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Did Apollonia write these songs like she claims ?

Anyone catch her with Duane Tuhdal last night on her podcast ?

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Reply #1 posted 03/20/23 6:54pm

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paisleyparkgirl said:

Anyone catch her with Duane Tuhdal last night on her podcast ?

This was uncomfortable to watch. She's still pretty angry. I wouldn't be shocked if some of her thoughts or words contributed to those songs. Prince was pretty shady during this era when it came to credits. And it would explain her cartoon hate for Sheila after all this time.

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Reply #2 posted 03/21/23 1:09am

strongoxman1

Eh, I think Apples is just bitter that all the best songs intended for A6 went to Sheila, and Sheila saw career success while A6 just disappeared after the movie was released. Apples has no one to blame but herself, though -- she can't carry a tune! She should have dedicated herself to vocal training if she wanted to be a successful pop star.

As for writing... Apples probably told stories here and there that inspired certain lines, but Prince wrote songs that were often amalgams of many different people and inspirations.

In short, Apples needs therapy and to get over it already.
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Reply #3 posted 03/21/23 10:29am

RJOrion

So, if she's such a "writer", where is her catalog of songs she's written outside of Prince?...i think she's full of it
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Reply #4 posted 03/21/23 1:15pm

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I think what people are misunderstanding is... the Glamorous Life persona described in the songs are her, and she showed Prince all that fancy Hollywood... "if you have to ask, you can't afford it lingerie". I totally believe her

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Reply #5 posted 03/21/23 2:17pm

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Cinny said:

I think what people are misunderstanding is... the Glamorous Life persona described in the songs are her, and she showed Prince all that fancy Hollywood... "if you have to ask, you can't afford it lingerie". I totally believe her

I believe her too but inspiring and co-writing aren't the same thing.

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Reply #6 posted 03/21/23 3:11pm

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Cinny said:

I think what people are misunderstanding is... the Glamorous Life persona described in the songs are her, and she showed Prince all that fancy Hollywood... "if you have to ask, you can't afford it lingerie". I totally believe her

I've always felt like the glamorous life was about Vanity.

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Reply #7 posted 03/21/23 3:12pm

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It's like what Wendy said (per vague memory) in that dvd extra interview, "...did we write 'Purple Rain'? No, but we helped it's evolution..."

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Reply #8 posted 03/21/23 4:06pm

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Jill said it best, everyone was a small piece of Prince's great masterplan...but it was still Prince's masterplan.

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Reply #9 posted 03/24/23 11:55am

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paisleyparkgirl said:

Cinny said:

I think what people are misunderstanding is... the Glamorous Life persona described in the songs are her, and she showed Prince all that fancy Hollywood... "if you have to ask, you can't afford it lingerie". I totally believe her

I've always felt like the glamorous life was about Vanity.


omfg That's like saying Sheila E made the lemon cake, not Roy Bennett! lol wink

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Reply #10 posted 03/24/23 11:56am

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It's like what Wendy said (per vague memory) in that dvd extra interview, "...did we write 'Purple Rain'? No, but we helped it's evolution..."


I think they wrote chord changes

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Reply #11 posted 03/24/23 6:02pm

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Apples didn't write anything. She lives in La-La Land.

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Reply #12 posted 03/26/23 2:53pm

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I think Duane was very diplomatic in discussing what is the difference between writing a song/book and using ideas you’ve heard to inspire things. Did all the interviewees he spoke with write his books…no but without them, there’d be no book or a less readable one. Likewise, without his inspirations, Prince’s music would be less inspired…but he wrote it (with the odd minor steal).
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Reply #13 posted 03/26/23 5:54pm

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FrankieCoco1 said:

I think Duane was very diplomatic in discussing what is the difference between writing a song/book and using ideas you’ve heard to inspire things. Did all the interviewees he spoke with write his books…no but without them, there’d be no book or a less readable one. Likewise, without his inspirations, Prince’s music would be less inspired…but he wrote it (with the odd minor steal).

Yes, he handled that perfectly. So uncool when they pulled out supposed receipts and put him on the spot like that.

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Reply #14 posted 03/27/23 8:33am

dreamfirstborn

ok i'm gonna jump out on a limb and say this, because it's funny...

when she said she was out side with the boom box screaming I wrote this song! and she knew he herd her

i pictured Prince and Sheila E. chilling out in the living room, after a super long day of rehearsals, having macaroni and cheese, and lemon cake.

watching the 3 stooges

and Sheila with her spidey senses perks up and says "is that bitch outside again?!" as Prince taking a bite of that lemon cake, grabs the remote control turning up the volumb

saying, "wait what? what are you talking about" Sheila grabs the remote and presses mute. in the distant background you can hear Apples screaming "That's my Soonnng!" Sheila rolling her eyes ,"You hear that shit? That gurl is so stupid" so full of confidence, She says to Prince. Prince with a look of yuck on face, spits out the lemon cake, saying "damn that's salty."

