Forget musicians.This is why powerball winners move away.Everyone always has their hand out.I remember the whole different strokes kids situation and everyone saying that the man on that show should help the kids out.Geez carve out your own career.Make your own way in life.

keenly said:

laurarichardson said:

keenly said:

He paid the Time 150 a week. He did not help Sussanah. Mayte is broke, he ripped off most of the NPG. He did not pay Kevin James for a weeks work travel etc

You realize that the The Time was pre Purple Rain and he may not had as much money back then in addition Morris Day was the only one with a contract with WB and the only one to get royalties. I am pretty sure all the guys in the Time can read and had to know what they were getting into. He owes Susanna nothing and Kevin should have asked for some money upfront. You are not going to win your argument he did a lot for a lot of people and probaly not himself.

The Time were getting $150 a week on the Purple Rain tour. Prince has made millions by then.

And maybe that is true he didn't pay much. It simply is, really not your concern. I'm just saying.

It is irrelevant IMO. I am sure there are sanitation workers on here not getting paid what it is worth; or better yet, TEACHERS not getting paid more for what THEY are worth...But it is the way life is.

I just don't get bad mouthing people when they are gone. NO...I don't have blinders on, and clearly and surely he didn't make the "heavenly Godly' choices he preaches about, but..in the big picture..WHO CARES at this point. In my life, people's good deeds usually overshadow the bad choices.

Again, this goes back to my point of famous people avoiding fans. No wonder they get paraoid. Even if he were here to tell the 2 sides to the story, he wouldn't be beleived.

keenly said:

laurarichardson said:

keenly said: You realize that the The Time was pre Purple Rain and he may not had as much money back then in addition Morris Day was the only one with a contract with WB and the only one to get royalties. I am pretty sure all the guys in the Time can read and had to know what they were getting into. He owes Susanna nothing and Kevin should have asked for some money upfront. You are not going to win your argument he did a lot for a lot of people and probaly not himself.

The Time were getting $150 a week on the Purple Rain tour. Prince has made millions by then.

keenly said:

laurarichardson said:

keenly said: --- Are you mentally challenged? He paid for his sister's rehab and got recording contracts for most of guys he grew up with. How is that not helping he gave Clyde Stubblefield 80k to pay off his hospital bills you do not get a tax write off for that. You also realized that his family treated him like crap and now they stand to get paid.

He paid the Time 150 a week. He did not help Sussanah. Mayte is broke, he ripped off most of the NPG. He did not pay Kevin James for a weeks work travel etc

Waaait, Kevin James worked for Prince!? I gotta hear this story, lol. Was he a bodyguard or something or was this some type of acting thing after he was already famous?

laurarichardson said:

keenly said:

He paid the Time 150 a week. He did not help Sussanah. Mayte is broke, he ripped off most of the NPG. He did not pay Kevin James for a weeks work travel etc

You realize that the The Time was pre Purple Rain and he may not had as much money back then in addition Morris Day was the only one with a contract with WB and the only one to get royalties. I am pretty sure all the guys in the Time can read and had to know what they were getting into. He owes Susanna nothing and Kevin should have asked for some money upfront. You are not going to win your argument he did a lot for a lot of people and probaly not himself.

Gone Laura heehee

weirdozmedia said:

keenly said:

He paid the Time 150 a week. He did not help Sussanah. Mayte is broke, he ripped off most of the NPG. He did not pay Kevin James for a weeks work travel etc

Waaait, Kevin James worked for Prince!? I gotta hear this story, lol. Was he a bodyguard or something or was this some type of acting thing after he was already famous?

It was Kevin Smith. However, the thought of Paul Blart Mall Cop riding around Paisley Park on a Segway made me laugh out loud!

vandeluca said:

laurarichardson said:

vandeluca said:

And maybe that is true he didn't pay much. It simply is, really not your concern. I'm just saying.

It is irrelevant IMO. I am sure there are sanitation workers on here not getting paid what it is worth; or better yet, TEACHERS not getting paid more for what THEY are worth...But it is the way life is.

I just don't get bad mouthing people when they are gone. NO...I don't have blinders on, and clearly and surely he didn't make the "heavenly Godly' choices he preaches about, but..in the big picture..WHO CARES at this point. In my life, people's good deeds usually overshadow the bad choices.

Again, this goes back to my point of famous people avoiding fans. No wonder they get paraoid. Even if he were here to tell the 2 sides to the story, he wouldn't be beleived.

--- The Time was not on the Purple Rain Tour!!! I remember reading that each member that each member of his band got a million dollar bonus at end of the PR tour.

That was nonsense.

keenly said:

prettylamb said:

Unless, I'm mistaken, I believe that home is their childhood home or one of the homes they grew up in. She may live there because it holds a lot of sentimental value to her. To my understanding the house has been remodeled a few times over the years. Since she is a former drug addict and prostitute, Prince may have been reluctant to do more than the bare minimum. In my experience, once you start helping a person it starts to become an expectation.

There is no crack whore that you want to enable with large, endless sums of money from a rich brother. She is an addict and that means she has a greater propensity to get hooked on something. It would have been Prince's money if he was giving it to her.

keenly said:

laurarichardson said:

keenly said: You realize that the The Time was pre Purple Rain and he may not had as much money back then in addition Morris Day was the only one with a contract with WB and the only one to get royalties. I am pretty sure all the guys in the Time can read and had to know what they were getting into. He owes Susanna nothing and Kevin should have asked for some money upfront. You are not going to win your argument he did a lot for a lot of people and probaly not himself.

The Time were getting $150 a week on the Purple Rain tour. Prince has made millions by then.

Whatever they were getting paid, they all stayed because what they wer getting was worth more than money. THey were in the greatest rock movie of all time with the greatest single pop msic of all time. THey will be remembered for nothing else other than that 1,000 years from now. You cant be fame like that. Morris was free to go back to the car rental place and get his old job back - but he stayed. Jam and Lewis got their break as producers because they were with Prince. I guarantee you that neither would place any monetary value on that opportunity.

FUNKYNESS said: