Prince does EVERYTHING ON PURPOSE, we have known him for years, he is well known for being a control freak, u think he didn't see MJ's press conference (that's the only way Prince didn't emulate MJ's clothes on purpose, only if Prince never saw MJ's press conference).

Not only that, but Prince probably had that jacket custom made, to resemble (he didn't want an exact copy) MJ's jacket.

Prince wanted to be compared with MJ this time. He did it to attract MJ fans, knowing MJ fans will inmediately recognize the similarity in the clothes. Another reason, Prince has a sense of humor, he's like making a parody, i don't mean mock. Of course i think there is no comparison, Prince has always been superior.

This is like the time, right after the Superbowl performance, the controversy caused by Prince's phallic shadow, u think Prince didn't know his shadow would look like he had huge hard on, u think he didn't rehearse the whole thing, to see how it would look? That was no "shadow malfunction", WTF! Are people that fucking naive? Prince always had EVERYTHING under control. The time when in 1983 (James Brown birthday) Prince got on the same stage that MJ had been, Prince fell off the stage, only that time, MAYBE that falling off the stage wasn't on purpose.

Truth444 said:

TurnItUp said:

Wow! What a weird thing.... not the Prince and Michael attire, but the way people stretch to make things look odd. Prince is enough of an enigma and I seriously doubt he would do this on purpose.

[Edited 10/19/10 11:03am]

[Edited 10/19/10 11:16am]

Gonzalo1979 said:

Prince does EVERYTHING ON PURPOSE, we have known him for years, he is well known for being a control freak, u think he didn't see MJ's press conference (that's the only way Prince didn't emulate MJ's clothes on purpose, only if Prince never saw MJ's press conference).

Not only that, but Prince probably had that jacket custom made, to resemble (he didn't want an exact copy) MJ's jacket.

Prince wanted to be compared with MJ this time. He did it to attract MJ fans, knowing MJ fans will inmediately recognize the similarity in the clothes. Another reason, Prince has a sense of humor, he's like making a parody, i don't mean mock.

Of course i think there is no comparison, Prince has always been superior.

Exactly.

tbag said:

You guys can say what you want about his sunglasses being the same as MJ's but it's really the whole look. When I first saw that picture of Prince, the first thing I thought was - damn he dressed the same as MJ did at his last press conference.

Say what you will but there is a similarity, and it's kinda weird.

[Edited 10/17/10 0:42am]

Yeah two black guys wearing sunglass with a microphone and both are pop stars ....... yeah i can see the similarity ........

Too many people drinking Purple KoolAid around here ....

tbag said:

You guys can say what you want about his sunglasses being the same as MJ's but it's really the whole look. When I first saw that picture of Prince, the first thing I thought was - damn he dressed the same as MJ did at his last press conference.

Say what you will but there is a similarity, and it's kinda weird.

[Edited 10/17/10 0:42am]

Yeah two black guys wearing sunglass with a microphone and both are pop stars ....... yeah i can see the similarity ........

Too many people drinking Purple KoolAid around here ....

Guys.... I just wanna get serious for a moment...If i may?

FUCK OFF WITH THE MJ SHIT!!

Many thanks..

Dreamer2 said:

tbag said:

You guys can say what you want about his sunglasses being the same as MJ's but it's really the whole look. When I first saw that picture of Prince, the first thing I thought was - damn he dressed the same as MJ did at his last press conference.

Yeah two black guys wearing sunglass with a microphone and both are pop stars ....... yeah i can see the similarity ........

Too many people drinking Purple KoolAid around here ....

Black?

Gonzalo1979 said:

Prince does EVERYTHING ON PURPOSE, we have known him for years, he is well known for being a control freak, u think he didn't see MJ's press conference (that's the only way Prince didn't emulate MJ's clothes on purpose, only if Prince never saw MJ's press conference).

Not only that, but Prince probably had that jacket custom made, to resemble (he didn't want an exact copy) MJ's jacket.

Prince wanted to be compared with MJ this time. He did it to attract MJ fans, knowing MJ fans will inmediately recognize the similarity in the clothes. Another reason, Prince has a sense of humor, he's like making a parody, i don't mean mock. Of course i think there is no comparison, Prince has always been superior.