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Reply #15 posted 03/27/23 8:46am

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and to finish...

he looks over at Sheila and says "S. A. L. T. Salt, Not Sugar Sheila"

and Sheila stunned, confused and surprised when she gets it says "Fuck you Nigga, that's it I'm out of here,

I'm gonnin home!" Prince all serious at himself watching her gather up her things, mimics the lake scene in Purple Rain he yells out "hey wait a minute!" she says "What?!" and he replies "That ain't sugar Sheila" as he falls down rolling on the floor.

She's supper pissed now "Fuck You!" she screams and storms out, she then hopes in her blue mercedes and drives down

the drive way and see's Apple's. "Come on gurl, lets get out of here."

Apples gets in and they drive off down Sunset Blvd, laughing and carry on, Apples says to Sheila "Gurl I know he used to do shit for ya, but what has he done for you lately"

when all of a sudden The Glamours Life comes on the radio for the first time

and the both are freaking out... "That's my song! That's my song!" Sheila screams estatically


"That's my song! That's MYYYY Song!" Screams Apples, with equal excitement.

Sheila looks over at Apple's and say's "wait bitch... That's my song!"

not looking at where she was going slams into a car in front of them.

and they both jump out of the car screaming "That's My Song!" jumping up and

down in the streets. "That's my song!" they scream at each other in unison.

Meanwhile, in the other car... as she is looking at these fools, in the rear view mirror. She fixes her lipstick and whispers to herself, "These bitches." It's Denise also known as The Queen Mother, Vanity

stepping out of her mint 65 rambler, all calm and shi, waring that gorilla coat and nothing else ... with only one thing to say. "Why ya'll keep following me?, get in your own lane already!"

Sheila looking her up and down says "gurl what's up with your dress?"

The Queen mother points over to the dude in the passanger seat... It's Donnie Simpson screaming in pain, he just got his 6" or more stuck in his zipper.

she says "he made such a pretty mess of my dress hoooo yeah, such a pretty"

Sheila sucking her teeth, "ttthhhhhhhttt listen Monica, tells this bitch That's my song!"

Apples then chimes in..... "nnooo That's my song!" now all 3 of them are in the streets yelling back and forth... "that's my song!"

meanwhile, Prince rolls up in his little red corvette, with Morris Day, who is laughing his ass off "oh lord, such nastieness, let's go"

suddenly the car phone rings... Prince answers, "Hello, Hello, Helloooo." it's Sheena, "Come spend the night inside my sugar walls" she says.

Prince looks over at Morris and says, "Get out!"

Morris now standing in the mist of "Vanity 6" screaming at each other "that's my song!" as prince says to him, "i'll meet you at the club in 2 hours" and speeds off down the road.

"You mutha fucka, you long head Faggot!" morris screams. Now all 3 of the girls are surrounding him, in the middle of the street, singing off key, "that's my song"

Morris trying to cover his ears screams outs "hhhhhhaaaaa caa ca caaaa"

[Edited 3/27/23 10:33am]

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Reply #16 posted 03/27/23 12:16pm

woogiebear

Muse 2 The Pharoah???

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Reply #17 posted 03/27/23 3:49pm

dreamfirstborn

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Muse 2 The Pharoah???

https://soundcloud.com/th...ningsketch

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Reply #18 posted 03/28/23 8:02am

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eduJ said:

FrankieCoco1 said:

I think Duane was very diplomatic in discussing what is the difference between writing a song/book and using ideas you’ve heard to inspire things. Did all the interviewees he spoke with write his books…no but without them, there’d be no book or a less readable one. Likewise, without his inspirations, Prince’s music would be less inspired…but he wrote it (with the odd minor steal).

Yes, he handled that perfectly. So uncool when they pulled out supposed receipts and put him on the spot like that.


Handled perfectly and jokes aside, Duane's books are my "final answer" on any claims like this. Brown Mark also had some interesting stories but also stated them very diplomatically (considering!).

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Reply #19 posted 03/28/23 8:07am

Cinny

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eduJ said:

Cinny said:

I think what people are misunderstanding is... the Glamorous Life persona described in the songs are her, and she showed Prince all that fancy Hollywood... "if you have to ask, you can't afford it lingerie". I totally believe her

I believe her too but inspiring and co-writing aren't the same thing.


It isn't the same, but things she said were probably quoted. Paul McCartney said Ringo was always saying phrases in conversation they put into their songs like "a hard day's night".

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Reply #20 posted 03/29/23 7:23pm

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dreamfirstborn said:

and to finish...

he looks over at Sheila and says "S. A. L. T. Salt, Not Sugar Sheila"

and Sheila stunned, confused and surprised when she gets it says "Fuck you Nigga, that's it I'm out of here,

I'm gonnin home!" Prince all serious at himself watching her gather up her things, mimics the lake scene in Purple Rain he yells out "hey wait a minute!" she says "What?!" and he replies "That ain't sugar Sheila" as he falls down rolling on the floor.

