ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

What I am about to say is all hearsay that I read on a Prince Facebook page in a comment section:

Prince did have contract housekeeping.

These two individuals were contracted to clean Paisley Park. They had no idea who Prince was. Once they got there and saw all the awards on the wall they had to Google his name.

They said Prince would watch them from behind plants/curtains as they worked.

At one point they went back home to Mexico to visit with family and friends for several weeks.

They were contacted by PP employees asking where they had been and said Prince liked how they cleaned, and he needed them to come back but they said they couldnt until they returned from Mexico.

Eventually they had learned of Prince's passing while still in Mexico.

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That's a funny story.......Prince hiding behind the plants.

PennyPurple said:

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

What I am about to say is all hearsay that I read on a Prince Facebook page in a comment section:

Prince did have contract housekeeping.

These two individuals were contracted to clean Paisley Park. They had no idea who Prince was. Once they got there and saw all the awards on the wall they had to Google his name.

They said Prince would watch them from behind plants/curtains as they worked.

At one point they went back home to Mexico to visit with family and friends for several weeks.

They were contacted by PP employees asking where they had been and said Prince liked how they cleaned, and he needed them to come back but they said they couldnt until they returned from Mexico.

Eventually they had learned of Prince's passing while still in Mexico.

Why would he watch them from behind plants and curtains, I wonder?

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Maybe to see if they could be trusted, and not steal anything?

jdcxc said:

Lovejunky said:

Its all perspective Pricetag

JayZ gave Beyonce an engagement ring valued at 5 Million DOllars...!!!

The Whole of Paisley Park is Valued at 10 Million DOllars and most of Princes Jewellery was of the costume Kind

ALl of his so called Excess that you have mentioned above was for the sake of his Art...

and so what he had a few special cars...He deserved them

But he didnt go around splashing millions around for the sake of showing Off....

Thats what excess is...

Exactly. Read his interviews and his lyrics. Do not confuse Style/Aesthetics with what he truly was about. Who cares how the “masses” perceived him?

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Prince didn't care about the money -- he didn't need it. Sure, he had lavish homes around the world, traveled in style and could afford the best that life has to offer, but after all that success, he stayed a humble man. The bible tells us we should be humble, and this is what Prince practiced his whole life.

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You can see by the pictures inside PP, that his most valuable and prized possessions were his guitars and recording equipment, and his music catalog (vault). All the other stuff was just "fill", and really didn't matter to him.

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Even his car collection was/is quite modest, imo.

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Prince was an old soul, and he just didn't care about that stuff.

I agree 100%. Even when Prince was making tens of millions of dollars a year he was largely just funneling it right back into his music and art. Paisley Park itself was just a DreamStudio to make music 24/7, right?

Sure, he had fine clothes and traveled in style...but for a mega pop star his homes and cars were pretty modest.

He didn't really care about it all. In fact, he'd just as much peter around Chanhessen on a bike from Walmart than in his Bentley, which he didn't drive much from appearances, LOL!!

cloveringold85 said:

jdcxc said:

Lovejunky said: Exactly. Read his interviews and his lyrics. Do not confuse Style/Aesthetics with what he truly was about. Who cares how the “masses” perceived him?

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Prince didn't care about the money -- he didn't need it. Sure, he had lavish homes around the world, traveled in style and could afford the best that life has to offer, but after all that success, he stayed a humble man. The bible tells us we should be humble, and this is what Prince practiced his whole life.

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You can see by the pictures inside PP, that his most valuable and prized possessions were his guitars and recording equipment, and his music catalog (vault). All the other stuff was just "fill", and really didn't matter to him.

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Even his car collection was/is quite modest, imo.

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Prince was an old soul, and he just didn't care about that stuff.

You've expressed what's called a tautology--saying the same thing twice to the extent that one cancels out the other. Of course, he wouldn't care about money if he didn't need it. Now goes ask someone who does need money what they think about it. I'm sure it plays a very important role.

jdcxc said:

Lovejunky said:

Its all perspective Pricetag

JayZ gave Beyonce an engagement ring valued at 5 Million DOllars...!!!