This is like the time, right after the Superbowl performance, the controversy caused by Prince's phallic shadow, u think Prince didn't know his shadow would look like he had huge hard on, u think he didn't rehearse the whole thing, to see how it would look? That was no "shadow malfunction", WTF! Are people that fucking naive? Prince always had EVERYTHING under control. The time when in 1983 (James Brown birthday) Prince got on the same stage that MJ had been, Prince fell off the stage, only that time, MAYBE that falling off the stage wasn't on purpose.

Truth444 said:

Wow! What a weird thing.... not the Prince and Michael attire, but the way people stretch to make things look odd. Prince is enough of an enigma and I seriously doubt he would do this on purpose.

[Edited 10/19/10 11:03am]

[Edited 10/19/10 11:16am]

No. Not this time. This is ridiculous crap from folks just trying to get a rise.

andykeen said:

Dreamer2 said:

Yeah two black guys wearing sunglass with a microphone and both are pop stars ....... yeah i can see the similarity ........

Too many people drinking Purple KoolAid around here ....

Black?

Sorry but it's true Prince and MJ are Black .... Blah ...Blah ...whatever label you want to call slaves from africia that are now in the new world ...Blah ...Blah...

Wooooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooooooooo!!! Amen to that! Thank you Prince!!! I love you to death babe!!!

TurnItUp said:

robinhood said:

sorry but i have a really strong intolerance for the parasitic types that boost their self esteem by working for these cats and they do anything to keep their job and 'profile'.

anyone who thinks this level of superstar is fully responsible for his own demise better think again.

MJ was fully responsible for his own demise.

is that why his ass-kissing parasitic negligent imbecilic so-called doctor is on trial for manslaughter? clearly, when someone is mentally incapable of looking after themselves properly, someone else is.

think for a minute what fame does to a persons mind, then think about how these YES-PEOPLE directly feed into it, like leeches, with every ounce of vanity and self-importance they can muster.

here's a scenario for you, a hypothetical, not necessarily true:

prince: "lets announce my great idea at a press conference" (even though i have no dates and apparently this is so important to the whole world, a hype-filled dramatic press conference is exactly what is called for)

yes-person: "oh YES prince thats a GREAT idea!!! ur such a genius" (clapping their hands moronically, imbecilic by nature, now I'M going to be part of something IMPORTANT)

prince: "well you know i'm not exactly sure this is the way to go, its just an idea, tell me what you really think"

imbecilic yes-person: "no no its just great! you should really do that!" (because now i'm attached to this whole scenario and what it means to ME)

i mean seriously its so moronic its no wonder prince has flushed out and fired friends and workers in the past.

look at the history of pop legends and the people who surround them on a daily basis, getting off on their association with someone famous, to dangerous extremes, from inept assistants to pathetic girlfriends.

the price of fame? how long is the list? here's a few: mental instability, unrealistic view of their place in the world, with their parasites yearning for acknowledgement, and how those parasites directly contribute to the rise AND FALL of artists we respect and admire.

people here might not wanna talk about MJ, but he and prince arent so different in this respect.

hopefully prince still has the brain cells it takes to protect himself from unwanted, and highly dangerous influences.

thats all i'm saying.

andykeen said:

robinhood said:

I'm going. I don't care how. I'm. Fucking. Going.

tbag said:

You guys can say what you want about his sunglasses being the same as MJ's but it's really the whole look. When I first saw that picture of Prince, the first thing I thought was - damn he dressed the same as MJ did at his last press conference.

Say what you will but there is a similarity, and it's kinda weird.

[Edited 10/17/10 0:42am]

The outfit looks like one of Prince's jokes. I think he's making fun of all the Michael Jackson comparisons. Prince does things like that for a laugh, to shock, and create some controversy. He's a prankster.

He's been doing that kind of thing for decades. On the VIBE show hosted by Sinbad on June 13, 1998 Prince talked with a high Michael Jackson voice for a moment saying "I don't like to talk because my voice is so high," before talking in his own deep voice.

He has a sense of humor. I remember the GQ Awards on Halloween October 31, 1998 when Prince wore a fake beard, looking and acted like Grady Wilson on Sanford and Son.

In Dave Hill's book Prince: A Pop Life Andre Cymone's mom remembered going to Prince's early gigs and watching Prince confuse fans after the gig: "All the kids were running looking for Prince. Prince was sitting downstairs in the hotel saying 'No, no, Prince ain't down yet,' Andre would show up and they'd all run to Andre saying "Prince! Prince!'"

