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Reply #60 posted 04/04/19 6:57am

TheTruth123

PeteSilas said:



coldcoffeeandcocacola said:


PennyPurple said:


Judith Hill was his last.



Judith’s book would be very sad. I couldn’t bear to read her first hand account of losing mj and then prince. Especially prince as it’s so personal to her. What were the chances she’d be close by two such tragic deaths. I’d be very interested to know why he sent everyone home the day before he died and also what happened on that place. Perhaps she would have insight. Or perhaps she can’t say. She did very well to keep going after those knocks.

she said to the police that she was 50/50 on suicide, I used to think she may have been right. I'm still not sure but i don't think him being hooked is as far fetched as I once did. Some have said we were in denial with the drugs, it wasn't that, it was how I couldn't figure out how he functioned like that. I know nothing of opioids, some people say you can function fine being hooked on them, but just the other day I'm reading about the homeless explosion in seattle and opioids is the one culprit mentioned as being so crippling. I still don't know.



I still agree with this. It’s called a half-hearted suicide attempt. When things seem so tough that although you don’t want to go, you do want to.
[Edited 4/5/19 20:24pm]
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Reply #61 posted 04/04/19 7:06am

TheTruth123

PeteSilas said:



Shockadelica9 said:


PeteSilas said:
A couple posters who claimed to be in or close to prince have hinted at some issue and of course the blind item which prince saw the night he died which claimed he had aids. He was so far in damage control that one poster said it pushed him over the edge.

Not trying to be rude but his sources are people involved in the investigation ect...his sources are more reliable than random people online claiming to know him. His expanded edition of the book will be out this summer

we had a couple people, maybe 2 or 3 that i'm aware of that seemed really close, having knowledge of a 2011 od which almost killed the man, (true) and although they wouldn't say much, they did say he had some sort of underlying health issue. I actually thought the aids theory may have been true because I never saw prince going out like that, never, i thought it was suicide for the longest time and still kinda do. Of course, as i've said from the start, the officials lie whenever they feel like it and in Prince's case, the real info is scant so any book written on the death is going to be more conjecture. It's still a mysterious death, I tend to vascillate between the different ways he could have died, the problem with the pills that he took was how would someone be so stupid as to take the same shit that almost killed him the week before? Was Prince that stupid? I even thought that he tried to kill himself then and maybe did it when he could get some space a few days later. Why? who knows. Judith did say he made cryptic remarks about his time being up and being depressed and reminiscing about the "good old days". Then, of course there was the fact that most addicts that far into their addictions cannot function and cannot hide it. As I said in either this or another thread, seattle has a huge homeless problem and opioids are given as the main cause, it's not a drug that helps most people function. I have heard that some people can function quite well on them, maybe prince was like that. I know nothing about real addiction, I never had a smoke, an illegal drug and i only drank when my crazy parents made me as a kid. i know nothing about addiction other than I hate it.



No. He certainly wasn’t that stupid.
[Edited 4/5/19 19:47pm]
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Reply #62 posted 04/04/19 7:11am

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Reply #63 posted 04/04/19 7:13am

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i'm with you there, that wasn't fun when we did it here the past 3 years. I don't see how a guy can get good info for the book, it's not available in factual form. sounds like a load of crap to me.


Me too. There's no reason to believe this guy was given any true insider knowledge and others who knew Prince for years know nothing. If I remember correctly, he's not even a Prince fan. He wants to sell his book, most of which is taken from the investigative files, with his speculation added. That's all I'll say about it.

ETA: anyone looking to get a sense of what this book is about should just search it out on Amazon. There's comments there too.

[Edited 4/6/19 0:15am]

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Reply #64 posted 04/04/19 7:24am

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Prince was very private and I believe for some time he was accepting his finality. Yeah, of course he kept working and planning etc., but that doesn’t matter. Emotionally and spiritually I feel he never really thought he would live to be old. It’s almost like his life was about his legacy and helping others and when he was done, he selflessly accepted that. Like Jesus.


