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Reply #30 posted 12/22/15 3:39pm

warning2all

Good Interview.

It should be clear to everyone now that remastered Albums are not on the radar whatsoever.

It's interesting to even hear his memories of "America", or "I Hate U". Interesting that he would admit he blows his. own mind smile
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Reply #31 posted 12/22/15 3:40pm

feeluupp

warning2all said:

Good Interview. It should be clear to everyone now that remastered Albums are not on the radar whatsoever. It's interesting to even hear his memories of "America", or "I Hate U". Interesting that he would admit he blows his. own mind smile

... That's one of the reasons I never bothered responding to that thread about new remasters after hitnrun etc... I knew it was never gonna happen lol

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Reply #32 posted 12/22/15 3:41pm

NorthC

What's wrong with him talking about religion? It gives you an insight to how he's thinking and that's what we fans want, right? We want to know more about our favourite artist. Which does NOT mean we have to agree with everything he says.
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Reply #33 posted 12/22/15 3:47pm

Aerogram

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BartVanHemelen said:

This interview shows what a sad man Prince has become. Such delusions, utterly believing his own bullshit.

Just two sentences?

That's as close to speechless you'll ever be.

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Reply #34 posted 12/22/15 4:01pm

tatocorcu

BartVanHemelen said:

This interview shows what a sad man Prince has become. Such delusions, utterly believing his own bullshit.


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Reply #35 posted 12/22/15 4:02pm

feeluupp

tatocorcu said:

BartVanHemelen said:

This interview shows what a sad man Prince has become. Such delusions, utterly believing his own bullshit.

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Reply #36 posted 12/22/15 4:04pm

Aerogram

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feeluupp said:

warning2all said:

Good Interview. It should be clear to everyone now that remastered Albums are not on the radar whatsoever. It's interesting to even hear his memories of "America", or "I Hate U". Interesting that he would admit he blows his. own mind smile

... That's one of the reasons I never bothered responding to that thread about new remasters after hitnrun etc... I knew it was never gonna happen lol

Guys... He just said people read too much into everything and go and read that answer in the most limited and literal way. The answer to the question is "Hopefully, yeah." This means "yes", he hopes so.

He mentions a greatest hits, this would obviously be just starters if he had his way.

EBONY: Will you be remastering the catalog?

Prince: Hopefully, yeah. A new Greatest Hits. Because I never had anything to do with [The Hits/The B-Sides]. But put great liner notes in it to explain what record came from what and why. Explain the backstory of it. Somebody said “Purple Rain” was inspired by Bob Seger! I said, call him in. “Sit down, man. Y’all got to have everything, huh? Bob Seger?! You gon’ put that in the ether? OK.” [laughter]

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Reply #37 posted 12/22/15 4:05pm

tatocorcu

feeluupp said:



tatocorcu said:


BartVanHemelen said:

This interview shows what a sad man Prince has become. Such delusions, utterly believing his own bullshit.



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I listened to Phase 2 within a couple of hours of its release. But he had 'reviewed' it long before that?..
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Reply #38 posted 12/22/15 4:07pm

feeluupp

Aerogram said:

feeluupp said:

... That's one of the reasons I never bothered responding to that thread about new remasters after hitnrun etc... I knew it was never gonna happen lol

Guys... He just said people read too much into everything and go and read that answer in the most limited and literal way. The answer to the question is "Hopefully, yeah." This means "yes", he hopes so.

He mentions a greatest hits, this would obviously be just starters if he had his way.

EBONY: Will you be remastering the catalog?

Prince: Hopefully, yeah. A new Greatest Hits. Because I never had anything to do with [The Hits/The B-Sides]. But put great liner notes in it to explain what record came from what and why. Explain the backstory of it. Somebody said “Purple Rain” was inspired by Bob Seger! I said, call him in. “Sit down, man. Y’all got to have everything, huh? Bob Seger?! You gon’ put that in the ether? OK.” [laughter]

But we're talking PRINCE TIME here... Hopefully means... In the near future... In the near future means... Most likely never. lol

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Reply #39 posted 12/22/15 4:11pm

NorthC

Can we stop talking 'bout Mr. B and get back to talking 'bout Mr. P? Thanx. wink
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Reply #40 posted 12/22/15 4:13pm

feeluupp

NorthC said:

Can we stop talking 'bout Mr. B and get back to talking 'bout Mr. P? Thanx. wink

... Yes... can anyone elaborate more why Prince is obvious so bitter about Susan Rodgers comments?