The Whole of Paisley Park is Valued at 10 Million DOllars and most of Princes Jewellery was of the costume Kind

ALl of his so called Excess that you have mentioned above was for the sake of his Art...

and so what he had a few special cars...He deserved them

But he didnt go around splashing millions around for the sake of showing Off....

Thats what excess is...

Exactly. Read his interviews and his lyrics. Do not confuse Style/Aesthetics with what he truly was about. Who cares how the “masses” perceived him?

You might not care how the masses perceived him but the same can't be said of Prince. He cared a lot. How is it you refuse to see this obvious point?

Genesia said:

pricetag said:

pricetag said:

cloveringold85 said:

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Prince didn't care about the money -- he didn't need it. Sure, he had lavish homes around the world, traveled in style and could afford the best that life has to offer, but after all that success, he stayed a humble man. The bible tells us we should be humble, and this is what Prince practiced his whole life.

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You can see by the pictures inside PP, that his most valuable and prized possessions were his guitars and recording equipment, and his music catalog (vault). All the other stuff was just "fill", and really didn't matter to him.

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Even his car collection was/is quite modest, imo.

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Prince was an old soul, and he just didn't care about that stuff.

You've expressed what's called a tautology--saying the same thing twice to the extent that one cancels out the other. Of course, he wouldn't care about money if he didn't need it. Now goes ask someone who does need money what they think about it. I'm sure it plays a very important role.

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What the hell are you on?

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What's wrong with saying Prince didn't care about money -- he didn't need it? It's the truth.

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jdcxc said:

pricetag said:

You might not care how the masses perceived him but the same can't be said of Prince. He cared a lot. How is it you refuse to see this obvious point?

Prince was a true iconoclast. He was not afraid to step out of his pop image...there are a million examples of this.

I have no idea what this means.

cloveringold85 said:

pricetag said:

You've expressed what's called a tautology--saying the same thing twice to the extent that one cancels out the other. Of course, he wouldn't care about money if he didn't need it. Now goes ask someone who does need money what they think about it. I'm sure it plays a very important role.

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What the hell are you on?

Education.

cloveringold85 said:

It is completely unreasonable to think he could manage that place by himself. He needed help. It doesn't seem that there were any housekeeping staff around. A huge place like that needs an army to take care of it.

pricetag said:

cloveringold85 said:

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What the hell are you on?

Education.

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Wrong thread

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cloveringold85 said:

pricetag said:

Education.

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Well, it's not working for you, unfortunately.

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Sinead suffers from a myriad of mental health issues. She is talking about something that happened back in 1990!! You can tell the detective wasn't interested or buying her ridiculous story!

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Arsenio sued her ass and she apologized.

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I wish her well.

Sinead O'connor? Wha? That must be the most spectacular non-sequitir I've ever had the misfortune to read. Oh, ok, go on then. Look it up.

pricetag said:

cloveringold85 said:

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Well, it's not working for you, unfortunately.

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Sinead suffers from a myriad of mental health issues. She is talking about something that happened back in 1990!! You can tell the detective wasn't interested or buying her ridiculous story!

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Arsenio sued her ass and she apologized.

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I wish her well.

Sinead O'connor? Wha? That must be the most spectacular non-sequitir I've ever had the misfortune to read. Oh, ok, go on then. Look it up.

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Wrong thread.......ha-haaaaa!!

RodeoSchro said:

soladeo1 said:

It's funny reading all the comments regarding the Paisley Park police photos at what a messy "slob" Prince was.

I don't see a messy slob at all!

Sure, he's comfortable with a bit of chaos and disorganization - the piles of recordings, tapes, books, the unpacked suit cases, etc. - but what I see instead is the private quarters of somehow who was a workaholic and who traveled A LOT.

A "slob" would have literally a dirty area around them and have things like half-consumed plates of food lying around. If you want to see what a slob's bedroom looks like find a teenaged boy's dorm room and witness the disgust, LOL.

Truthfully, I am a pretty neat guy but when I travel for work my hotel room after just a day to two looks like Prince's green bedroom... Clothes laying about, some toiletries lying around, a bit of random flotsam and jetsum strewn aobut, etc.

I can stand a little flotsam but I absolutely draw the line at jetsum.

Hear hear. Out of interest, who is the most funkiest white man in America RodeoSchro?