"He's got a great sense of humor," said Dez Dickerson, "He'd do things just to totally put people off. Someone would put out their right hand to shake his hand right-handed and Prince would put out his left hand to force you to switch hands and shake left-handed."

In Per Nelson's book Dance Music Sex Romance record engineer David Rivkin remembered a prank Prince played on record producer Tommy Vicari. "Tommy Vicari was out late one night and Prince took some of (manager) Owen Husney's clothes and stuffed them with leaves. He put a knife in the back and put him face down on the bed." Rivkin remembered "Vicari came back at 4 in the morning and though Owen had been murdered. He was really screaming. I don't think he ever forgave Prince.

Another time, Prince had a squart gun which we took to a fancy restaurant in Sausalito. We took turns shooting up in the air. People three tables away were looking up at the ceiling to see if something was leaking. We tried not to laugh."

"Prince played a practical joke on Chaka Khan," Husney remembered. "She had called the studio looking for Sly Stone, and Prince pretended to be Sly over the phone and tricked her into coming down to the studio. She was pissed at Prince and called him every name in the book but she stayed for a while and listened to him play."

In one recurring joke at airports before he was recognisably famous, Prince would tell the band to grab the first wheelchair they saw and put him in it. Prince put on a pair of dark sunglasses and sat in the chair with a blank look on his face looking nearly comatose. The band would walk away into the background making it seem like an invalid had been left at the airport. Prince slumped forward in his chair and drooled, which immediately attracted a shocked crowd. At that point the band would pretend to come to his assistance.

In Dave Hill's book Prince: A Pop Life Brown Mark remembered "Prince left me behind once [on the Controversy tour] when I was a minute late for the bus. I came down the steps with all my bags and everything, and all the fans down there. One of them said 'Yo, man, I think they left you. They forgot you were here... ' Eventually the bus returned. When I got on I was pretty pissed off. They were all on there laughing. I said, 'I don't see nothing funny.' I went to Prince about it, and he said, 'You shouldn't have been late.'"

On the America Music Awards on January 30, 1995 Prince pulled a prank on Quincy Jones when he stood on stage next to Quincy Jones at the 10th anniversary performance of "We Are the World" and Prince sucked on a tootsie pop and did not sing. Quincy Jones held his microphone to Prince's mouth to sing and Prince responded by holding his tootsie pop up to Quincy Jones, but when Quincy went for it, Prince quickly pulled it back. Quincy Jones was quoted in the Chicago Sun-Times as saying to Prince afterwards that "as far as I'm concerned you're still a prick."

On the Tonight Show Jay Leno explained a phone prank Prince had played on him pretending to be "Joe the carpenter." Prince admitted to loving to joke. Of course not everyone thinks his sense of humor is funny.

[Edited 10/20/10 21:17pm]

cracknbush said:

http://www.bvnewswire.com...rt-series/

Today, Prince headed to Harlem to the iconic Apollo Theater to announce he would be serving as Master of Ceremonies for a new concert series called 'Welcome To America,' which will be kicking off this December.

Though he was mum on details like dates and tour stops, the 52 year-old singer/songwriter told the crowd that 'Welcome to America' will showcase some of his favorite artists including Maceo Parker, Janelle Monae, Mint Condition, Esperanza Spalding, Cassandra Wilson, Lalah Hathaway and Sheila E.

The Minnesota native also confirmed that he and the New Power Generation would also perform nightly alongside featured acts.

"If you've been to one of my shows, then you know what time it is," the usually media shy artist joked. "You need to come early and come often because every time we play it's always something new. I got a lot of hits. Bring friends, bring children, and bring foot spray because it's gonna be funky."

"I didn't want to talk too much but how many have seen 'Waiting for Superman,' " he asked before bringing out Harlem Children's Zone head Geoffrey Canada who also spoke briefly about how grateful he is Prince chose Harlem as the venue to announce the series.

Prince will play a special guitar for the duration of the concert series and then auction off the guitar for the benefit of Harlem Children's Zone.

BET's President of Music Programming Stephen Hill, a long-time fan of 'The Purple One,' introduced Prince to the throngs of media outlets present at the press conference. A few months back, the network awarded Prince with a Lifetime Achievement award at the 2010 BET Awards.