In gold he sang what’s the use in being young if you’re not going to get old

Steve Parke said P was saving his acoustic for when he was old


I think like all of us it daunted him but it seems from little clues like these he wasn’t planning on leaving early.
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Reply #65 posted 04/04/19 8:03am

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PennyPurple said:

lol



EmmaMcG said:


PennyPurple said:


She had NOTHING to do with any of the 3 deaths...it's just bad luck.



I just hope she stays the fuck away from me! biggrin




Emma, I would like to think most prince fam are intelligent like prince was.
[Edited 4/4/19 6:51am]


What?
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Reply #66 posted 04/04/19 10:04am

RJOrion

PennyPurple said:



RJOrion said:


coldcoffeeandcocacola said:
Three?? Three?? How much hurt can one woman take!

thats alot of fatal coincidence... or just maybe she had something to do with all 3 deaths...

She had NOTHING to do with any of the 3 deaths...it's just bad luck.




how can you be so sure?... unless you are her
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Reply #67 posted 04/04/19 10:32am

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PennyPurple said:

She had NOTHING to do with any of the 3 deaths...it's just bad luck.

how can you be so sure?... unless you are her

Yeah, sure. Now I'm Judith Hill. rolleyes

We all know how MJ died.

Andrae Crouch had pneumonia that he was just getting over and suffered a heartattack.

We all know how Prince died.

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Reply #68 posted 04/04/19 10:48am

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PennyPurple said:



RJOrion said:


PennyPurple said:


She had NOTHING to do with any of the 3 deaths...it's just bad luck.



how can you be so sure?... unless you are her

Yeah, sure. Now I'm Judith Hill. rolleyes



We all know how MJ died.


Andrae Crouch had pneumonia that he was just getting over and suffered a heartattack.


We all know how Prince died.




no...we dont KNOW how ANY of them died...we just hear what we're told by people who have historically lied to the public, and we are forced to either believe it at face value, or use our own research, discernment and personal experiences to sift through the bullshit, propaganda, and misinformation...
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Reply #69 posted 04/04/19 10:50am

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and i know you're not her...that part of my statement was rhetorical
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Reply #70 posted 04/04/19 12:04pm

PeteSilas

ya, that could have been it too, he was in tortuous pain and just needed relief. One of the first things I thought of when he died and pain/death were tied together, was a navy seal who had horrendous war injuries that he could have never lived with sober, that's a true catch 22, neither one is good, being in agony or being hooked. I'm not as puzzled by it as I was but I still wonder what actually happened, meanwhile life goes on.

TheTruth123 said:

PeteSilas said:

we had a couple people, maybe 2 or 3 that i'm aware of that seemed really close, having knowledge of a 2011 od which almost killed the man, (true) and although they wouldn't say much, they did say he had some sort of underlying health issue. I actually thought the aids theory may have been true because I never saw prince going out like that, never, i thought it was suicide for the longest time and still kinda do. Of course, as i've said from the start, the officials lie whenever they feel like it and in Prince's case, the real info is scant so any book written on the death is going to be more conjecture. It's still a mysterious death, I tend to vascillate between the different ways he could have died, the problem with the pills that he took was how would someone be so stupid as to take the same shit that almost killed him the week before? Was Prince that stupid? I even thought that he tried to kill himself then and maybe did it when he could get some space a few days later. Why? who knows. Judith did say he made cryptic remarks about his time being up and being depressed and reminiscing about the "good old days". Then, of course there was the fact that most addicts that far into their addictions cannot function and cannot hide it. As I said in either this or another thread, seattle has a huge homeless problem and opioids are given as the main cause, it's not a drug that helps most people function. I have heard that some people can function quite well on them, maybe prince was like that. I know nothing about real addiction, I never had a smoke, an illegal drug and i only drank when my crazy parents made me as a kid. i know nothing about addiction other than I hate it.

No. He certainly wasn’t that stupid. In fact he was very aligned with his body’s needs. I remember the day I was reading the old threads in 2017 and I had a very clear glimpse of what I felt happened. I said it and people didn’t want to hear it at the time. But I felt it was entirely possible that he was in so much physical pain that he took the pills because he had to. He was still trying to self-detox at that time which is not possible in certain situations no matter how strong a person is. I felt he knew it was risky but “half” didn’t care. He just needed the pain to go away. And if it was the Father’s will that he not remain here then he would tiredly accept that.

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Reply #71 posted 04/05/19 8:21pm

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Shockadelica9 said:

PeteSilas said:



Shockadelica9 said:


PeteSilas said:
A couple posters who claimed to be in or close to prince have hinted at some issue and of course the blind item which prince saw the night he died which claimed he had aids. He was so far in damage control that one poster said it pushed him over the edge.

Not trying to be rude but his sources are people involved in the investigation ect...his sources are more reliable than random people online claiming to know him. His expanded edition of the book will be out this summer

we had a couple people, maybe 2 or 3 that i'm aware of that seemed really close, having knowledge of a 2011 od which almost killed the man, (true) and although they wouldn't say much, they did say he had some sort of underlying health issue. I actually thought the aids theory may have been true because I never saw prince going out like that, never, i thought it was suicide for the longest time and still kinda do. Of course, as i've said from the start, the officials lie whenever they feel like it and in Prince's case, the real info is scant so any book written on the death is going to be more conjecture. It's still a mysterious death, I tend to vascillate between the different ways he could have died, the problem with the pills that he took was how would someone be so stupid as to take the same shit that almost killed him the week before? Was Prince that stupid? I even thought that he tried to kill himself then and maybe did it when he could get some space a few days later. Why? who knows. Judith did say he made cryptic remarks about his time being up and being depressed and reminiscing about the "good old days". Then, of course there was the fact that most addicts that far into their addictions cannot function and cannot hide it. As I said in either this or another thread, seattle has a huge homeless problem and opioids are given as the main cause, it's not a drug that helps most people function. I have heard that some people can function quite well on them, maybe prince was like that. I know nothing about real addiction, I never had a smoke, an illegal drug and i only drank when my crazy parents made me as a kid. i know nothing about addiction other than I hate it.


I'm going to read his book and see what the multiple sources have 2 say...anyway i dont want to turn this into a " how did prince really die" Thread

I knew it! I hope it's legit. I don't want to read the book tho so make sure you come back here and give us a review, etc. Maybe I will change my mind. But I already have a couple Prince related books and a stack of magazines' tribute issues sitting here I haven't gotten around to yet.
It's a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don't need to add to it. We all need one another. ~ PRN
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Reply #72 posted 04/05/19 10:16pm

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sonshine said:

Shockadelica9 said:


I'm going to read his book and see what the multiple sources have 2 say...anyway i dont want to turn this into a " how did prince really die" Thread

I knew it! I hope it's legit. I don't want to read the book tho so make sure you come back here and give us a review, etc. Maybe I will change my mind. But I already have a couple Prince related books and a stack of magazines' tribute issues sitting here I haven't gotten around to yet.

I'll let you know 👍👍 it looks like he did an interview with Meitz ( carver county) for the book. He also replied to me today and said his sources are rock solid
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Reply #73 posted 04/05/19 11:36pm

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I'll let you know 👍👍 it looks like he did an interview with Meitz ( carver county) for the book. He also replied to me today and said his sources are rock solid


You here promoting your book Jay Corn? lol lol

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Reply #74 posted 04/05/19 11:57pm

PeteSilas

we're at least ten years away from a book that would be thourough like The Elvis/Guralnick books and the Ali/Hauser book. the ali book was done in 91, I think, ten years after his career ended and the elvis books were done around 95 and 99. The great thing about both was that they compiled the impressions and recollections of a myriad of people around these men. That's what's needed, even moreso for a guy who supposedly had 6 different personalities.