Purplebflogirl said:

cloveringold85 said:

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That's a funny story.......Prince hiding behind the plants.

This has been a very sad,draining week for us true Purple Yoda's fans..We needed a good laugh..I can see P hiding behind plants and making sure they cleaned properly.He certainly was a character lol

Totally reminded me of this:

Genesia said:

pricetag said:

cloveringold85 said:

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

What I am about to say is all hearsay that I read on a Prince Facebook page in a comment section:

Prince did have contract housekeeping.

These two individuals were contracted to clean Paisley Park. They had no idea who Prince was. Once they got there and saw all the awards on the wall they had to Google his name.

They said Prince would watch them from behind plants/curtains as they worked.

At one point they went back home to Mexico to visit with family and friends for several weeks.

They were contacted by PP employees asking where they had been and said Prince liked how they cleaned, and he needed them to come back but they said they couldnt until they returned from Mexico.

Eventually they had learned of Prince's passing while still in Mexico.

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That's a funny story.......Prince hiding behind the plants.

That is a funny mental image.

Lovejunky said:

pricetag said:

You've expressed what's called a tautology--saying the same thing twice to the extent that one cancels out the other. Of course, he wouldn't care about money if he didn't need it. Now goes ask someone who does need money what they think about it. I'm sure it plays a very important role.

your intellectual word jugglery is quite dry and boring Pricetag....How much do we have to pay you to go away?

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You made me chuckle with that one!

Krystalkisses said:

cloveringold85 said:

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That's a funny story.......Prince hiding behind the plants.

That is a funny mental image.

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It's hilarious! I can picture Prince doing that. He was so cute!

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

What I am about to say is all hearsay that I read on a Prince Facebook page in a comment section:

Prince did have contract housekeeping.

These two individuals were contracted to clean Paisley Park. They had no idea who Prince was. Once they got there and saw all the awards on the wall they had to Google his name.

They said Prince would watch them from behind plants/curtains as they worked.

At one point they went back home to Mexico to visit with family and friends for several weeks.

They were contacted by PP employees asking where they had been and said Prince liked how they cleaned, and he needed them to come back but they said they couldnt until they returned from Mexico.

Eventually they had learned of Prince's passing while still in Mexico.

The artist Peyton Russell also said he would stand behind the plants and watch him. If anyone else were to do this I would say creepy, but with him it is endearing

From what I read about people who worked for Prince is that it took a while for Prince to warm up to people and feel he could trust them. I can't blame him for that.

Lovejunky said:

pricetag said:

I can tell you know very little about the man. Put plainly, you're confusing his supposed personal philosophy towards money with the way he wanted to be perceived in the world--which is what I'm talking about. This is a man who never wore the same outfit twice, rented LA mansions for Hollywood parties, owned custom jewellery, had a line of perfume, had warehouse-sized collections of guitars, clothes, and motor vehicles, and was the proud owner of several gold bars and god-knows what else. AND YOU SAY HE NEVER PREACHED EXCESS! You have no idea what you're talking about do you?

Its all perspective Pricetag

JayZ gave Beyonce an engagement ring valued at 5 Million DOllars...!!!

The Whole of Paisley Park is Valued at 10 Million DOllars and most of Princes Jewellery was of the costume Kind

ALl of his so called Excess that you have mentioned above was for the sake of his Art...

and so what he had a few special cars...He deserved them

But he didnt go around splashing millions around for the sake of showing Off....

Thats what excess is...

Yes, now that's it. It's the love of money that will bring you down, not just having alot. He probably just really loved having his own, private studios to create music in. The rest being just fluff...

gandorb said:

His personal living quaters "Green Room" is very modest. He probably did not spend very much time there. There is an extra bed; probably for guests? A very small bathroom and shower area--nothing fancy at all. In his room is a TV, small CD player; just basic things. There is a lounge area with a chair and sofa before you enter the green room. Very simple.

cloveringold85 said:

His personal living quaters "Green Room" is very modest. He probably did not spend very much time there. There is an extra bed; probably for guests? A very small bathroom and shower area--nothing fancy at all. In his room is a TV, small CD player; just basic things. There is a lounge area with a chair and sofa before you enter the green room. Very simple.

Plus the black cover over the TV covered enough so he can hear it.