Orgnoting? I was messaged privately providing with contradictory information to what you posted here publically. I responded to each one of your responses, now I'm a pest, whatever. Funny I've gotten responses from a girl who simply asked a question at sound check & was not only ignored, but made fun of until she "sat quietly in her seat" also. Other stories reflect one girl tapping Prince on the shoulder & him flicking her in the forehead, a guy who was escorted out for approaching the stage while Prince was playing, one person being told not to look at Prince while he crouched with the mic between seats, etc. etc. I've gotten emails from people in foreign countries totally supporting me - one guy from France who worked at a venue & was snubbed by Prince. Apparently this is an on-going thing & needs to be discussed. I'm glad I was the catalyst to creating the conversation.
When you stop, I'll stop. Fair enough?

Thanks to those of you who supplied the kind words. First of all, thanks for explaining the cat-suit comment. I admit, I completely misunderstood what was said. I guess my thoughts got jumbled up, and yes, I was very disappointed - my bad. However I was extending the CD to him as a gift, not with a hidden "agenda." What none of you understand is that I had direct contact with Paisley Park for a complete year back in '97-'98 through a person called "Sunny" who ran Paisley Park. Sunny called me on the telephone as a representative for Prince & Paisley Park after I sent a package to an employee who was no longer there. They accepted my package, Sunny phoned & I was told they were interested in hearing more about me & my music. I was able to phone Paisley Park on a regular basis simply by saying it was Divinity. During my year relationship with the park I sent bouquets of imported european flowers among other gifts just to show my appreciation for their kindness in reveiwing & accepting my material. I received musical & career advice from Sunny during this entire time. I was later given a cell phone number so I could reach Sunny at any time. I asked Sunny if Prince ever saw my press kit & he said it was on his desk, & told me about how the last time I sent flowers Prince refused to let Sunny take them to his office because he wanted them in the background for some t.v. interview he was doing later in the day. I had planned a trip to Minneapolis towards the end of '98 after going through another surgery, & was to call Sunny when my husband & I arrived. When I called Paisley Park I was given Sunny's home phone number. When I called Sunny's home I was saddened to find that Prince had done a mass firing & let go of Sunny in the process. I left town & I never attempted to contact Paisley Park again except regarding my recording of "Crazy You" which you're not understanding I added to creatively. The song was just an accoustic, unfinished in my opinion, short idea. The final production was complete instrumentation and the addition of more lyrics supplied by me.
So, this is what all you fams that were there didn't understand. One of the things I told Prince, if you'll recall is "funny, Sunny used to accept my CD's." Meaning: hey - you gave Sunny permission to accept my CD's on behalf of Paisley Park before. (You all know Prince O.K.'s everything that comes & goes from there) That's when Prince said "you wanna talk about Sunny? Talk about Sunny & I'll tell you everything that's wrong with the music business." If you were there you must admit you didn't know what the underlying conversation was about. I replied to Prince "sorry I didn't know." He was obviously pissed at the thought of Sunny. You'll also remember I threw his attorney's name out there so he'd know I knew what I was talking about.
The only other things I wanted to say is that my costume was made from clothes I had at home & modified on my sewing maching. Also, I wouldn't have given Prince a CD if I didn't assume he knew who I was from my past dealings with Paisley Park. It was a gift and I totally didn't expect that reaction. I give away all my CD's so it's absurd for any of you to think I was trying to capitalize on an opportunity - I was simply there to have a great time. One thing typing doesn't convey is one's tone of voice; and come on people, Prince was definitely pissed. Maybe you didn't feel the humiliation because he wasn't being condescending to you, but in all honesty he definitely was playing the "I'm the star" role. What happened to his humility?
I do admire your stick-to-it-iveness and loyalty for Prince. His music has been a friend to me through the years... he's picked me up when I'm down, inspired me, helped me through some rough times, & helped me to recover physically. One time I was so bad off I wasn't responding to anything. My sister brought over some Prince tapes & played them night & day until I woke up. So, I completely understand your devotion as I am like you. What I don't understand are your mean comments. Obviously everyone there was facing the situation from a different perspective. I'm a kind, loving human being & most of all I'll admit when I'm wrong, like when I misunderstood the catsuit comment. I just don't see how any of you can say I was a problem. We weren't given a list of rules when we entered the venue, & from your perspective I should've known not to put a CD on-stage. Do you still feel the same way knowing Paisley Park was my direct driving force from '97-'98? Any dialogue was started by Prince. He was doing his usual routine of trying to shut me up with his one-liners, but I hung in there tit for tat. The wit was matched. Maybe you guys didn't know what was really going on, but the above is why there was more to it than the obvious for me.
I completely respect Prince & if I'd have known what his reaction would've been I would have chosen a different path. But you see all of us have choices in life, & the second he saw my name on that CD he thought of Sunny & decided to be an ass to me because he was unsure of my intentions and chose to think the worst. I encourage you to step outside yourself to look at the situation from a different light, mine per se. Most of all I thank you for sharing your emotions with me & I challenge you to choose goodness over bad, like over hate, kindness over prosecution. I was hurt deeply by what transpired, & just looking for an outlet.
Peace & God bless,
Divinity

dang gurl! u don't need 2 write songs, u can write books... who is reading all this crap? lol

gatorgirl said:

By the way, he was not kidding around. He stated that he was cool with Alicia personally, but had a problem with her record company for not getting a proper license for the song. He was being serious about it.