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Reply #75 posted 04/07/19 9:07pm

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TheTruth123 said:

PeteSilas said:



coldcoffeeandcocacola said:


PennyPurple said:


Judith Hill was his last.



Judith’s book would be very sad. I couldn’t bear to read her first hand account of losing mj and then prince. Especially prince as it’s so personal to her. What were the chances she’d be close by two such tragic deaths. I’d be very interested to know why he sent everyone home the day before he died and also what happened on that place. Perhaps she would have insight. Or perhaps she can’t say. She did very well to keep going after those knocks.

she said to the police that she was 50/50 on suicide, I used to think she may have been right. I'm still not sure but i don't think him being hooked is as far fetched as I once did. Some have said we were in denial with the drugs, it wasn't that, it was how I couldn't figure out how he functioned like that. I know nothing of opioids, some people say you can function fine being hooked on them, but just the other day I'm reading about the homeless explosion in seattle and opioids is the one culprit mentioned as being so crippling. I still don't know.



I still agree with this. It’s called a half-hearted suicide attempt. When things seem so tough that although you don’t want to go, you do want to.
[Edited 4/5/19 20:24pm]


I keep coming back to this conclusion too. Heartbreaking.
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Reply #76 posted 04/08/19 6:45am

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Krystalkisses said:

TheTruth123 said:
I still agree with this. It’s called a half-hearted suicide attempt. When things seem so tough that although you don’t want to go, you do want to. [Edited 4/5/19 20:24pm]
I keep coming back to this conclusion too. Heartbreaking.

He was also in opiate withdrawal that week and that can be very anxiety-producing.

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Reply #77 posted 04/08/19 6:46am

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PennyPurple said:

Yeah, sure. Now I'm Judith Hill. rolleyes

We all know how MJ died.

Andrae Crouch had pneumonia that he was just getting over and suffered a heartattack.

We all know how Prince died.

no...we dont KNOW how ANY of them died...we just hear what we're told by people who have historically lied to the public, and we are forced to either believe it at face value, or use our own research, discernment and personal experiences to sift through the bullshit, propaganda, and misinformation...

Judith Hill had nothing to do with any of their deaths. Really?

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Reply #78 posted 04/08/19 8:05am

TheTruth123

coldcoffeeandcocacola said:

TheTruth123 said:

Prince was very private and I believe for some time he was accepting his finality. Yeah, of course he kept working and planning etc., but that doesn’t matter. Emotionally and spiritually I feel he never really thought he would live to be old. It’s almost like his life was about his legacy and helping others and when he was done, he selflessly accepted that. Like Jesus.


In gold he sang what’s the use in being young if you’re not going to get old

Steve Parke said P was saving his acoustic for when he was old


I think like all of us it daunted him but it seems from little clues like these he wasn’t planning on leaving early.


See, I think he didn’t think he would maybe get old.
Some said he wasn’t ever meant to.
I also know certain people are afraid of getting old. They get depressed when it happens instead of accepting that we all get old. They pine for the old days. Prince perhaps felt this way and wasn’t talking with anyone his age who was wise and could say that to him unless he spoke with LG about it, that’s if he still put a lot of stock in what LG said.
Plus he was facing the pain issues.

Remember in that interview he said “That’s if I live to 60.”
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Reply #79 posted 04/08/19 8:07am

TheTruth123

peggyon said:



RJOrion said:


PennyPurple said:


Yeah, sure. Now I'm Judith Hill. rolleyes



We all know how MJ died.


Andrae Crouch had pneumonia that he was just getting over and suffered a heartattack.


We all know how Prince died.



no...we dont KNOW how ANY of them died...we just hear what we're told by people who have historically lied to the public, and we are forced to either believe it at face value, or use our own research, discernment and personal experiences to sift through the bullshit, propaganda, and misinformation...



Judith Hill had nothing to do with any of their deaths. Really?



Of course not! It is just crazy to say she did! Um...really?
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Reply #80 posted 04/08/19 8:12am

TheTruth123

peggyon said:



Krystalkisses said:


TheTruth123 said:
I still agree with this. It’s called a half-hearted suicide attempt. When things seem so tough that although you don’t want to go, you do want to. [Edited 4/5/19 20:24pm]

I keep coming back to this conclusion too. Heartbreaking.



He was also in opiate withdrawal that week and that can be very anxiety-producing.



A report said he was very irritable and anxious. Yes. He was trying to self-detox. He was not necessarily in his “right mind”.
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Reply #81 posted 04/08/19 8:13am

TheTruth123

RJOrion said:

PennyPurple said:



RJOrion said:


PennyPurple said:


She had NOTHING to do with any of the 3 deaths...it's just bad luck.



how can you be so sure?... unless you are her

Yeah, sure. Now I'm Judith Hill. rolleyes



We all know how MJ died.


Andrae Crouch had pneumonia that he was just getting over and suffered a heartattack.


We all know how Prince died.




no...we dont KNOW how ANY of them died...we just hear what we're told by people who have historically lied to the public, and we are forced to either believe it at face value, or use our own research, discernment and personal experiences to sift through the bullshit, propaganda, and misinformation...


What we have done in our grief and missing him is complicate the simple truth we all knew in the beginning.
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Reply #82 posted 04/08/19 12:59pm

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TheTruth123 said:

RJOrion said:
no...we dont KNOW how ANY of them died...we just hear what we're told by people who have historically lied to the public, and we are forced to either believe it at face value, or use our own research, discernment and personal experiences to sift through the bullshit, propaganda, and misinformation...
What we have done in our grief and missing him is complicate the simple truth we all knew in the beginning.

i dont' think about it much these days but I'm still far from thinking it was simple or that we know the catalysts and inner working that led to the mans death. We were never given the info as fans to make a conclusion, at least not for me. I think it's highly improbably that Prince would mention his time being up and then almost dying and then dying a week later, I think that's strange. I don't think he meant to survive the first time. But I waiver with the rest of you guys and yes sometimes the "simple" conclusion that he was just so lost in addiction occurs to me to. I really don't care who's "right" I just wish we had a stable truth.

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Reply #83 posted 04/08/19 1:51pm

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PeteSilas said:



TheTruth123 said:


RJOrion said:
no...we dont KNOW how ANY of them died...we just hear what we're told by people who have historically lied to the public, and we are forced to either believe it at face value, or use our own research, discernment and personal experiences to sift through the bullshit, propaganda, and misinformation...

What we have done in our grief and missing him is complicate the simple truth we all knew in the beginning.

i dont' think about it much these days but I'm still far from thinking it was simple or that we know the catalysts and inner working that led to the mans death. We were never given the info as fans to make a conclusion, at least not for me. I think it's highly improbably that Prince would mention his time being up and then almost dying and then dying a week later, I think that's strange. I don't think he meant to survive the first time. But I waiver with the rest of you guys and yes sometimes the "simple" conclusion that he was just so lost in addiction occurs to me to. I really don't care who's "right" I just wish we had a stable truth.



It is very strange. I used to think Prince was suffering from HIV and that is why the police/estate/associates were acting so strange like they were trying to hide that from the public...im not so convinced of that anymore. All the clues seem to point to a suicide, which is very upsetting and heartbreaking yes but I just don't understand the estate' s reasoning of covering that up. I mean many, many great artists lead tortured inner lives and took their own lives. It didn't sully their art or work at all...their work is still loved and respected. Kurt Cobain committed suicide and people still love Nirvana ..unless their is an unseen dynamic at play , like a deeper stigma regarding suicide among the black community that I am overlooking. ....but what really still puzzles me is what was the trigger or catalyst for this decision, for him, ..it is such a mystery to me because that man has suffered enormous trauma and somehow he ALWAYS found the strength to keep going and keep creating and trying his best ...actually that was why he was my hero , because when I was going through hard times or upsetting things I really saw him as an example of fortitude and a pillar of strength. I mean honestly, many , many people who experienced that level of pain and trauma become, street people, he managed to lead such a successful life...he seemed to have so much fight and will inside of him ...what was different in 2016? Will probably never have a real awnser but I'm just throwing it out there in the universe. Sometimes we never get closure as unsettling as that is.
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Reply #84 posted 04/08/19 2:04pm

PeteSilas

Krystalkisses said:

PeteSilas said:

i dont' think about it much these days but I'm still far from thinking it was simple or that we know the catalysts and inner working that led to the mans death. We were never given the info as fans to make a conclusion, at least not for me. I think it's highly improbably that Prince would mention his time being up and then almost dying and then dying a week later, I think that's strange. I don't think he meant to survive the first time. But I waiver with the rest of you guys and yes sometimes the "simple" conclusion that he was just so lost in addiction occurs to me to. I really don't care who's "right" I just wish we had a stable truth.

It is very strange. I used to think Prince was suffering from HIV and that is why the police/estate/associates were acting so strange like they were trying to hide that from the public...im not so convinced of that anymore. All the clues seem to point to a suicide, which is very upsetting and heartbreaking yes but I just don't understand the estate' s reasoning of covering that up. I mean many, many great artists lead tortured inner lives and took their own lives. It didn't sully their art or work at all...their work is still loved and respected. Kurt Cobain committed suicide and people still love Nirvana ..unless their is an unseen dynamic at play , like a deeper stigma regarding suicide among the black community that I am overlooking. ....but what really still puzzles me is what was the trigger or catalyst for this decision, for him, ..it is such a mystery to me because that man has suffered enormous trauma and somehow he ALWAYS found the strength to keep going and keep creating and trying his best ...actually that was why he was my hero , because when I was going through hard times or upsetting things I really saw him as an example of fortitude and a pillar of strength. I mean honestly, many , many people who experienced that level of pain and trauma become, street people, he managed to lead such a successful life...he seemed to have so much fight and will inside of him ...what was different in 2016? Will probably never have a real awnser but I'm just throwing it out there in the universe. Sometimes we never get closure as unsettling as that is.

age, people get tired. I feel it I know that. I've seen older people tell me "i'm ready Pete" meaning they're done. Most people just wait it out. And as far as addiction, that is self-destructive and slow suicide if you look at it like i do. Anything we do that works against life is suicidal and we all have habits. Mine is food.

I thought he had the hiv thing too because of the rumor and the secrecy, it looks like that wasn't the case. I think it was mulefunk who said though, that that "blind item" was seen by Prince the night before he died and "it was a factor in why we lost him" what the hell does that mean? I kind of had to stop ruminating over it and get my work done which means honoring him as a musician too, playing his music, practicing his music. which is on my mind as a struggle as a failed musician, "what would he say to me" he would no doubt say to "keep working".

[Edited 4/8/19 14:09pm]

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Reply #85 posted 04/08/19 2:36pm

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PeteSilas said:



Krystalkisses said:


PeteSilas said:


i dont' think about it much these days but I'm still far from thinking it was simple or that we know the catalysts and inner working that led to the mans death. We were never given the info as fans to make a conclusion, at least not for me. I think it's highly improbably that Prince would mention his time being up and then almost dying and then dying a week later, I think that's strange. I don't think he meant to survive the first time. But I waiver with the rest of you guys and yes sometimes the "simple" conclusion that he was just so lost in addiction occurs to me to. I really don't care who's "right" I just wish we had a stable truth.



It is very strange. I used to think Prince was suffering from HIV and that is why the police/estate/associates were acting so strange like they were trying to hide that from the public...im not so convinced of that anymore. All the clues seem to point to a suicide, which is very upsetting and heartbreaking yes but I just don't understand the estate' s reasoning of covering that up. I mean many, many great artists lead tortured inner lives and took their own lives. It didn't sully their art or work at all...their work is still loved and respected. Kurt Cobain committed suicide and people still love Nirvana ..unless their is an unseen dynamic at play , like a deeper stigma regarding suicide among the black community that I am overlooking. ....but what really still puzzles me is what was the trigger or catalyst for this decision, for him, ..it is such a mystery to me because that man has suffered enormous trauma and somehow he ALWAYS found the strength to keep going and keep creating and trying his best ...actually that was why he was my hero , because when I was going through hard times or upsetting things I really saw him as an example of fortitude and a pillar of strength. I mean honestly, many , many people who experienced that level of pain and trauma become, street people, he managed to lead such a successful life...he seemed to have so much fight and will inside of him ...what was different in 2016? Will probably never have a real awnser but I'm just throwing it out there in the universe. Sometimes we never get closure as unsettling as that is.

age, people get tired. I feel it I know that. I've seen older people tell me "i'm ready Pete" meaning they're done. Most people just wait it out. And as far as addiction, that is self-destructive and slow suicide if you look at it like i do. Anything we do that works against life is suicidal and we all have habits. Mine is food.


I thought he had the hiv thing too because of the rumor and the secrecy, it looks like that wasn't the case. I think it was mulefunk who said though, that that "blind item" was seen by Prince the night before he died and "it was a factor in why we lost him" what the hell does that mean? I kind of had to stop ruminating over it and get my work done which means honoring him as a musician too, playing his music, practicing his music. which is on my mind as a struggle as a failed musician, "what would he say to me" he would no doubt say to "keep working".

[Edited 4/8/19 14:09pm]



Yes i do imagine that is what he would say. It's good you are in tune with that.
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PeteSilas said:



Krystalkisses said:


PeteSilas said:


i dont' think about it much these days but I'm still far from thinking it was simple or that we know the catalysts and inner working that led to the mans death. We were never given the info as fans to make a conclusion, at least not for me. I think it's highly improbably that Prince would mention his time being up and then almost dying and then dying a week later, I think that's strange. I don't think he meant to survive the first time. But I waiver with the rest of you guys and yes sometimes the "simple" conclusion that he was just so lost in addiction occurs to me to. I really don't care who's "right" I just wish we had a stable truth.



It is very strange. I used to think Prince was suffering from HIV and that is why the police/estate/associates were acting so strange like they were trying to hide that from the public...im not so convinced of that anymore. All the clues seem to point to a suicide, which is very upsetting and heartbreaking yes but I just don't understand the estate' s reasoning of covering that up. I mean many, many great artists lead tortured inner lives and took their own lives. It didn't sully their art or work at all...their work is still loved and respected. Kurt Cobain committed suicide and people still love Nirvana ..unless their is an unseen dynamic at play , like a deeper stigma regarding suicide among the black community that I am overlooking. ....but what really still puzzles me is what was the trigger or catalyst for this decision, for him, ..it is such a mystery to me because that man has suffered enormous trauma and somehow he ALWAYS found the strength to keep going and keep creating and trying his best ...actually that was why he was my hero , because when I was going through hard times or upsetting things I really saw him as an example of fortitude and a pillar of strength. I mean honestly, many , many people who experienced that level of pain and trauma become, street people, he managed to lead such a successful life...he seemed to have so much fight and will inside of him ...what was different in 2016? Will probably never have a real awnser but I'm just throwing it out there in the universe. Sometimes we never get closure as unsettling as that is.

age, people get tired. I feel it I know that. I've seen older people tell me "i'm ready Pete" meaning they're done. Most people just wait it out. And as far as addiction, that is self-destructive and slow suicide if you look at it like i do. Anything we do that works against life is suicidal and we all have habits. Mine is food.


