OldFriends4Sale said:

purplepoppy said:

Yes sir! Some days I'm just happy if my clothes aren't on backwards. Prince had a way of putting double triple infinity meanings to his lines as all great poets do.

lol right

that is why I had to post #1

Sometimes," his old girlfriend says, "he says things that make you feel like you haven't gotten an answer. He leaves you to have to think about every word he's said, which is kind of irritating."

nelcp777 said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

On music he's a little more open, shunning any specific discussion of his past songs except to express an awe toward his own oeuvre, as though it was created by someone else. He writes: "Ultimately, spiritual evolution is the axis on which inspiration and creativity spin. . . there r so many songs that I've written and recorded, sometimes it is hard 4 ME 2 believe it all comes from one source!" And, intriguingly: "All of my musicality comes from GOD. . . . The blessing/curse ensued when I kept sneaking back in2 the talent line dressed as another person. . . I got away with it several times be4 they caught me!"

OF4S,

What is your take on the last line? I don't know how to interpret that.

obviously this wasn't directed to me but i interpret it as him releasing albums as other artists, i.e., "dressed" as the time, "dressed" as vanity 6, "dressed" as the family, etc. etc.

starkitty said:

nelcp777 said:

OF4S,

What is your take on the last line? I don't know how to interpret that.

obviously this wasn't directed to me but i interpret it as him releasing albums as other artists, i.e., "dressed" as the time, "dressed" as vanity 6, "dressed" as the family, etc. etc.

AHHHHH That makes a lot of sense

OldFriends4Sale said:

nelcp777 said:

OF4S,

What is your take on the last line? I don't know how to interpret that.

That is a line, I read over and over and over, and don't get it. But understand that Prince can be out of touch in communicating with people in his cryptic way, that halts a person from understanding.

Part of my is thinking about when he performs as another character like Tora Tora?
Or maybe he is talking about being out of character with who is knows he is, and doing the music for the wrong reason.

But the curse ensued and being caught ... IDK

I thought of the Camille or Jamie Starr persona. It is one of Prince's remarks that is very hard to determine and understand. Thanks for your thoughts and insight.

Just realized I wrote clothes on backwards. Sorry to those it will offend, didn't catch it.

OldFriends4Sale said:

starkitty said:

obviously this wasn't directed to me but i interpret it as him releasing albums as other artists, i.e., "dressed" as the time, "dressed" as vanity 6, "dressed" as the family, etc. etc.

AHHHHH That makes a lot of sense

that too. Prince used the word "dressed".

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Acknowledging the presence of various personalities and the ability to manifest them? Blessing/curse makes sense.

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oopsie, back to irritating/fascinating.

starkitty said:

nelcp777 said:

OF4S,

What is your take on the last line? I don't know how to interpret that.

obviously this wasn't directed to me but i interpret it as him releasing albums as other artists, i.e., "dressed" as the time, "dressed" as vanity 6, "dressed" as the family, etc. etc.

Thanks for your insight and interpration. It is a very interesting quote.

I enjoyed reading what is here. Is this article still available or online anywhere? Thank you.

starkitty said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

For three hours, the ICON photographer sets up in a Paisley Park sideroom adjusting the lights, prepping the film. Then, suddenly, a white BMW Z3 roars up to Paisley, and in strolls Prince -- not That Artist who's offered us this awkward parody of a name that seems designed to militate against familiarity, but a real person -- Prince.

So Prince, in a long, flowing buttoned-up, basketball-colored top that stretches down to his knees -- and cream colored heels -- sits down in front of the camera and, for a little while, lets the wall down a bit, keeping us all in stitches with his dry, quick-witted humor. Outside of interview mode, he shows off more of the changed man, a freer, more relaxed man.

Already wearing one ear cuff in each ear, he contemplates adding a hoop earring to his right one. He holds it up to his ear, "Earring or no?"

"Yes!" the female assistant says. "Wear it."

"Who buys the magazine?" he asks.

"Men," he's told.

Right on the beat, he drops the earring to the ground. "Women always get me in trouble," he teases. Then, in a womanly voice he adds, "Oooh, you look so nice in that."

End

This cracks me up - the photo!

purplepoppy said: