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Reply #690 posted 03/27/18 6:14pm

PennyPurple

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Strawberrylova123 said:

Because he was killed. He wanted to live. Anyone who says the contrary , should be investigated.

Then maybe she should go to the police instead of fueling the fire. mad

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Reply #691 posted 03/27/18 6:16pm

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ThatWhiteDude said:

Yeah, but no one from his camp, so why does she say they need to be investigated? That doesn't make sense. And he wasn't murdered either.

We don't know what's happening behind closed doors

But it's more likely that apples just went nuts after Prince passed. She was really devastated, I think she just can't deal with what really happened and tries to look for another answer. Blaming someone instead of accepting that it was an accident might make it easier for her.

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Reply #692 posted 03/27/18 6:17pm

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Strawberrylova123 said:



We don't know what's happening behind closed doors

Neither does Apples.

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Reply #693 posted 03/27/18 6:21pm

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206Michelle said:

rogifan said:


OK I never said anything about cancer. I’m saying in general someone who is healthy won’t be thinking about taking opioids (Fentanyl or any other kind). I’m a healthy person, I have no physical or mental ailments. Not once has it crossed my mind to ingest opioids.

What you wrote above makes perfect sense to me, rogifan. There are far easier-to-obtain and less risky substances for a healthy person to utilize if she/he wants to experience a buzz or altered state, e.g. alcohol and marijuana.

This is why I stay out of these threads for the most part, especially the speculation part. The only reason I posted here is because it pisses me off that people are leaking things and it will piss me off even more so if we find out it was family members doing the leaking.
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Reply #694 posted 03/27/18 6:26pm

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I DON'T NORMALLY DO ALL CAPS BUT I JUST NEED IT UNDERSTOOD THAT...I REALLY FUCKING HATE BEING FORCED TO COME TO THIS THREAD BECAUSE OTHER THREADS WITHOUT ALL THE EXTRA BS GET LOCKED!

THAT IS ALL! mad

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Reply #695 posted 03/27/18 6:26pm

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Strawberrylova123 said:

We don't know what's happening behind closed doors

If it was murderer, I'm sure there already would've been charges.

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Reply #696 posted 03/27/18 6:27pm

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HatrinaHaterwitz said:

I DON'T NORMALLY DO ALL CAPS BUT I JUST NEED IT UNDERSTOOD THAT...I REALLY FUCKING HATE BEING FORCED TO COME TO THIS THREAD BECAUSE OTHER THREADS WITHOUT ALL THE EXTRA BS GET LOCKED!

THAT IS ALL! mad

I know, it's frustrating lol

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Reply #697 posted 03/27/18 6:28pm

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206Michelle said:
What you wrote above makes perfect sense to me, rogifan. There are far easier-to-obtain and less risky substances for a healthy person to utilize if she/he wants to experience a buzz or altered state, e.g. alcohol and marijuana.
This is why I stay out of these threads for the most part, especially the speculation part. The only reason I posted here is because it pisses me off that people are leaking things and it will piss me off even more so if we find out it was family members doing the leaking.

whatever you do DONT CHeck out Tykas latest Instagram post

coz that will Piss you off to the Millionth

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Reply #698 posted 03/27/18 6:31pm

206Michelle

Bodhitheblackdog said:

rogifan said:

ThatWhiteDude said: OK let me rephrase. I don’t think a healthy person wakes up one day and says hey I think I’ll pop some opioids today.

rogifan, I very respectfully disagree...maybe that's too strong...but I have a slightly different perspective. To me, it's entirely possible that a lonely, isolated, genius dealing with social anxiety, trust issues and the burdon of being control freak with every aspect of his business realizes one day, after taking prescribed opiods for hip pain (post-surgery or not, perhaps for an acute injury) that that little pill not only eases his physical pain but dulls his anxiety, paranoia and the pain of loneliness.

MANY people get into opiods specifically because they ease emotional pain; a topic that is always greeted here with adament distain. Too bad, because all the fams here who claim there's a 'missing piece to the puzzle' or 'it's something else' refuse to even consider what's staring them in the face. The guy was a musical genius BUT did not cope very well with REAL LIFE. Why is that so hard for people here to see?

[Edited 3/27/18 12:42pm]

I think that possibility of emotional pain absolutely must be a part of the conversation. I've written about the possibility of emotional pain before, and I'm not the only one who feels it may have played a role in Prince's death. This issue of emotional pain arose on the following thread: Where Did It All Turn for Prince, http://prince.org/msg/7/430382. I shared the following on that thread (reply 238, edited for length and spelling of Amiir's name):

.

I think it is fair to ask if Prince was also dealing with a lot of emotional pain. He also dealt with a lot of trauma in his life.

* He dealt with abandonment issues in childhood.

* His son died as an infant, he and Mayte suffered a miscarriage, and Prince never had any other children.

* He went through the divorce with Mani in 2006 that he did not want.

* His parents died in the early 2000s.

* A couple of his siblings died, I think in the last 10 years.

* His contemporaries MJ and Whitney died in the last 7 years.

* Denise (Vanity) died in 2016.

I hesitate to bring up this subject because it is so touchy, but I think that it did have an impact on him even later in life. Prince clearly wanted children, and I think that if a person wants children, that desire doesn't go away until it is satisfied. Prince was SO looking forward to having a family in his late 30s, but because he and Mayte lost 2 babies, in his 50s, he had this huge musical legacy and millions of fans, but no children. I think people don't want to talk about this because it is such a sad subject, but it just makes so much sense that the pain of losing a child still had an impact on him into his late 50s.

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I share these stories [about people I know who lost children and the impact of the losses on them] because I don't think that the pain of losing a child just goes away. Even with grief counseling, it stays with the person. There is even a scientific research study called Long-Term Effects of the Death of a Child on Parents’ Adjustment in Midlife (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841012/). The study's abstract says the following: "The death of a child is a traumatic event that can have long-term effects on the lives of parents. This study examined bereaved parents of deceased children (infancy to age 34) and comparison parents with similar backgrounds (n = 428 per group) identified in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. An average of 18.05 years following the death, when parents were age 53, bereaved parents reported more depressive symptoms, poorer well-being, and more health problems and were more likely to have experienced a depressive episode and marital disruption than were comparison parents. Recovery from grief was associated with having a sense of life purpose and having additional children but was unrelated to the cause of death or the amount of time since the death."

--

I think that just like the physical pain caught up with Prince, so did the emotional pain from all of the traumas he experienced, especially the loss of [Amiir].

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Reply #699 posted 03/27/18 6:36pm

voph

ThatWhiteDude said:






Strawberrylova123 said:


We don't know what's happening behind closed doors



If it was murderer, I'm sure there already would've been charges.


Wrong. Since the Minnesota Prosecution is taking their sweet time, that’s a good sign charges are coming. I will never believe Prince was addicted to drugs. Prince was murdered. His killers are so smug because dumb people are quick to believe the lies being reported in the media. I predict a few people will be in orange jumpsuits. This was no accident.
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Reply #700 posted 03/27/18 6:37pm

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206Michelle said:

Bodhitheblackdog said:

rogifan, I very respectfully disagree...maybe that's too strong...but I have a slightly different perspective. To me, it's entirely possible that a lonely, isolated, genius dealing with social anxiety, trust issues and the burdon of being control freak with every aspect of his business realizes one day, after taking prescribed opiods for hip pain (post-surgery or not, perhaps for an acute injury) that that little pill not only eases his physical pain but dulls his anxiety, paranoia and the pain of loneliness.

MANY people get into opiods specifically because they ease emotional pain; a topic that is always greeted here with adament distain. Too bad, because all the fams here who claim there's a 'missing piece to the puzzle' or 'it's something else' refuse to even consider what's staring them in the face. The guy was a musical genius BUT did not cope very well with REAL LIFE. Why is that so hard for people here to see?

[Edited 3/27/18 12:42pm]

I think that possibility of emotional pain absolutely must be a part of the conversation. I've written about the possibility of emotional pain before, and I'm not the only one who feels it may have played a role in Prince's death. This issue of emotional pain arose on the following thread: Where Did It All Turn for Prince, http://prince.org/msg/7/430382. I shared the following on that thread (reply 238, edited for length and spelling of Amiir's name):

.

I think it is fair to ask if Prince was also dealing with a lot of emotional pain. He also dealt with a lot of trauma in his life.

* He dealt with abandonment issues in childhood.

* His son died as an infant, he and Mayte suffered a miscarriage, and Prince never had any other children.

* He went through the divorce with Mani in 2006 that he did not want.

* His parents died in the early 2000s.

* A couple of his siblings died, I think in the last 10 years.

* His contemporaries MJ and Whitney died in the last 7 years.

* Denise (Vanity) died in 2016.

I hesitate to bring up this subject because it is so touchy, but I think that it did have an impact on him even later in life. Prince clearly wanted children, and I think that if a person wants children, that desire doesn't go away until it is satisfied. Prince was SO looking forward to having a family in his late 30s, but because he and Mayte lost 2 babies, in his 50s, he had this huge musical legacy and millions of fans, but no children. I think people don't want to talk about this because it is such a sad subject, but it just makes so much sense that the pain of losing a child still had an impact on him into his late 50s.

--

I share these stories [about people I know who lost children and the impact of the losses on them] because I don't think that the pain of losing a child just goes away. Even with grief counseling, it stays with the person. There is even a scientific research study called Long-Term Effects of the Death of a Child on Parents’ Adjustment in Midlife (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841012/). The study's abstract says the following: "The death of a child is a traumatic event that can have long-term effects on the lives of parents. This study examined bereaved parents of deceased children (infancy to age 34) and comparison parents with similar backgrounds (n = 428 per group) identified in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. An average of 18.05 years following the death, when parents were age 53, bereaved parents reported more depressive symptoms, poorer well-being, and more health problems and were more likely to have experienced a depressive episode and marital disruption than were comparison parents. Recovery from grief was associated with having a sense of life purpose and having additional children but was unrelated to the cause of death or the amount of time since the death."

--

I think that just like the physical pain caught up with Prince, so did the emotional pain from all of the traumas he experienced, especially the loss of [Amiir].

Especially if he never talked about it.

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Reply #701 posted 03/27/18 6:40pm

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voph said:

ThatWhiteDude said:

If it was murderer, I'm sure there already would've been charges.

Wrong. Since the Minnesota Prosecution is taking their sweet time, that’s a good sign charges are coming. I will never believe Prince was addicted to drugs. Prince was murdered. His killers are so smug because dumb people are quick to believe the lies being reported in the media. I predict a few people will be in orange jumpsuits. This was no accident.

Woah, slow down there lol you can't call people dumb just because they believe in another theory. There could be possible charges, but not because of murderer. If it was a real murderer, then they would have charged the killer, I don't think it would take them two years in that case.

Who do you think killed Prince? The Flash, leaving no evidence?

[Edited 3/27/18 18:42pm]

[Edited 3/27/18 18:44pm]

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Reply #702 posted 03/27/18 6:46pm

voph

206Michelle said:



Bodhitheblackdog said:




rogifan said:


ThatWhiteDude said: OK let me rephrase. I don’t think a healthy person wakes up one day and says hey I think I’ll pop some opioids today.

rogifan, I very respectfully disagree...maybe that's too strong...but I have a slightly different perspective. To me, it's entirely possible that a lonely, isolated, genius dealing with social anxiety, trust issues and the burdon of being control freak with every aspect of his business realizes one day, after taking prescribed opiods for hip pain (post-surgery or not, perhaps for an acute injury) that that little pill not only eases his physical pain but dulls his anxiety, paranoia and the pain of loneliness.

Wrong. Prince was extremely religious and his faith was strong. The only one I agree with that may have crushed his heart before he died was the death of Vanity Denise Katrina Matthews because he was keeping tabs on her and her death came out of the blue. She said she didn’t feel well and died in the hospital hours later. Her funeral was suppose to be open to the public but they made it private for Prince who attended her funeral and their are pictures of Prince at Denise’s funeral.


MANY people get into opiods specifically because they ease emotional pain; a topic that is always greeted here with adament distain. Too bad, because all the fams here who claim there's a 'missing piece to the puzzle' or 'it's something else' refuse to even consider what's staring them in the face. The guy was a musical genius BUT did not cope very well with REAL LIFE. Why is that so hard for people here to see?


[Edited 3/27/18 12:42pm]



I think that possibility of emotional pain absolutely must be a part of the conversation. I've written about the possibility of emotional pain before, and I'm not the only one who feels it may have played a role in Prince's death. This issue of emotional pain arose on the following thread: Where Did It All Turn for Prince, http://prince.org/msg/7/430382. I shared the following on that thread (reply 238, edited for length and spelling of Amiir's name):



.


I think it is fair to ask if Prince was also dealing with a lot of emotional pain. He also dealt with a lot of trauma in his life.


* He dealt with abandonment issues in childhood.


* His son died as an infant, he and Mayte suffered a miscarriage, and Prince never had any other children.


* He went through the divorce with Mani in 2006 that he did not want.


* His parents died in the early 2000s.


* A couple of his siblings died, I think in the last 10 years.


* His contemporaries MJ and Whitney died in the last 7 years.


* Denise (Vanity) died in 2016.



I hesitate to bring up this subject because it is so touchy, but I think that it did have an impact on him even later in life. Prince clearly wanted children, and I think that if a person wants children, that desire doesn't go away until it is satisfied. Prince was SO looking forward to having a family in his late 30s, but because he and Mayte lost 2 babies, in his 50s, he had this huge musical legacy and millions of fans, but no children. I think people don't want to talk about this because it is such a sad subject, but it just makes so much sense that the pain of losing a child still had an impact on him into his late 50s.


--


I share these stories [about people I know who lost children and the impact of the losses on them] because I don't think that the pain of losing a child just goes away. Even with grief counseling, it stays with the person. There is even a scientific research study called Long-Term Effects of the Death of a Child on Parents’ Adjustment in Midlife (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841012/). The study's abstract says the following: "The death of a child is a traumatic event that can have long-term effects on the lives of parents. This study examined bereaved parents of deceased children (infancy to age 34) and comparison parents with similar backgrounds (n = 428 per group) identified in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. An average of 18.05 years following the death, when parents were age 53, bereaved parents reported more depressive symptoms, poorer well-being, and more health problems and were more likely to have experienced a depressive episode and marital disruption than were comparison parents. Recovery from grief was associated with having a sense of life purpose and having additional children but was unrelated to the cause of death or the amount of time since the death."


--


I think that just like the physical pain caught up with Prince, so did the emotional pain from all of the traumas he experienced, especially the loss of [Amiir].



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Reply #703 posted 03/27/18 6:53pm

206Michelle

Bodhitheblackdog said:

rogifan said:

ThatWhiteDude said: OK let me rephrase. I don’t think a healthy person wakes up one day and says hey I think I’ll pop some opioids today.

rogifan, I very respectfully disagree...maybe that's too strong...but I have a slightly different perspective. To me, it's entirely possible that a lonely, isolated, genius dealing with social anxiety, trust issues and the burdon of being control freak with every aspect of his business realizes one day, after taking prescribed opiods for hip pain (post-surgery or not, perhaps for an acute injury) that that little pill not only eases his physical pain but dulls his anxiety, paranoia and the pain of loneliness.

MANY people get into opiods specifically because they ease emotional pain; a topic that is always greeted here with adament distain. Too bad, because all the fams here who claim there's a 'missing piece to the puzzle' or 'it's something else' refuse to even consider what's staring them in the face. The guy was a musical genius BUT did not cope very well with REAL LIFE. Why is that so hard for people here to see?

[Edited 3/27/18 12:42pm]

To further elaborate on the issue of emotional pain, when watching Prince's interview with Arsenio Hall in 2014 (which, as far as I know, is Prince's last television interview), it is clear that the loss of Amiir still affected Prince at the end of his life. There is a discussion about this situation starting on page 7 of the thread Mayte Garcia (and Prince) Appreciation thread (currently active): http://prince.org/msg/5/452536. I'll post two of my replies below from that thread.

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Here is the video; the portion of where Arsenio mentions his son starts at 9:00.

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[206Michelle, reply 194, responding to Rainbow1]

"I just watched the 2014 interview Prince did with Arsenio again so that I could see the moment of which you speak, where Prince reacts to Arsenio mentioning having a son. I have watched this interview before and didn't really pay attention to P's reaction when Arsenio mentions having a son. (Who knows if I was even watching closely when I previously watched this interview; sometimes I just listen to interviews on video in the background. Sometimes, it can be hard to watch videos of Prince talking because he's gone now.)

.

Anyway, it's easy to overlook P's reaction because it is subtle, but after watching specifically for his reaction, it is definitely there. (Arsenio mentions having a son at 9:00 in the video here: https://www.youtube.com/w...hHwTLZpE). Prince had just gotten up out of his seat and walked in a humorous way, like "I'm about to leave if you keep talking about this after-hours party from years ago". Then, Arsenio mentions having a son, and I see Prince has a change in demeanor. (I always fear that I'm reading too much into a person's emotions when I'm looking for them like I was when watching for this moment in the video.) Prince waits a few seconds, then says "Congratulations," but he says it in a very flat, brief, and polite manner; there's no emotion to the "Congratulations" at all. Also, Prince doesn't ask for any additional information about Arsenio's son (e.g., what his name is, how old he is). Now of course, he's the one being interviewed (the interviewee), but I would expect the interviewee to show more emotion or ask for a little bit of information about the interviewer's child, like "Congratulations! How old is he? What's his name?" Arsenio's show was on late-night television, so the interviews are more of a conversation, if you will, than on a show like 60 Minutes.

.

Prince wipes his nose at 9:05. He also wiped his nose again at 9:39. I went back and looked to see if he touched his face like that before the moment Arsenio mentions his own son. He did not wipe his nose at all prior to Arsenio mentioning his own son, only after Arsenio mentions having a son. I also notice at 9:42-43, Prince bites his lip, which is the first time I saw that occur in the interview. Then, look at the way he reacts at 9:44 when Arsenio says "good times"; he nods quickly in an almost "let's keep it moving" kind of way. Then, at 9:54, Prince very briefly exhibits a really sad look on his face as the camera pans across the set and Arsenio is saying that they're going to take a commercial break.

.

