.

Let's see...he hints that he's against gay marriage which has become a political issue, he believes that no matter who is elected president things will not change (a slap in the face of Obama and all who voted for change) and we have a separation of church and state but he thinks we all have to go by "prophecy" and that God should be part of politics. Well whose God? Prince, as much as I love him, be down right hypocritical and talking out both sides of his mouth and I attribute that to the JWs.

myfavorite said:

I disagree. I think Guitar Hero would debase how much of a truly skilled and gifted guitar player he is. Most people I talk to who play that game actually believe that playing that game is the same as playing the song on a real instrument. Of course this is laughable. I myself have played viola, cello and bass since I was about 10, and have since taught myself some guitar and other instruments and I'm sure there are other musicians in these forums. Any of us can tell you that it just isn't even close. So I get why he would not do that.
As for the superbowl, didn't he release Planet Earth that year?

HomeSquid said:

I almost became a JW and I feel I have every right to call him joining a mistake. I have huge tons of respect for the faith but something goes out the window for me when Prince does whatever the hell he wants and the Witnesses don't call him on it. Oh, but you will get an earful of what's wrong with you and YOUR faith though.

Vendetta1 said:

so true

- Releasing albums by crappy artists (Carmen Electra) and not releasing the albums by good ones (Rosie Gaines, MC Flash)

-Letting Tony M rap

-Releasing My Name is Prince as a single

-Firing The Revolution

-Making Graffiti Bridge (and using Ingrid Chavez as the lead in the movie. What a bore).

-Running Paisley Park Records into the ground

All that other crap mentioned doesn't really matter to me.
He tried things out. Some worked. Some didn't.

The only thing that really makes me cringe is that Prince thinks he can manipulate a whammy/tremelo bar. It sounds so shitty and forced and ruins his otherwise beautiful guitar playing and tones.

If I could post 101 video clips to support my point, I would.

But, that is only my humble opinion.

Prost!

DesireeNevermind said:

perhaps you were in a hurry when you started posting because of being emotionally involved. Not a humble one, you. Either way you resorted to defensiveness rather quickly.

The radical Muslim comparison is a poor one for As if any German can be compared to Hitler because they are both live in Germany. What I said about their devotion nullifies your analogy. Their devotion may annoy but not harm. So I mentioned a good thing about their devotion rather than what devotion can lead to, which was what you were implying.

Regardless of whatever Prince or any individual does or doesn't do doesn't necessarily mean the religion endorses it. I'm not defending Prince or JW for that matter. Just pointing out you are out of line in calling someone's choice of what they believe a "mistake". It's different than saying what they believe is a mistake.

How is it a mistake for Prince to choose to become a JW?

Again, I explained to you why I didn't become a JW so please read a post before you reply. I don't agree with many of their core beliefs so why would I "get on board"

a FUTURE MISTAKE would be him NOT putting a forum on Lotus Flower,displaying the mistakes of all of those hating fans that reflect their personal flaws and live vicariously through Prince..
May your life bw critiqued in the same manner!!!
those with no mistakes cast your first stone...

SCARLETTPUZY said:

"Haters" don't live their lives through Prince, that is you fams. Particularly when you guys act like you have some connection to him.