Hill reminisced on his first Prince concert in 1982 at the Apollo and more recently flying to Nice, France to see his two-hour set and another two-hour long after-hours set. "I know what I hope he's here to announce," but admitted he was out of the loop on what the big announcement was.

At the press conference, Prince also debuted the full version of his new song 'Rich Friends.'

Earlier this year, he released his album '20Ten' in newspapers across Europe and in the UK, but refused to allow access to the album to digital download services.

Hmmm...yup...he's coming 2 NY!!!

According to www.moquake.com - this is some info that was posted on their site regarding some dates for the Welcome2America tour, and they will let fans know when they receive some clarity on these dates as well as ticket sale dates information:

December 14, 15 & 17 - Izod Center East Rutherford NJ

December 18 & 29 - (MSG) Madison Square Garden New York NY

[Edited 10/20/10 7:20am]

I haven't posted here in months and looking at this thread only reminds me of why I haven't been on this site. We should be happy Prince is going to tour ANYWHERE in the U.S. and yet here we go with more morons dogging every friggin thing here. This is what's up, you want to see Prince here in NYC, come and see him. If you don't, great don't see him. In fact, I hope all of you who are bitching don't even try to get a ticket because I need all the tickets I can get my hands on so I can go to every show he's doing around here! God knows I don't want to sit/stand next to someone who thinks he hasn't done anything good in 15 years. I'm glad he's coming back to the city that he belongs in, NYC. It's gonna be hot as hell out here and I can't wait to burn up in the funk!

cracknbush said:

"You need to come early and come often

That's the name of the bar I work at...E&O...Early and Often. It's a sign!

Truth444 said:

TurnItUp said:

Wow! What a weird thing.... not the Prince and Michael attire, but the way people stretch to make things look odd. Prince is enough of an enigma and I seriously doubt he would do this on purpose.

Thank You. Finally an orger with some intelligence.

robinhood said:

TurnItUp said:

MJ was fully responsible for his own demise.

is that why his ass-kissing parasitic negligent imbecilic so-called doctor is on trial for manslaughter? clearly, when someone is mentally incapable of looking after themselves properly, someone else is.

think for a minute what fame does to a persons mind, then think about how these YES-PEOPLE directly feed into it, like leeches, with every ounce of vanity and self-importance they can muster.

here's a scenario for you, a hypothetical, not necessarily true:

prince: "lets announce my great idea at a press conference" (even though i have no dates and apparently this is so important to the whole world, a hype-filled dramatic press conference is exactly what is called for)

yes-person: "oh YES prince thats a GREAT idea!!! ur such a genius" (clapping their hands moronically, imbecilic by nature, now I'M going to be part of something IMPORTANT)

prince: "well you know i'm not exactly sure this is the way to go, its just an idea, tell me what you really think"

imbecilic yes-person: "no no its just great! you should really do that!" (because now i'm attached to this whole scenario and what it means to ME)

i mean seriously its so moronic its no wonder prince has flushed out and fired friends and workers in the past.

look at the history of pop legends and the people who surround them on a daily basis, getting off on their association with someone famous, to dangerous extremes, from inept assistants to pathetic girlfriends.

the price of fame? how long is the list? here's a few: mental instability, unrealistic view of their place in the world, with their parasites yearning for acknowledgement, and how those parasites directly contribute to the rise AND FALL of artists we respect and admire.

people here might not wanna talk about MJ, but he and prince arent so different in this respect.

hopefully prince still has the brain cells it takes to protect himself from unwanted, and highly dangerous influences.

thats all i'm saying.

BULLSHIT! I don't care if Conrad "I told the trut" Murray did administer the drug. He was doing what Michael ASKED him to do. Michael did it to himself. He shouldn't been fucking with them drugs or asking for an anesthesia to be put to sleep and you're NOT having surgery and you're not in a hospital. Fuck the dumb shit. Michael killed Michael!

[Edited 10/20/10 11:58am]

Acrylic said:

I'm going. I don't care how. I'm. Fucking. Going.

I think that's the right attitude BABY!

thebeautifulones777 said:

thanx 4 sharing the info i hope i get the chance 2 finally see my first Prince concert ever

AMEN!!!!

