or was she just BeSSIng?

I never believed that story.

I hope so.

What? I never heard this story, someone care to fill me in?

Try Google.

RKJCNE said:

http://www.starpulse.com/...ith_prince

Wow.
but how could she cover the song without his consent.

RKJCNE said:

i think it was written by him for 'the family' so it was unclaimed or something..im not sure

Zinzi said:

No where in the interview does she say "Prince physically hit her"

Does it???

RKJCNE said:

Isn't that one of the beefs Prince had with Warner. Songs are for sale for a small fee to use by other artists when dealt through the recordcompany?

Prince vs. Sinead O'Connor: The Fist Fight
This is just amusing.

Crome-dome singer Sinead O' Connor tells the London Mirror that she and tiny, purple-loving funk master Prince actually came to blows a few years back. The volatile Irish lass, who has admitted to having bi-polar disorder, says that when she covered Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U, the little man scolded her for her behavior during the publicity run.

“He invited me to his house in Los Angeles and started to give out to me for swearing in interviews. When I told him to go [bleep] himself he got very upset and became quite threatening, physically. I ended up having to escape.” But, objected the paper, “he’s such a small guy.” Replied O’Connor: “He can pack a punch. A few blows were exchanged. All I could do was spit. I spat on him quite a bit.”
I would have paid money to be a fly on the wall for that scuffle. I'm sort of picturing Prince charging Sinead at the waist, then Sinead picking him up into an over-the-shoulder airplane spin.
[Edited 8/16/09 14:50pm]

I hate that lying, bald-headed Bitch!

MoneyMade said:

"He invited me to his house in Los Angeles and started to give out to me for swearing in interviews. When I told him to go f**k himself he got very upset and became quite threatening, physically. I ended up having to escape. He can pack a punch. A few blows were exchanged. All I could do was spit. I spat on him quite a bit."

Dayclear said:

HA!

I doubt he hit her.

Zinzi said:

Did any "blows" connect??

Did Ms O' Conor file a police report....

Again show me where does it state Prince physically Hit Ms. Sinead O' Conor in this blog. Or did he merely throw something across the desk. You have yet to make the case.

MoneyMade said:

i thought the ''pack a punch'' covered it, theres different versions to it

Zinzi said:

Conjecture..speculation.

He can also pack a verbal punch...
So Show me again where it states "Prince punched Sinead O' Conor..."

It doesn't.

"He invited me to his house in Los Angeles and started to give out to me for swearing in interviews. When I told him to go f**k himself he got very upset and became quite threatening, physically. I ended up having to escape. He can pack a punch. A few blows were exchanged. All I could do was spit. I spat on him quite a bit."

MoneyMade said:

thats why i said there are different versions of it
in some its not tooo clear and in some sinead says '' i cant fight thats why i was spitting''

ToraTora17 said:[quote]"He invited me to his house in Los Angeles and started to give out to me for swearing in interviews. When I told him to go f**k himself he got very upset and became quite threatening, physically. I ended up having to escape. He can pack a punch. A few blows were exchanged. All I could do was spit. I spat on him quite a bit."


I know some of you never passed the third grade...so read this again.

" he got very upset and became quite threatening, physically"

"HE BECAME quite threatening"
"HE BECAME quite threatening"
"HE BECAME quite threatening"
"HE BECAME quite threatening"
"HE BECAME quite threatening"
"HE BECAME quite threatening"
"HE BECAME quite threatening"
"HE BECAME quite threatening"
"HE BECAME quite threatening"
"HE BECAME quite threatening"

NEVER DID PRINCE HIT SINEAD O'CONOR PERIOD.

I think you have to look back a bit further to see conflict.

Sinead O'Conor's manager was Steve Fargnoli, who was also prince's manager with Cavallo and Ruffalo. So Steve most probs knew about most of the songs that Prince had recorded.

This is just speculation on my part now.

Due to the bad feeling of the split between Prince and Cavallo, Ruffalo & Fargnoli. Steve thought that Sinead could do better with this song due to Warner Bros and Prince having difficulties over Paisley Park and the funding of.

This most probs annoyed Prince and meeting Sinead

and to quote

He invited me to his house in Los Angeles and started to give out to me for swearing in interviews. When I told him to go f**k himself he got very upset and became quite threatening, physically. I ended up having to escape. He can pack a punch. A few blows were exchanged. All I could do was spit. I spat on him quite a bit."


end quote

so it looks more like out of frustration more than anything else that Prince blow his top at her.


and there you have my 2 pennies worth.

RKJCNE said:

I think she had permission as she had the song broadcast. The way I understand the law is ANYONE can cover any published song without getting permission (the recent cover of "let's go crazy" by Incubus for example) HOWEVER to broadcast it-as fart as I know- you do need permission. http://en.wikipedia.org/w...ry_license

It is called Compulsory Licensing. Prince talked about it in an interview in Ebony in 2004. http://findarticles.com/p..._n6183858/

"HE BECAME quite threatening"

what did he do? stand on his tippy toes?

OnlyNDaUsa said:

It's very possible...but he did not hit her.
And I would suggest treading careful before you find yourself
in a liable complaint.

The punch Sinead alludes to that "everyone knows" could be the
Appolonia slap. Read her blog again..it does not say "Prince hit me"

I can't imagine Prince hitting that fool. He is definetly a lover not a fighter.
She said "He can pack a punch" and she "Spit on him" quite a bit. After the first one do you think he would stand still and let her spit on him the second time?
[Edited 8/17/09 0:41am]

Come on. ask yourself what black man (no matter how light in complexion or stature) can just haul off and punch a white woman. Prince didnt hit that bitch but i bet he targeted her (based on beef with WB) and she (stunned and angered) yelled and spit at him.

SHE SPAT ON HIM?????

sorry-but that is too disgusting. It's not big or clever-but if ANYONE spat on me-i'd struggle to hold myself-i'd rather be punched or slapped or whatever-but deffo not spat on

she is one wierd bitter little mongrel

RKJCNE said:

For the gazillionth time: YOU DO NOT NEED CONSENT TO COVER A SONG.