Did she leave Paisley on a mutual relationship? Prince seems very bitter towards Susan...

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Reply #41 posted 12/22/15 4:14pm

tatocorcu

Interesting interview. I find myself disagreeing with pretty much everything he says, particularly when he talks about religion (I wish the journalist had gone a bit further and asked him what he thinks about people who do not believe in any kind of God, if he thinks atheists can be good people too, although I fear I would not have liked the answer).
It is cool to hear what he says about old songs and I really wished he wrote about them more often, although again, I'm not sure I'd believe a lot of what he'd say. And he's now mentioned a few times how they gave the Beatles a lot more money for their catalogue than they gave him, when he's made more albums. A different person would probably realise that if he had not gone out of his way to pretty much obliterate most of his influence from popular culture his catalogue would make a lot more money. But it's Prince, God is always in his side and therefore he's always right.
Still, I enjoyed reading that interview, and I have now been listening to Phase 2 on repeat for ten days, so I won't comoplaim too much...
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Reply #42 posted 12/22/15 4:19pm

thedoorkeeper

An updated greatest hits would be MEGA!! yes
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Reply #43 posted 12/22/15 4:32pm

hw3004

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BartVanHemelen said:

This interview shows what a sad man Prince has become. Such delusions, utterly believing his own bullshit.

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Reply #44 posted 12/22/15 4:35pm

IstenSzek

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But I’m like, that’s my coat that’s in Hard Rock Café. They’re not supposed to have that. Get that outta there. And second of all: how did they get it? And then they’ll say, “well, a bandmate.” I say, “oh really? Go get the band member and bring him to me.” And then they sit down and come in with their head down. I ain’t gonna say who it is, but that’s what I’m talking about.

“Why? What do I say to your wife now?” “I came on hard times, I don’t know what to tell you.” Now in my heart, I forgive them. But like I said, it’s like, you won’t hear from him anymore. See, back in the day, he was making some comments too. We’ve all had to deal with it, but I just, wow.

i'm curious now. did this bandmember go into prince's wardrobe and just take stuff which

he/she then sold to hard rock cafe?

or is it more like they went ahead and sold stuff they already had. like mayte selling his
clothes that she still had kicking about etc.

because if they stole from him, i can see why he would be miffed. if they didn't and just
sold 'their' prince items, it's kinda sad that he makes such a fuss.

either way, he comes across as pretty unpleasant to me, reading this. i mean, ewww neutral

and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #45 posted 12/22/15 4:35pm

NorthC

feeluupp said:[quote]



NorthC said:


Can we stop talking 'bout Mr. B and get back to talking 'bout Mr. P? Thanx. wink



... Yes... can anyone elaborate more why Prince is obvious so bitter about Susan Rodgers comments?



Did she leave Paisley on a mutual relationship? Prince seems very bitter towards Susan...

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Prince often talked about his songs being his children. He feels they belong to him and, as long as they're in the vault, to no one else. I don't know if he's bitter, maybe it's more like, "Hey, Ms Rodgers, you were just an employee, I know what to do.."
Just my twocents
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Reply #46 posted 12/22/15 4:35pm

KCOOLMUZIQ

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An updated greatest hits would be MEGA!! yes

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eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #47 posted 12/22/15 4:36pm

EroticDreamer

That was painful to read.

Prince sounds crazy wacky

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Reply #48 posted 12/22/15 4:38pm

RJOrion

feeluupp said:

Militant said:

The religion stuff aside, this is one of Prince's best interviews in AGES.

Agree!!

It's funny he deff saw the recent BBC THE VAULT DOCUMENTARY and was taking "shots" indirectly at Susan Rodgers... lol

He took a couple shots at Dez Dickerson too...in his book, Dickerson said Prince was amazed at Bob Seger's success with power ballad anthems...also the part about "his wife", and about Prince's coat being sold to the Hard Rock cafe'

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Reply #49 posted 12/22/15 4:38pm

MIRvmn

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It was a good interview for once smile
Welcome 2 The Dawn
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Reply #50 posted 12/22/15 4:44pm

luvsexy4all

if prince feels he was disrespected in some way by whomever it is /was.. ..who is it to say thats not right?