I think some folks are forgettnig that this thread is about Prince, not MJ. Focus people.

purplecam said:

I haven't posted here in months and looking at this thread only reminds me of why I haven't been on this site. We should be happy Prince is going to tour ANYWHERE in the U.S. and yet here we go with more morons dogging every friggin thing here. This is what's up, you want to see Prince here in NYC, come and see him. If you don't, great don't see him. In fact, I hope all of you who are bitching don't even try to get a ticket because I need all the tickets I can get my hands on so I can go to every show he's doing around here! God knows I don't want to sit/stand next to someone who thinks he hasn't done anything good in 15 years. I'm glad he's coming back to the city that he belongs in, NYC. It's gonna be hot as hell out here and I can't wait to burn up in the funk!

*Ahem*

NEW JERSEY!

tbag said:

You guys can say what you want about his sunglasses being the same as MJ's but it's really the whole look. When I first saw that picture of Prince, the first thing I thought was - damn he dressed the same as MJ did at his last press conference.

Say what you will but there is a similarity, and it's kinda weird.

[Edited 10/17/10 0:42am]

Prince...

Get some sleep the natural way Cuz.

We don't want you getting that upper room sleep.

TurnItUp said:

BULLSHIT! I don't care if Conrad "I told the trut" Murray did administer the drug. He was doing what Michael ASKED him to do.

exactly. moronic yes-people are so accustomed to saying yes, they dont know when to say no.

its a doctors job to make sure their 'patient' is not endangering themselves.

but an imbecilic yes-person doesnt consider this when they are so focussed on all the money they are making and want to hold on to their 'position'. thats why the guy is up for manslaughter, dude.

a while back there was a rumor that prince was taking painkillers for his hip. i dont know if it is true.

did anyone around him sit the punk down and slap some sense into him? at the risk of losing their job? did anyone have the ethics required to do what is right ?

you want prince addicted to painkillers? i'm not saying its a true rumor, but i think ur missing the point on what goes down behind the closed doors in these mansions of fame.

yes-people are dangerous. they really need to go do a job more befitting their moronic nature, imo.

did anyone see michael jackson's this is it

that director (or whatever he was), was a fucking BUTT KISSER to the max

YES, MICHAEL...... SURE THING MICHAEL!

but he did stop micheal from trying that crane lift thingy on the first go because he said it was too dangerous

robinhood said:

TurnItUp said:

BULLSHIT! I don't care if Conrad "I told the trut" Murray did administer the drug. He was doing what Michael ASKED him to do.

exactly. moronic yes-people are so accustomed to saying yes, they dont know when to say no.

its a doctors job to make sure their 'patient' is not endangering themselves.

but an imbecilic yes-person doesnt consider this when they are so focussed on all the money they are making and want to hold on to their 'position'. thats why the guy is up for manslaughter, dude.

a while back there was a rumor that prince was taking painkillers for his hip. i dont know if it is true.

did anyone around him sit the punk down and slap some sense into him? at the risk of losing their job? did anyone have the ethics required to do what is right ?

you want prince addicted to painkillers? i'm not saying its a true rumor, but i think ur missing the point on what goes down behind the closed doors in these mansions of fame.

yes-people are dangerous. they really need to go do a job more befitting their moronic nature, imo.

Whatever you're responsible for yourself, all the blame doesn't go on the other person. yes man people are to blame but if you can't handle fame then it shouldn't happen for you.

chocolate1 said:

purplecam said:

I haven't posted here in months and looking at this thread only reminds me of why I haven't been on this site. We should be happy Prince is going to tour ANYWHERE in the U.S. and yet here we go with more morons dogging every friggin thing here. This is what's up, you want to see Prince here in NYC, come and see him. If you don't, great don't see him. In fact, I hope all of you who are bitching don't even try to get a ticket because I need all the tickets I can get my hands on so I can go to every show he's doing around here! God knows I don't want to sit/stand next to someone who thinks he hasn't done anything good in 15 years. I'm glad he's coming back to the city that he belongs in, NYC. It's gonna be hot as hell out here and I can't wait to burn up in the funk!

*Ahem*

NEW JERSEY!

Naaah....definitely the NYC....

rudeboynpg said:

tbag said:

You guys can say what you want about his sunglasses being the same as MJ's but it's really the whole look. When I first saw that picture of Prince, the first thing I thought was - damn he dressed the same as MJ did at his last press conference.

