How did such a non-conformist become such a conformist?

This question is more of a discussion, than a question, because there's no right answere.

But, as I'm listening to "Come" right now I kind-of got a kick when Prince says "fuck." It was so normal and now it's so verbotten.

All of this, of course, ties to his religious beliefs.

Is a life so devoid of classification and rules almost attracted to a world of strict rules.

Possibly, because they're spinning out of control and have no happiness.

Maybe structure is happiness?

So let me get this straight...

U think that Prince deciding not 2 curse makes him a conformist???

WOW.

I really like that I can play Prince's music 4 my 7 year old daughter, and she loves him.

Giovanni777 said:

sro100 said:

Giovanni777 said:

EmethEverywhere said:

...L-O-V-E THYSELF PROPERLY...
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...it is a striking irony..that while religion is often quite analytical and subtle in its understanding of a man's obligations 2 others...
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..it is quaintly naive about his obligations 2 himself...
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..it assumes that men need 2 b taught in detail exactly how they should act 2 one another...but these same men r suppose 2 b innately wise or spontaneously intelligent about the way they should treat themselves...
...mzsexybaby'ONLY THE BRAVE..LET'S JAM!!'

..he who hates himself...
...who does not have proper regard 4 his own capacities,powers,compassions...actually can have no respect 4 others...
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...D-E-E-P within himself he will hate his brothers when he sees in them his own marred image...
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..L-O-V-E 4 one-self is the FOUNDATION of a brotherly society and personal peace of mind..
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..by L-O-V-Eing oneself...I DO NOT MEAN coddling oneself..indulging in vanity,conceit,self-glorification..
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..i DO INSIST on the necessity of a proper self-regard as a PREREQUISITE of the good and moral L-I-F-E...
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..in a D-E-E-P sense we must have a good domestic relations with ourselves b4 we can have good forign relation w/others...
..mzsexybaby'WELCOME 2 THE POWER-HOUSE..WE GONNA GET OUR HOUSE IN ORDER..CUZ MY PAPPA DIDN'T RAISE NO-FOOL'

lol

he grew up.....

like we all do

most teenagers/younger folk drink, smoke, swear, have unprotected, sex-talk or think about sex ALOT more than you do when you hit -say your thirties-

so-by yoyur forties-its even less

by your fifties-it's just not the done thing to walk in a room all cursing and talking nasty stuff-sleeping around-most of the stuff you did when you were younger-unless all your friends are teenagers.....

then-your pretty much doomed to trying too hard to appear young-which is alot more tragic than growing up and accepting some things just aint cool for a grown man or waman to do forever

ok and no-i aint tellin you how young i aint

sro100 said:

It was all an act. Even the laciviousness was an act. Prince was always a conservative semi-prude.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Giovanni777 said:

So let me get this straight...

U think that Prince deciding not 2 curse makes him a conformist???

WOW.

I really like that I can play Prince's music 4 my 7 year old daughter, and she loves him.

So much so that he's willing to try and alter HISTORY in order to be like every other conformist

xlr8r said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

So much so that he's willing to try and alter HISTORY in order to be like every other conformist

How is he trying to alter history?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

xlr8r said:

How is he trying to alter history?

lyrics. Changing them. Trying to pass off frauds to the general public. Just because you got divorced, and then cut the father out of the family picture don't mean that he never stuck his dick in your twat and created those kids!

Why are a bunch of conformists questioning the degree of Prince's conformity.

Stop living through him. He's 51.

gogol said:

xlr8r said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

xlr8r said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

It's more than an atempt to not be vulgar. It's an assault against his own life. The history is plain to hear for billions of people across the planet and no amount of massacre will change the fact that he's trying to pass of a facade for the real thing. If he doesn't want to hold onto his past, he should create a future.

omg dude you are taking his shit wayyy to personal and out of proprotion

Swearing is vulgar--that's why its called cussing.

Shock-value is why people do it.

At twenty you get a pass.

At forty-fifty its rude, crude, uncouth and ignorant.

A man (or woman) that routinely cusses is boorish no matter how much $ or fame.

sweething said:

o.k.
[Edited 8/14/09 11:00am]

I wouldn't say he's a conformist now but I think he had some tough times in life and found some solace in religion and following its teachings more strictly. I think it's all a result of some pain in his life...getting older is not fun in general as many of us older org'ers can tell you.

But he's always been very passionate and very mercurial and totally into what he believes at that particular moment. That's part of being a nutty (and brilliant) artist.

sweething said:

How much dirtier could he have gotten?
[Edited 8/14/09 10:45am]

polkadotbliss said:

lol

he grew up.....

like we all do

most teenagers/younger folk drink, smoke, swear, have unprotected, sex-talk or think about sex ALOT more than you do when you hit -say your thirties-

so-by yoyur forties-its even less

by your fifties-it's just not the done thing to walk in a room all cursing and talking nasty stuff-sleeping around-most of the stuff you did when you were younger-unless all your friends are teenagers.....

then-your pretty much doomed to trying too hard to appear young-which is alot more tragic than growing up and accepting some things just aint cool for a grown man or waman to do forever

ok and no-i aint tellin you how young i aint

I think that Prince has been searching for peace and a source of comfort thoughout his life and he has found that now in his religion. that's what God does, for those of you that don't know.
[Edited 8/26/09 19:04pm]

sro100 said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

sweething said:

Prince is not nor has he ever been the character you love so well -- face the facts --

because he's not you.

Thank God I'm not a fake ass liar

sweething said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Thank God I'm not a fake ass liar

Changing ones life does not a liar make, come on.