He also discussed the fact that you can cover songs live without a license. That was why he made the comment about covering the musical Cats.

Butterscotch too funny! Kookoo for CocoaPuffs!
lol.

Well I wasn't there so I can't say, but it sounds more like what ya'll that were there that saw this go down's version then this lady's version.

I agree if she has been or really is in tha business, she shoulda known better than to do this cuz of how things go and also it is pretty much taking a risk to try it at a situation like this where he's basically warming up the band, etc.

Tho nuthing happened and this was no one that seemed to want to do any bodily harm to our Prince, it does make me think of something I thought about when I hrd all ya'll that went to the Celebration in June when he walked around freely, security present but kind of laid back so he could walk around.

I wondered at that time what if some nut gets up in that mix and gets too close for the wrong reasons. And even at these soundchecks I have wondered the same thing-cuz Lawd knows there r some nuts out here that all they gotta do is here he is going to be sitting in the audience talkin with people etc and they will try to take it from there.

I met Aaron once, he seemed to be on his job, along with his other security but from what I've heard Prince one time said stop looin at the nonays and do ya'll job! So who knows?!

hopefully it wont deter him from continung to do the soundchecks.
peace!

By the way, were ya'll bags checked when u came inside, were ya'll frisked?

1.) The soundchecks r not auditions or casting calls. They're 2 make sure the sound is right and 4 the band to get loose & warm up. If dude took every solicitation from every artist in need of a break, he'd never get 2 perform. HAving said that, I can c how your feelings were hurt, especially after so much effort expended 2 get 2 the show, leading me to point...

Well...all I can say is that if I was trying to get ready for a show and some1 brought a cd to me and told me they added a verse to a song that I wrote I would have smacked them across the face with sent them running home to momma...good and plenty fast! It's one thing to be inspired by someone but it's another to "add to" or "alter" a piece of art that they have created.

You know, this woman is exactly what's wrong with America. Can't a sane, normal person attend a concert without encountering someone of this type? Here are some other examples of recent people who I had the unfortunate experience of witnessing their psychosis firsthand. At a recent No Doubt concert, I stood in line next to a 16 year old girl who had brought Christmas presents for the band. Her gift to Gwen Stefani was some sort of girlie box with all sorts of unicorns and things like that and a $200 gift certificate to a local beauty shop her mother happened to own. She also wrote Stefani a letter. This girl had apparently dressed up like Gwen and tried to get her attention outside of some Mtv award show in Manhattan. Apparently, later that night, she heard from some guy in the crowd that Stefani had called her a "freak" and the main content of this letter was this 16 year old kid pouring her heart out to a silly pop star.

At a recent Alanis Morissette show, a twenty-something year old woman who could qualify as "obsessed" showed everyone in the line the articles she wrote about the singer for her high school newspaper. This girl had come all the way from Indiana to see this free concert, but had not gotten the pass she needed to get in. She went away weeping, when she found out she couldn't meet her idol.

At a Prince concert I went to in Buffalo, I had the unfortunate experience of a woman who thought this was the night...that she would be "discovered" by Prince. She had a portfolio of nude photos of herself, which, while fun to see, don't necessarily grant her the right to be as psychotic as she was. And why do the people sitting closest to these types always feel sorry for them and have to humor them?

Then, of course, we all have experienced the loud, obnoxious, drunk types. Of course, everyone is familiar with those and you have your own examples. At concerts, at movies, at plays - you know, the audience is paying to see the name on the ticket. We do not want to hear you talk to the screen at a movie theater. We do not want to know that you lost your virginity while listening to side B of Purple Rain. We do not care if you are an actress, dancer, singer or model. Neither does Prince. We have paid to see a performance by someone else - not for an invitation into your skewed version of reality. Not to see some woman who calls herself "Divinity" ramble on about her personal life and how she added words to an obscure Prince song. You know what? I think Prince is happy with the version he wrote. You do not have a relationship with these artists. You have bought their CDs, their movies, the ticket to their show. You are a consumer & they are a product. Your relationship begins and ends there. If you are a musician trying to get into the business, there are more logical avenues to travel. Being an annoying pest of a fan is not one of them. Your "direct contact" with Paisley Park is also suspect. It's more likely they were either trying to get rid of you nicely or get into your pants.

While Prince could have handled it better, for example, by taking the CD, telling you he'd listen to it later & tossing it in the trash back in his hotel & skipping the lecture, how about next time we all go to a concert, we sit down? At the soundcheck, we ask questions when we're told we can? We thank the performer and clap when it's over? Then we go home and post the review on prince.org? Not so hard, is it?
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herbthe4 said:

I doubt she was auditioning....would it really take that much time out of his life 2 listen 2 a devoted fan's music??

Since someone said they saw this it isnt a joke.

Its quite sad what an asshole Prince has become. He should just take the cd and say "How thoughtful, thank you"

This was not a cast "call", this was a fan reaching out 2 her favorite musician.

Why cant u buffoons c that???