I thought he had the hiv thing too because of the rumor and the secrecy, it looks like that wasn't the case. I think it was mulefunk who said though, that that "blind item" was seen by Prince the night before he died and "it was a factor in why we lost him" what the hell does that mean? I kind of had to stop ruminating over it and get my work done which means honoring him as a musician too, playing his music, practicing his music. which is on my mind as a struggle as a failed musician, "what would he say to me" he would no doubt say to "keep working".

[Edited 4/8/19 14:09pm]




I don’t consider Prince a drug addict. I think he became dependent on pain medication and that came with the usual side affects.
I also don’t think he was just waiting to die. I think he couldn’t control what his body was doing (wearing out).
As for what he would say about your music, we don’t know. He might say don’t give up, or he might say just play to enjoy playing.
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Reply #87 posted 04/08/19 4:55pm

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Krystalkisses said:

PeteSilas said:



TheTruth123 said:


RJOrion said:
no...we dont KNOW how ANY of them died...we just hear what we're told by people who have historically lied to the public, and we are forced to either believe it at face value, or use our own research, discernment and personal experiences to sift through the bullshit, propaganda, and misinformation...

What we have done in our grief and missing him is complicate the simple truth we all knew in the beginning.

i dont' think about it much these days but I'm still far from thinking it was simple or that we know the catalysts and inner working that led to the mans death. We were never given the info as fans to make a conclusion, at least not for me. I think it's highly improbably that Prince would mention his time being up and then almost dying and then dying a week later, I think that's strange. I don't think he meant to survive the first time. But I waiver with the rest of you guys and yes sometimes the "simple" conclusion that he was just so lost in addiction occurs to me to. I really don't care who's "right" I just wish we had a stable truth.



It is very strange. I used to think Prince was suffering from HIV and that is why the police/estate/associates were acting so strange like they were trying to hide that from the public...im not so convinced of that anymore. All the clues seem to point to a suicide, which is very upsetting and heartbreaking yes but I just don't understand the estate' s reasoning of covering that up. I mean many, many great artists lead tortured inner lives and took their own lives. It didn't sully their art or work at all...their work is still loved and respected. Kurt Cobain committed suicide and people still love Nirvana ..unless their is an unseen dynamic at play , like a deeper stigma regarding suicide among the black community that I am overlooking. ....but what really still puzzles me is what was the trigger or catalyst for this decision, for him, ..it is such a mystery to me because that man has suffered enormous trauma and somehow he ALWAYS found the strength to keep going and keep creating and trying his best ...actually that was why he was my hero , because when I was going through hard times or upsetting things I really saw him as an example of fortitude and a pillar of strength. I mean honestly, many , many people who experienced that level of pain and trauma become, street people, he managed to lead such a successful life...he seemed to have so much fight and will inside of him ...what was different in 2016? Will probably never have a real awnser but I'm just throwing it out there in the universe. Sometimes we never get closure as unsettling as that is.


I think the self-detox messed with his mind those last 48 hours, and because that is so unbelievably painful and intolerable to both body and mind, he gave in and took a pill, not being able to stand the withdrawals anymore. Who knows how reasonable his mind was working.
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Reply #88 posted 04/08/19 4:58pm

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And yes it is heartbreaking. Because he was such a good person.
And because he died alone.
Which must’ve been the way he wanted it because he didn’t want anyone around him he would hurt or burden.
THAT is his true courage.

And we mourn his loss because he was so caring and so unique and never complained about his life EVER, or put his shit out in public.
That is also his true courage. To the end.
He mature so much he only thought of others.
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Reply #89 posted 04/08/19 5:35pm

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I think the self-detox messed with his mind those last 48 hours, and because that is so unbelievably painful and intolerable to both body and mind, he gave in and took a pill, not being able to stand the withdrawals anymore. Who knows how reasonable his mind was working.

He had opioids in his system the day before, he never stopped taking them. My guess is the most opioid free his system seen in that last week was when he received 2 shots of Narcan. He had other drugs in his system the day before too, that weren't prescribed.

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