Say what you will but there is a similarity, and it's kinda weird.

[Edited 10/17/10 0:42am]

The outfit looks like one of Prince's jokes. I think he's making fun of all the Michael Jackson comparisons. Prince does things like that for a laugh, to shock, and create some controversy. He's a prankster.

He's been doing that kind of thing for decades. On the VIBE show hosted by Sinbad on June 13, 1998 Prince talked with a high Michael Jackson voice for a moment saying "I don't like to talk because my voice is so high," before talking in his own deep voice.

He has a sense of humor. I remember the GQ Awards on Halloween October 31, 1998 when Prince wore a fake beard, looking and acted like Grady Wilson on Sanford and Son.

In Dave Hill's book Prince: A Pop Life Andre Cymone's mom remembered going to Prince's early gigs and watching Prince confuse fans after the gig: "All the kids were running looking for Prince. Prince was sitting downstairs in the hotel saying 'No, no, Prince ain't down yet,' Andre would show up and they'd all run to Andre saying "Prince! Prince!'"

"He's got a great sense of humor," said Dez Dickerson, "He'd do things just to totally put people off. Someone would put out their right hand to shake his hand right-handed and Prince would put out his left hand to force you to switch hands and shake left-handed."

In Per Nelson's book Dance Music Sex Romance record engineer David Rivkin remembered a prank Prince played on record producer Tommy Vicari. "Tommy Vicari was out late one night and Prince took some of (manager) Owen Husney's clothes and stuffed them with leaves. He put a knife in the back and put him face down on the bed." Rivkin remembered "Vicari came back at 4 in the morning and though Owen had been murdered. He was really screaming. I don't think he ever forgave Prince.

Another time, Prince had a squart gun which we took to a fancy restaurant in Sausalito. We took turns shooting up in the air. People three tables away were looking up at the ceiling to see if something was leaking. We tried not to laugh."

"Prince played a practical joke on Chaka Khan," Husney remembered. "She had called the studio looking for Sly Stone, and Prince pretended to be Sly over the phone and tricked her into coming down to the studio. She was pissed at Prince and called him every name in the book but she stayed for a while and listened to him play."

In one recurring joke at airports before he was recognisably famous, Prince would tell the band to grab the first wheelchair they saw and put him in it. Prince put on a pair of dark sunglasses and sat in the chair with a blank look on his face looking nearly comatose. The band would walk away into the background making it seem like an invalid had been left at the airport. Prince slumped forward in his chair and drooled, which immediately attracted a shocked crowd. At that point the band would pretend to come to his assistance.

In Dave Hill's book Prince: A Pop Life Brown Mark remembered "Prince left me behind once [on the Controversy tour] when I was a minute late for the bus. I came down the steps with all my bags and everything, and all the fans down there. One of them said 'Yo, man, I think they left you. They forgot you were here... ' Eventually the bus returned. When I got on I was pretty pissed off. They were all on there laughing. I said, 'I don't see nothing funny.' I went to Prince about it, and he said, 'You shouldn't have been late.'"

On the America Music Awards on January 30, 1995 Prince pulled a prank on Quincy Jones when he stood on stage next to Quincy Jones at the 10th anniversary performance of "We Are the World" and Prince sucked on a tootsie pop and did not sing. Quincy Jones held his microphone to Prince's mouth to sing and Prince responded by holding his tootsie pop up to Quincy Jones, but when Quincy went for it, Prince quickly pulled it back. Quincy Jones was quoted in the Chicago Sun-Times as saying to Prince afterwards that "as far as I'm concerned you're still a prick."

On the Tonight Show Jay Leno explained a phone prank Prince had played on him pretending to be "Joe the carpenter." Prince admitted to loving to joke. Of course not everyone thinks his sense of humor is funny.

[Edited 10/20/10 21:17pm]

Those practical jokes Prince plays on people are actually just mean and nasty. That doen't show a sense of humor, it shows a real mean streak from someone that obviously doesn't seem to care about anyone but himself. Laughing at someones misfortune that was directly caused by you is just plain nasty.

And as for the MJ thing...get over it people. Prince looks like he always does. He just happens to be wearing something that is slightly similar to something MJ wore 2 years ago. Probably by the same designer. It's not a backward message or anything. Life is not as mysterious