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Reply #150 posted 07/27/13 7:52am

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Stymie said:
Jill Jones is hardly the person to be giving advice on Prince with the things she's said about him and I'm sure he doesn't need her coming to his defense.

When I read that post on FB, I immediately thought of Tavis Smiley's interview with Prince and Prince was talking about criticism "I don't know if they think it won't get back to me or I don't care, but we were in love (agreement) then. we should be in love now. The world is a hard place as it is, we don't need to add to it". Much respect to Jill Jones but Stymie's above quote is on the money.

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Reply #151 posted 07/27/13 8:22am

V10LETBLUES	Tavis Smiley is the absolute last person I would want to write a book about Prince. Kiss-Ass moron. Him and his pet Cornell. [Edited 7/27/13 8:24am]
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Reply #152 posted 07/27/13 8:43am

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DrFunkenberry wrote a recap on his website http://www.drfunkenberry....urce=pubv1

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"Prince said Questlove should write a book about me(PRINCE). He appreciated music and he would do it right. He said should. Not want. Should. He didn't say Questlove needs to write a book about him and DrFunkenberry should help. My name was NOT brought up at all. Questlove should write a book. Period. Questlove. Not DFunkenberry. So all those trolls on message boards, need to chill the heck out."

And Jill Jones's response (to the song "The Beautiful Ones" not being about Susannah) shows a lot of insight and is not hateful at all. Prince is a artist, he is a man. Show respect and listen to his music. Discussing a person whom you knew 30 years ago on a panel to promote a pretentious book is silly.

A book about Prince's life should be about his music, not the gossip or his private life.

Prince said Questlove should write a book about me(Prince) = GOOD. Me, possible freudian?

Prince did't ask Dr Funkenberry to write book but Questlove = Excellent.

And Jill Jones's response (to the song "The Beautiful Ones" not being about Susannah) shows a lot of insight and is not hateful at all. - and who said it was hateful????

Discussing a person whom you knew 30 years ago on a panel to promote a pretentious book is silly - not really if the book is about events that happened 30 years ago. I think old band members that were around during those eras provides some insight. Spreecast is not much different. They talk some gossip and it is all about what is going on in Prince's life and they even talk with old crusty's. With spreecast I think we are trying to promote Dr. Funkenberry's blog??

A book about Prince's life should be about his music, not the gossip or his private life. - possibly but sometimes real life works its way into the lyrics. So you are saying stay out of Prince's private life but going on twitter and stating songs are not about specific people and praising Jill Jones who basicly provided some insight to Prince's private life on facebook? Your claim to fame is you know a celebrity personally.

Diagnosis: Get an Education and make 250K per year. Quit being Prince's clown.

Hello?? Come again??

I am NOT Dr Funkenberry.

I have quoted from his blog - see the quotation marks and the word EXCERPT in front of the quote?

Reply#17 in this thread says something about claws of proteges coming out in reference to Jill Jones' comments on FB.

Toure's book is not about events from 30 years ago. It tries to explain Prince's status as an icon, i.e. draws conclusions across his whole life/career from events and songs in the 1980's.

Yes real life may influence song lyrics but unless the artist tells you what inspired a song, it is just speculation or hearsay.

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Reply #153 posted 07/27/13 8:57am

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I know your are not Dr funkenberry! Speculation and hearsay, that's all a book will be unless Prince lays it all out there in his own words. I agree with you.

What are you outraged about today? CNN has not told you yet?

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Reply #154 posted 07/27/13 11:38am

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bashraka said:

I think that comment was Prince's way of knocking Sussanah's ego down a peg. It wouldn't surprise me if Prince has been seething that members of fDeluxe has been talking openly about Prince and opining about the motivations of his songs, that he used Funkenberry's blog to take a jab.

Of course it was. He comments on this now just shortly after jigging with their soundcloud account. This book shit all seems like a snub to Toure, same thing.

Prince says anything that suits him at the time.

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Reply #155 posted 07/27/13 3:22pm

SoulAlive	V10LETBLUES said: Tavis Smiley is the absolute last person I would want to write a book about Prince. Kiss-Ass moron. Him and his pet Cornell. I agree.I won't pay any money for ANY book that he writes,even if it is about Prince.
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Reply #156 posted 07/27/13 5:39pm

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NouveauDance said:

bashraka said:

I think that comment was Prince's way of knocking Sussanah's ego down a peg. It wouldn't surprise me if Prince has been seething that members of fDeluxe has been talking openly about Prince and opining about the motivations of his songs, that he used Funkenberry's blog to take a jab.

Of course it was. He comments on this now just shortly after jigging with their soundcloud account. This book shit all seems like a snub to Toure, same thing.

Prince says anything that suits him at the time.

Susannah has always been of the opinion that 'Beautiful Ones' was not written about her. Does it really matter who it was written about? Enjoy it for what it is ... A GREAT song.

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Reply #157 posted 07/28/13 2:04am

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but these people actually know Prince.They've worked with him,toured with him,spent countless hours with him.They have a history with Prince.Their opinions and insight carry alot of weight.And it's not like everything they say about him is negative.

True but how much weight should be assigned to their account is debatable when they knew him / worked with him 20-30 years ago. They were around during an important phase in his life / career but have not been part of his life or career since then. Would you be happy if people defined who you are only from experiences they had with you 20-30 years ago? I am not saying to dismiss them or their stories but it needs to be considered within that context. And also that the public only heard their version of events. Prince doesn't talk, for better or for worse.

In all honestly,the era that they worked with Prince (the 80s) is the main era that readers are gonna be interested in.Their stories and insight is what's gonna sell the book.

"the public only heard their version of events.Prince doesn't talk"

Exactly,and since he refuses to talk and set the record straight,we only have their insight to go by.It's better than nothing at all.

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Reply #158 posted 07/28/13 3:56pm

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I imagine that Prince's comment may have been inspired by Questlove's book Mo Meta Blues which was released last month. I'm only 1/3 or so into the book, but I could see where it's structure and content would appeal to Prince. The book emphasizes music influences, artists dealing with the music business, etc., but does not delve into sexual escapades, drugs, etc.

Nothing at all like Motley Crue's The Dirt.

By the way, i have only a passing interest in The Roots, and I'm still enjoying Questlove's book. I recommend it.

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Reply #159 posted 07/28/13 5:24pm

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I imagine that Prince's comment may have been inspired by Questlove's book Mo Meta Blues which was released last month. I'm only 1/3 or so into the book, but I could see where it's structure and content would appeal to Prince. The book emphasizes music influences, artists dealing with the music business, etc., but does not delve into sexual escapades, drugs, etc.

Nothing at all like Motley Crue's The Dirt.

By the way, i have only a passing interest in The Roots, and I'm still enjoying Questlove's book. I recommend it.

Well maybe I did not give Quest the benefit of the doubt. Certainly the man is smart and loves the subject matter. Being a musician himself doesn't hurt either.

I am going to flip-flop here and say Quest is a good choice. I'm woman enough to admit I was hasty with my opinion.

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Reply #160 posted 07/28/13 6:38pm

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Who's Another onely Christmas about?

Oh, and was that a no on the Isaacson idea?

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Reply #161 posted 07/28/13 9:14pm

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Stymie said:

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Stymie said:

Yep.

Then again, Dr. Funkenberry goes into some wrong-headed semantics about "should" vs "want" when in this cirucmstance, they mean the same thing. Because he's a dummy. And I bet you anything, deep down he thinks Prince does actually want him to write a book about him

Well I don't think he's a dummy.

I do. He can't put coherent sentences together.

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Reply #162 posted 07/28/13 10:28pm

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