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Thread started 06/10/16 3:14pm

Marta

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Letters from Prince: A Minneapolis writer remembers

…his relationship with a lost star.

Guys, I found this interesting, really nice article from Neal Karlen. I found it somewhat calming. ..Neal maintained a 31 year friendship with Prince in which most of the conversations took place, by phone, during the wee hours. Here’s an intro and the link:

Minnesota native Neal Karlen was 25 years old when he landed the first of two in-depth interviews with Prince for Rolling Stone. What followed were 31 years of handwritten notes, late-night calls and an unlikely friendship.

There's a copy of a handwritten letter from Prince to Neal accompanying the article.

Link > http://www.startribune.co...377555951/

If you seek only love’s pleasure... you shall laugh..but not all of your laughter, and cry.. but not all of your tears…
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Reply #1 posted 06/10/16 3:24pm

Dilan

this is sweet. why is "real" blocked out in the letter

I'm feeling a bit fammy™
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Reply #2 posted 06/10/16 3:28pm

Dibblekins

Some really telling hints dropped there about P's 'inner life'. I wonder if this guy will tell us all a little more, or is that tantalising glimpse all we'll ever get to hear?

I can't deny I shed a couple at the end. sad

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Reply #3 posted 06/10/16 3:38pm

CherryMoon57

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I find the beginning of the article very sad. sad

Life Matters
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Reply #4 posted 06/10/16 3:43pm

purplegirl00

broken Oh man, that was beautiful! sad

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Reply #5 posted 06/10/16 3:50pm

TrivialPursuit

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Dilan said:

this is sweet. why is "real" blocked out in the letter


It seems like it's lifted from something else with graphics over it, not a blurring out of a word. Something to tag it so it's not stolen & used elsewhere.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #6 posted 06/10/16 3:52pm

XxAxX

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The last thing we worked on together was a private 1993 manifesto, written by me in his voice, explaining why he really changed his name to that goofy glyph. He told me the manifesto was for a “time capsule”

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what's in there, i wonder?

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Reply #7 posted 06/10/16 4:05pm

journalism16

Such a sweet and beautiful article.
Erin Smith
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Reply #8 posted 06/10/16 4:17pm

TrivialPursuit

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XxAxX said:

The last thing we worked on together was a private 1993 manifesto, written by me in his voice, explaining why he really changed his name to that goofy glyph. He told me the manifesto was for a “time capsule”

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what's in there, i wonder?


I wonder more if that manifesto isn't what was hidden, for a short time, on either thedawn.com or love4oneanother.com, where it was written in rather normal English & grammar.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #9 posted 06/10/16 4:27pm

RenaRF

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I don't know. I find the article a terribly sad. The first reference to his only real fear being of dying alone just stabbed me in the heart. And then the reference to how when he called sometimes he was so terribly lonely and depressed. 😞
[Edited 6/10/16 16:29pm]
"Everything that's in your heart, come what may
Even though his might get broken" RIP Prince
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Reply #10 posted 06/10/16 4:42pm

Wannabeyourlov
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Beautiful article. Brought tears to my eyes. He died alone..the one thing he feared the most. God has him in heaven now.
I WISH YOU LOVE, I WISH YOU HEAVEN SWEET PRINCE...
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Reply #11 posted 06/10/16 4:43pm

babynoz

This is exactly why I couldn't buy into the whole "beautiful death" idea posted by someone else. This sounds a lot closer to the truth from somebody who actually knew him over the years.

Dying alone in that elevator. sad

I have fresh tears now.

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #12 posted 06/10/16 5:10pm

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RenaRF said:

I don't know. I find the article a terribly sad. The first reference to his only real fear being of dying alone just stabbed me in the heart. And then the reference to how when he called sometimes he was so terribly lonely and depressed. 😞
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That is the baseline fear all humans have. That is why we need God so badly.
We all come into this world alone and that is how we leave.
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Reply #13 posted 06/10/16 5:19pm

anangellooksdo
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By the way, once you know God, you know when someone dies, it's gonna be okay.

FEAR: False Emotions Appearing Real
Forgetting Everything's All Right
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Reply #14 posted 06/10/16 5:40pm

Wannabeyourlov
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True. But Prince has always known God. But his fear was dying alone. Which saddens me. He knew there was a heaven. He spoke about it. Im sad.
I WISH YOU LOVE, I WISH YOU HEAVEN SWEET PRINCE...
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Reply #15 posted 06/10/16 6:03pm

anangellooksdo
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I pray for him. I ask God to keep his spirit at peace and free and happy. It's a very powerful thing when many people do that for you. I'm sure he feels our love and he loves us right back.
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Reply #16 posted 06/10/16 6:07pm

bashraka

Fuck Neal Karlen! Weeks before Prince died, this guy talked about how the pains he went through to distance himself from being the "Prince Guy"e. Also, said that he would sell the many hours of audio recordings he has of Prince being interviewed to the highest bidder after Prince died. This guy is a douche and if he planned on writing a biography about Prince, I would not buy it. What a snake in the grass that guy is smh.

3121 #1 THIS YEAR
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Reply #17 posted 06/10/16 6:12pm

babynoz

bashraka said:

Fuck Neal Karlen! Weeks before Prince died, this guy talked about how the pains he went through to distance himself from being the "Prince Guy"e. Also, said that he would sell the many hours of audio recordings he has of Prince being interviewed to the highest bidder after Prince died. This guy is a douche and if he planned on writing a biography about Prince, I would not buy it. What a snake in the grass that guy is smh.



Lanks people, lanks?



He did confess his sin but if you think his article is self serving you should step to him. nod

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #18 posted 06/10/16 7:02pm

CalhounSq

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Jeeeeez, that breaks my heart!!! bheart
heart prince I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it prince heart
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Reply #19 posted 06/11/16 11:48am

mimi1956

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I waited til daytime to read this, can't stop crying again. I love you Prince, we all do.

admission is easy, just say U believe, then come 2 this place in your heart.
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Reply #20 posted 06/11/16 12:10pm

bettybop

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I remember this guy's interview on a local radio station here in Minneapolis after Prince's death. He expressed remorse for joking about selling off his Prince stuff. He said something like, he just never imagined Prince would actually die. He seemed genuinely grief stricken and sad, yet there was something about him and his stories that gave me reservations. Not sure what it was... I'll make sure to read this later.

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"Be glad for what you had baby, what you've got..."
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Reply #21 posted 06/11/16 12:34pm

StephanieThePi
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This article made me cry for the glimpse of Prince it gave. I guess because I know what it's like to be up most nights, unable to sleep and feeling terribly lonely with no one to call and talk to. I hate that Prince ever felt that way.

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I love you, Prince. heart rose

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Reply #22 posted 06/11/16 4:08pm

SpinsterSister

That made me cry again....damn it. I watched a few youtube shows regarding his legacy, how he started etc and you can see the loneliness/insecurity he dealt with. While I really wonder what happened to him when he was a kid and I think it was more than just being thrown out at 12 or so....I am glad that I don't know. Emotional/mental trauma really fucks people up for good.

Need me some fuzzy love....and yes, I wear clear heels
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Reply #23 posted 06/11/16 9:04pm

sumtymes

no worries Neal

True Love is given unconditionally


Regret nothing

Cherish the twilight moments u and P had

Honor his memory

Thank u 4 sharing

And know that God had Prince from his beginning

And unto the end.


He was a man who knew God


Trust
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Reply #24 posted 06/11/16 9:20pm

motherfunka

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There was an article in the Star Tribune a couple of weeks before Prince's death about Neal Karlen and Prince.

http://www.startribune.co...375088911/

TRUE BLUE
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