Overall, Prince plays off his emotions well. The reaction to Arsenio talking about his own son was subtle, and for a casual viewer, it is easy to miss the change in Prince's demeanor. I don't want to sound like I'm seeing things in that situation that weren't there, but it was clear to me from the way that Prince reacted to Arsenio mentioning his son, that the loss of his son still affected him in 2014, all those years later."

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[206Michelle, reply 204, responding to pinkcashmere23]

"I agree that the Prince's congratulation was definitely sincere.

.

In my opinion, Prince was communicating two things with "Congratulations": (1) a sincere congratulations and (2) setting a boundary for conversation. First, Prince was sincere and intentional about saying the congratulations because he doesn't say "Congratulations" immediately, he waits a few seconds before giving it. However, and secondly, it appears to me that Prince says "Congratulations" in a terse and emotionally flat manner in order to set a conversational boundary with Arsenio, something to the effect of, "Arsenio, it's cool that you have a son, but we need to move on to another topic because you know that my only son died, so it's a painful topic for me.

.

Furthermore, I believe that this 2014 interview with Arsenio is significant in that it is the only interview in the last 5 years of P's life that I recall watching during which the topic of conversation appears to trigger Prince's memory of his son. Prince's reaction to Arsenio mentioning his own son, in 2014, made it clear to me that Prince continued to be affected by the loss of his son 17+ years after his son's death in 1996. (Prince continuing to be affected by the loss of his son is also consistent with the experiences of other parents who have lost their children.)

.

To tie this situation from the Arsenio Hall interview back to the theme of this thread, Prince's reaction after Arsenio mentions his own son appears to be consistent with what Mayte says in her book about the effect of Amiir's death on prince. To paraphrase what Mayte writes at the end of chapter nine of The Most Beautiful, she wrote that she cannot describe what the experience of losing their son was like for prince. However, what she observed is that, like a skydiver who unexpectedly crashes to the earth, prince was never the same after the death of their son."

.......

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Reply #704 posted 03/27/18 6:55pm

voph

ThatWhiteDude said:



voph said:


ThatWhiteDude said:


If it was murderer, I'm sure there already would've been charges.



Wrong. Since the Minnesota Prosecution is taking their sweet time, that’s a good sign charges are coming. I will never believe Prince was addicted to drugs. Prince was murdered. His killers are so smug because dumb people are quick to believe the lies being reported in the media. I predict a few people will be in orange jumpsuits. This was no accident.

Woah, slow down there lol you can't call people dumb just because they believe in another theory. There could be possible charges, but not because of murderer. If it was a real murderer, then they would have charged the killer, I don't think it would take them two years in that case.



Who do you think killed Prince? The Flash, leaving no evidence?


[Edited 3/27/18 18:42pm]


[Edited 3/27/18 18:44pm]

[Edited 3/27/18 18:48pm]

It took 7 years to bring charges in the murder of Basketball star Lorenzen Wright. The media painted his murder as a drug deal gone wrong but it was set up that way by his ex wife and his best-friend. I would rather the state Prosecution get all the evidence and facts together instead of rushing and guilty people go free.
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Reply #705 posted 03/27/18 7:07pm

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206Michelle said:

Bodhitheblackdog said:

rogifan, I very respectfully disagree...maybe that's too strong...but I have a slightly different perspective. To me, it's entirely possible that a lonely, isolated, genius dealing with social anxiety, trust issues and the burdon of being control freak with every aspect of his business realizes one day, after taking prescribed opiods for hip pain (post-surgery or not, perhaps for an acute injury) that that little pill not only eases his physical pain but dulls his anxiety, paranoia and the pain of loneliness.

MANY people get into opiods specifically because they ease emotional pain; a topic that is always greeted here with adament distain. Too bad, because all the fams here who claim there's a 'missing piece to the puzzle' or 'it's something else' refuse to even consider what's staring them in the face. The guy was a musical genius BUT did not cope very well with REAL LIFE. Why is that so hard for people here to see?

[Edited 3/27/18 12:42pm]

To further elaborate on the issue of emotional pain, when watching Prince's interview with Arsenio Hall in 2014 (which, as far as I know, is Prince's last television interview), it is clear that the loss of Amiir still affected Prince at the end of his life. There is a discussion about this situation starting on page 7 of the thread Mayte Garcia (and Prince) Appreciation thread (currently active): http://prince.org/msg/5/452536. I'll post two of my replies below from that thread.

.

Here is the video; the portion of where Arsenio mentions his son starts at 9:00.

.

[206Michelle, reply 194, responding to Rainbow1]

"I just watched the 2014 interview Prince did with Arsenio again so that I could see the moment of which you speak, where Prince reacts to Arsenio mentioning having a son. I have watched this interview before and didn't really pay attention to P's reaction when Arsenio mentions having a son. (Who knows if I was even watching closely when I previously watched this interview; sometimes I just listen to interviews on video in the background. Sometimes, it can be hard to watch videos of Prince talking because he's gone now.)

.

Anyway, it's easy to overlook P's reaction because it is subtle, but after watching specifically for his reaction, it is definitely there. (Arsenio mentions having a son at 9:00 in the video here: https://www.youtube.com/w...hHwTLZpE). Prince had just gotten up out of his seat and walked in a humorous way, like "I'm about to leave if you keep talking about this after-hours party from years ago". Then, Arsenio mentions having a son, and I see Prince has a change in demeanor. (I always fear that I'm reading too much into a person's emotions when I'm looking for them like I was when watching for this moment in the video.) Prince waits a few seconds, then says "Congratulations," but he says it in a very flat, brief, and polite manner; there's no emotion to the "Congratulations" at all. Also, Prince doesn't ask for any additional information about Arsenio's son (e.g., what his name is, how old he is). Now of course, he's the one being interviewed (the interviewee), but I would expect the interviewee to show more emotion or ask for a little bit of information about the interviewer's child, like "Congratulations! How old is he? What's his name?" Arsenio's show was on late-night television, so the interviews are more of a conversation, if you will, than on a show like 60 Minutes.

.

Prince wipes his nose at 9:05. He also wiped his nose again at 9:39. I went back and looked to see if he touched his face like that before the moment Arsenio mentions his own son. He did not wipe his nose at all prior to Arsenio mentioning his own son, only after Arsenio mentions having a son. I also notice at 9:42-43, Prince bites his lip, which is the first time I saw that occur in the interview. Then, look at the way he reacts at 9:44 when Arsenio says "good times"; he nods quickly in an almost "let's keep it moving" kind of way. Then, at 9:54, Prince very briefly exhibits a really sad look on his face as the camera pans across the set and Arsenio is saying that they're going to take a commercial break.

.

Overall, Prince plays off his emotions well. The reaction to Arsenio talking about his own son was subtle, and for a casual viewer, it is easy to miss the change in Prince's demeanor. I don't want to sound like I'm seeing things in that situation that weren't there, but it was clear to me from the way that Prince reacted to Arsenio mentioning his son, that the loss of his son still affected him in 2014, all those years later."

.......

[206Michelle, reply 204, responding to pinkcashmere23]

"I agree that the Prince's congratulation was definitely sincere.

.

In my opinion, Prince was communicating two things with "Congratulations": (1) a sincere congratulations and (2) setting a boundary for conversation. First, Prince was sincere and intentional about saying the congratulations because he doesn't say "Congratulations" immediately, he waits a few seconds before giving it. However, and secondly, it appears to me that Prince says "Congratulations" in a terse and emotionally flat manner in order to set a conversational boundary with Arsenio, something to the effect of, "Arsenio, it's cool that you have a son, but we need to move on to another topic because you know that my only son died, so it's a painful topic for me.

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Furthermore, I believe that this 2014 interview with Arsenio is significant in that it is the only interview in the last 5 years of P's life that I recall watching during which the topic of conversation appears to trigger Prince's memory of his son. Prince's reaction to Arsenio mentioning his own son, in 2014, made it clear to me that Prince continued to be affected by the loss of his son 17+ years after his son's death in 1996. (Prince continuing to be affected by the loss of his son is also consistent with the experiences of other parents who have lost their children.)

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To tie this situation from the Arsenio Hall interview back to the theme of this thread, Prince's reaction after Arsenio mentions his own son appears to be consistent with what Mayte says in her book about the effect of Amiir's death on prince. To paraphrase what Mayte writes at the end of chapter nine of The Most Beautiful, she wrote that she cannot describe what the experience of losing their son was like for prince. However, what she observed is that, like a skydiver who unexpectedly crashes to the earth, prince was never the same after the death of their son."

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Not saying that Prince wouldn't reflect on the death of his son from time to time because I'm sure he was deeply affected, but I think you're reading too much into the Arsenio interview.

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Reply #706 posted 03/27/18 7:08pm

Vashtix

Sorry but losing a child does make one have a sense of loss for the rest of their lives but Prince was fine until 2015. I am not discounting his loss but the man lived fine until 2016 it all went down hill. That can be seen in pics and public appearances. It is noted that he was mourning the loss of his dear friend Denise so much so that the promoter doubted he would be able to perform and when he did those who were in attendance said he was so affected that he had to leave the stage and his performance was so touching , the mourning so palatble that the concert goers left in tears.

From that point on we read of him not being able to eat and we see him getting prorgressively thinner as he went through his P&M concerts. It was noted he was in a depression also. Not dissing anyone but Prince had recent loss that affected him in 2016.

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I do not think he was murdered either.

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Reply #707 posted 03/27/18 7:17pm

voph

ThatWhiteDude said:



Strawberrylova123 said:


ThatWhiteDude said:


Yeah, but no one from his camp, so why does she say they need to be investigated? That doesn't make sense. And he wasn't murdered either.



We don't know what's happening behind closed doors

But it's more likely that apples just went nuts after Prince passed. She was really devastated, I think she just can't deal with what really happened and tries to look for another answer. Blaming someone instead of accepting that it was an accident might make it easier for her.

Apollonia was talking to Prince. Prince had nothing to do with crazy Mayte Garcia who claims someone gave her second hand information about Prince as she is selling her tell all book about Prince. I’m with Apollonia. Prince was killed. Prince had conversations with Apollonia about his future projects and plans. Mayte Garcia in the words of Evelyn from basketball wives was a Non Mother Fu**king factor.
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Reply #708 posted 03/27/18 7:23pm

voph

Vashtix said:

Sorry but losing a child does make one have a sense of loss for the rest of their lives but Prince was fine until 2015. I am not discounting his loss but the man lived fine until 2016 it all went down hill. That can be seen in pics and public appearances. It is noted that he was mourning the loss of his dear friend Denise so much so that the promoter doubted he would be able to perform and when he did those who were in attendance said he was so affected that he had to leave the stage and his performance was so touching , the mourning so palatble that the concert goers left in tears.


From that point on we read of him not being able to eat and we see him getting prorgressively thinner as he went through his P&M concerts. It was noted he was in a depression also. Not dissing anyone but Prince had recent loss that affected him in 2016.


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I do not think he was murdered either.



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Exactly. He was murdered. No one takes a dose of any medication that strong. Whoever killed Prince wanted to make sure he was not going to survive and Prince would not be taking Fentanyl anyway because isn’t one of the side affects that it may cause seizures. So who killed him knew as a child he suffered from seizures that ended when he was seven years old.
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Reply #709 posted 03/27/18 7:24pm

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voph said:

ThatWhiteDude said:

But it's more likely that apples just went nuts after Prince passed. She was really devastated, I think she just can't deal with what really happened and tries to look for another answer. Blaming someone instead of accepting that it was an accident might make it easier for her.

Apollonia was talking to Prince. Prince had nothing to do with crazy Mayte Garcia who claims someone gave her second hand information about Prince as she is selling her tell all book about Prince. I’m with Apollonia. Prince was killed. Prince had conversations with Apollonia about his future projects and plans. Mayte Garcia in the words of Evelyn from basketball wives was a Non Mother Fu**king factor. [Edited 3/27/18 19:19pm] [Edited 3/27/18 19:20pm]

I do not think anyone knows what went down with Prince- He sent everyone home. He made a decision. I do not think anyone knows- Prince was a grown man. He was not checking with people when he ate, drank or took a piss and love Apples but she was not in his world like that- yes she was a friend but not present physically- she was all the way in Cali. Prince made decisions and he was an adult and free and he could.

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Reply #710 posted 03/27/18 7:26pm

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voph said:

ThatWhiteDude said:



Strawberrylova123 said:


ThatWhiteDude said:


Yeah, but no one from his camp, so why does she say they need to be investigated? That doesn't make sense. And he wasn't murdered either.



We don't know what's happening behind closed doors

But it's more likely that apples just went nuts after Prince passed. She was really devastated, I think she just can't deal with what really happened and tries to look for another answer. Blaming someone instead of accepting that it was an accident might make it easier for her.

Apollonia was talking to Prince. Prince had nothing to do with crazy Mayte Garcia who claims someone gave her second hand information about Prince as she is selling her tell all book about Prince. I’m with Apollonia. Prince was killed. Prince had conversations with Apollonia about his future projects and plans. Mayte Garcia in the words of Evelyn from basketball wives was a Non Mother Fu**king factor.
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Why are you attacking Mayte?
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Reply #711 posted 03/27/18 7:28pm

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ThatWhiteDude said:

voph said:
Apollonia was talking to Prince. Prince had nothing to do with crazy Mayte Garcia who claims someone gave her second hand information about Prince as she is selling her tell all book about Prince. I’m with Apollonia. Prince was killed. Prince had conversations with Apollonia about his future projects and plans. Mayte Garcia in the words of Evelyn from basketball wives was a Non Mother Fu**king factor. [Edited 3/27/18 19:19pm] [Edited 3/27/18 19:20pm]
Why are you attacking Mayte?

Because they blame Mayte for everything. They are all nutso.

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Reply #712 posted 03/27/18 7:28pm

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I agree purplegirl. This was 18 years after Amiir's death. Not that he'd be "over it," but he'd have becoming accustomed by then to other people mentioning that they have a child, especially while on TV. I mean, this was a guy who went on Oprah days after his baby's death.

purplegirl00 said:

206Michelle said:

To further elaborate on the issue of emotional pain, when watching Prince's interview with Arsenio Hall in 2014 (which, as far as I know, is Prince's last television interview), it is clear that the loss of Amiir still affected Prince at the end of his life. There is a discussion about this situation starting on page 7 of the thread Mayte Garcia (and Prince) Appreciation thread (currently active): http://prince.org/msg/5/452536. I'll post two of my replies below from that thread.

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Not saying that Prince wouldn't reflect on the death of his son from time to time because I'm sure he was deeply affected, but I think you're reading too much into the Arsenio interview.

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Reply #713 posted 03/27/18 7:29pm

voph

ThatWhiteDude said:

voph said:

Apollonia was talking to Prince. Prince had nothing to do with crazy Mayte Garcia who claims someone gave her second hand information about Prince as she is selling her tell all book about Prince. I’m with Apollonia. Prince was killed. Prince had conversations with Apollonia about his future projects and plans. Mayte Garcia in the words of Evelyn from basketball wives was a Non Mother Fu**king factor.
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Why are you attacking Mayte?
Speaking the truth because they are attacking Apollonia. Crazy Stalker Mayte Garcia claims someone from Prince’s inner circle called her and gave her the status on Prince and during her tell all book tour she kept bringing this up. Apollonia on the other hand had a 30 plus year relationship with Prince, spoke to him and saw him and people are calling her nuts for her opinion of what happened to Prince but as soon as Crazy Mayte says something they are all up her butthole in agreeing with what she says.
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Reply #714 posted 03/27/18 7:31pm

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Lovejunky said:



rogifan said:


206Michelle said:
What you wrote above makes perfect sense to me, rogifan. There are far easier-to-obtain and less risky substances for a healthy person to utilize if she/he wants to experience a buzz or altered state, e.g. alcohol and marijuana.

This is why I stay out of these threads for the most part, especially the speculation part. The only reason I posted here is because it pisses me off that people are leaking things and it will piss me off even more so if we find out it was family members doing the leaking.

whatever you do DONT CHeck out Tykas latest Instagram post


coz that will Piss you off to the Millionth


Nope not interested.
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Reply #715 posted 03/27/18 7:32pm

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voph said:

ThatWhiteDude said:


Why are you attacking Mayte?
Speaking the truth because they are attacking Apollonia.

They didn't Attack Apollonia.
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Reply #716 posted 03/27/18 7:33pm

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voph said:

ThatWhiteDude said:
Why are you attacking Mayte?
Speaking the truth because they are attacking Apollonia.

So because Apples post is being discussed, you decided to slam Mayte? Doesn't make sense.


You don't speak the truth. Nothing you've said has been true.

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Reply #717 posted 03/27/18 7:34pm

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ThatWhiteDude said:

voph said:

Speaking the truth because they are attacking Apollonia.
Sorry read that wrong, they didn't Attack Apollonia.
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Reply #718 posted 03/27/18 7:36pm

purplegirl00

disch said:

I agree purplegirl. This was 18 years after Amiir's death. Not that he'd be "over it," but he'd have becoming accustomed by then to other people mentioning that they have a child, especially while on TV. I mean, this was a guy who went on Oprah days after his baby's death.

purplegirl00 said:

Not saying that Prince wouldn't reflect on the death of his son from time to time because I'm sure he was deeply affected, but I think you're reading too much into the Arsenio interview.

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Not only that, but Hannah & Josh Welton were expecting a baby just before Prince passed and he seemed to be excited and happy for them. Again, not saying he wouldn't reflect on what might have been of his own son, but I do not think he would be so bothered in 2014 by Arsenio having mentioned becoming a father.

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Reply #719 posted 03/27/18 7:38pm

disch

I think you need to find a better parallel than Lorenzen Wright. He was found shot to death in a field. His death was listed as homicide on his autopsy summary. There was never a doubt someone else shot him; it just took 7 years to figure out who and why. With Prince, the medical examiner determined "accident" in his autopsy, and there's no evidence that someone else took his life in the way someone did Wright's.

voph said:

ThatWhiteDude said:

Woah, slow down there lol you can't call people dumb just because they believe in another theory. There could be possible charges, but not because of murderer. If it was a real murderer, then they would have charged the killer, I don't think it would take them two years in that case.

Who do you think killed Prince? The Flash, leaving no evidence?

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It took 7 years to bring charges in the murder of Basketball star Lorenzen Wright. The media painted his murder as a drug deal gone wrong but it was set up that way by his ex wife and his best-friend. I would rather the state Prosecution get all the evidence and facts together instead of rushing and guilty people go free.

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