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Reply #51 posted 12/22/15 4:45pm

RJOrion

he took some shots at Appollonia too...because she is always saying how the Purple Rain era love songs were about her

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Reply #52 posted 12/22/15 4:49pm

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BartVanHemelen said:

This interview shows what a sad man Prince has become. Such delusions, utterly believing his own bullshit.




Totally agree
He's acting like he is part of hip hop history too
I really hate him now. I really do
Always puffing himself up... He's such a wacko

He needs to go away
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Reply #53 posted 12/22/15 4:53pm

thedance

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I am so tired of Prince's games.... neutral

Give us those remasters CD's & Vinyls for Christ's sake.... it's christmas & we need to have those remasters 1978-1995 NOW, the good old classics with bonus, the sooner the better... right? foodnow

Otherwise.... I can't read a Prince-interview anymore, 10 years ago I would hunt down every interview I was so excited back then. Now I just don't care about Prince, what he says, anymore.... usually he is talking shit that bores the hell out of me.

the headline is about a Greatest Hits package...? the hits are released already on The Hits/ the B-sides, The Very Best Of Prince and Ultimate - there haven't been any hits ever since 1994/95 maybe I should read it just to understand that, I guess he was just joking (not being serious about it), like he always is...? sad

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Reply #54 posted 12/22/15 4:54pm

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RJOrion said:

he took some shots at Appollonia too...because she is always saying how the Purple Rain era love songs were about her

I think that was a shot at Susannah Melvoin.

The wooh is on the one!
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Reply #55 posted 12/22/15 4:59pm

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I miss the pre-Internet days when I didn't know Prince was such a petty douchebag with no humility.

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Reply #56 posted 12/22/15 5:01pm

starkitty

did Susannah ever actually *say* they were about her? or did others say that?

I mean, we know the verses in crystal ball were about her. just because you're over it doesn't mean it didnt happen.
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Reply #57 posted 12/22/15 5:01pm

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EBONY: Did you hear the last album by The Time, Condensate?

Prince: No. You know, it was Morris playing drums and me on the bass. That’s how we would make the basic track. Naked. Just like that, and nobody would know. And then when you put the keys on it and the guitar, then that’s what The Time was. And it was perfect. Going through it now, I can hear all that stuff. Like “The Walk.” I hadn’t heard “The Walk” in ages. It’s like you can’t believe that you did it. I don’t even know how it’s possible. I don’t. I do but I don’t. That can never be duplicated again. It was a time period. His son [Derran Day] sings now, and look just like he did. So it should be like Steph and Dell Curry. Let’s do this. The Time can still be alive, he just needs to do it. I’m gonna see him in a minute anyway to work together. Musicians I’m cool with. But other folks standing around talking about they gon’ take out the vault? Boy…

Is this Prince saying he has plans to work with Morris (or his son?) on a new Time project?

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Reply #58 posted 12/22/15 5:01pm

TrevorAyer

I've been enjoying some of prince recent music after years of really bad music, but this interview leaves me feeling like p is a real douchebag. All his religious Bs and he wines about someone selling his coat for a few bucks. It's mine mine mine says millionare donald prince over and over. Pride and gluttony are deadly sins, which means if you helieve the religious garbage coming out of your own mouth, u should believe god will strike you dead for being an egotistical petty glutton who always wants more than everyone else. No prince you do not have faith, your attitude proves it. Maybe like trump who believes republicans are stupid enough to believe all his lies, p thinks cristians are dumb enough to buy his music if he pretends to be religious. There is absolutely nothing cristian about a song like 2Y2D, which is creepy with a pediphilia slant aa well as heavy coersion via the dare theme. Prince has always played with rape themes, at this age lyrics like 2y2d and lolita are super creepy, especially when the premise is that the young girl says NO and then is mocked and taunted as tho she is just being a chicken because she is young, and not actually saying no because prince is old and gross and creepy and she doesnt WANT to fuck prince. Prince is delusional to think no one is his friend because he is SOOOO great. Just look at the way p talks about his old friends he now seems to be bitter about. Damn if some friend helped me make millions they can have the damn coat.
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Reply #59 posted 12/22/15 5:03pm

starkitty

the interview does finally sound like some real talk tho
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