She's supper pissed now "Fuck You!" she screams and storms out, she then hopes in her blue mercedes and drives down

the drive way and see's Apple's. "Come on gurl, lets get out of here."

Apples gets in and they drive off down Sunset Blvd, laughing and carry on, Apples says to Sheila "Gurl I know he used to do shit for ya, but what has he done for you lately"

when all of a sudden The Glamours Life comes on the radio for the first time

and the both are freaking out... "That's my song! That's my song!" Sheila screams estatically


"That's my song! That's MYYYY Song!" Screams Apples, with equal excitement.

Sheila looks over at Apple's and say's "wait bitch... That's my song!"

not looking at where she was going slams into a car in front of them.

and they both jump out of the car screaming "That's My Song!" jumping up and

down in the streets. "That's my song!" they scream at each other in unison.

Meanwhile, in the other car... as she is looking at these fools, in the rear view mirror. She fixes her lipstick and whispers to herself, "These bitches." It's Denise also known as The Queen Mother, Vanity

stepping out of her mint 65 rambler, all calm and shi, waring that gorilla coat and nothing else ... with only one thing to say. "Why ya'll keep following me?, get in your own lane already!"

Sheila looking her up and down says "gurl what's up with your dress?"

The Queen mother points over to the dude in the passanger seat... It's Donnie Simpson screaming in pain, he just got his 6" or more stuck in his zipper.

she says "he made such a pretty mess of my dress hoooo yeah, such a pretty"

Sheila sucking her teeth, "ttthhhhhhhttt listen Monica, tells this bitch That's my song!"

Apples then chimes in..... "nnooo That's my song!" now all 3 of them are in the streets yelling back and forth... "that's my song!"

meanwhile, Prince rolls up in his little red corvette, with Morris Day, who is laughing his ass off "oh lord, such nastieness, let's go"

suddenly the car phone rings... Prince answers, "Hello, Hello, Helloooo." it's Sheena, "Come spend the night inside my sugar walls" she says.

Prince looks over at Morris and says, "Get out!"

Morris now standing in the mist of "Vanity 6" screaming at each other "that's my song!" as prince says to him, "i'll meet you at the club in 2 hours" and speeds off down the road.

"You mutha fucka, you long head Faggot!" morris screams. Now all 3 of the girls are surrounding him, in the middle of the street, singing off key, "that's my song"

Morris trying to cover his ears screams outs "hhhhhhaaaaa caa ca caaaa"

[Edited 3/27/23 10:33am]

This is BRILLIANT!

Except it should be "7 inches" not 6 smile.

And wha'ts the SALT reference?

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Reply #21 posted 03/29/23 9:08pm

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GaryMF said:

dreamfirstborn said:

and to finish...

he looks over at Sheila and says "S. A. L. T. Salt, Not Sugar Sheila"

and Sheila stunned, confused and surprised when she gets it says "Fuck you Nigga, that's it I'm out of here,

I'm gonnin home!" Prince all serious at himself watching her gather up her things, mimics the lake scene in Purple Rain he yells out "hey wait a minute!" she says "What?!" and he replies "That ain't sugar Sheila" as he falls down rolling on the floor.

She's supper pissed now "Fuck You!" she screams and storms out, she then hopes in her blue mercedes and drives down

the drive way and see's Apple's. "Come on gurl, lets get out of here."

Apples gets in and they drive off down Sunset Blvd, laughing and carry on, Apples says to Sheila "Gurl I know he used to do shit for ya, but what has he done for you lately"

when all of a sudden The Glamours Life comes on the radio for the first time

and the both are freaking out... "That's my song! That's my song!" Sheila screams estatically


"That's my song! That's MYYYY Song!" Screams Apples, with equal excitement.

Sheila looks over at Apple's and say's "wait bitch... That's my song!"

not looking at where she was going slams into a car in front of them.

and they both jump out of the car screaming "That's My Song!" jumping up and

down in the streets. "That's my song!" they scream at each other in unison.

Meanwhile, in the other car... as she is looking at these fools, in the rear view mirror. She fixes her lipstick and whispers to herself, "These bitches." It's Denise also known as The Queen Mother, Vanity

stepping out of her mint 65 rambler, all calm and shi, waring that gorilla coat and nothing else ... with only one thing to say. "Why ya'll keep following me?, get in your own lane already!"

Sheila looking her up and down says "gurl what's up with your dress?"

The Queen mother points over to the dude in the passanger seat... It's Donnie Simpson screaming in pain, he just got his 6" or more stuck in his zipper.

she says "he made such a pretty mess of my dress hoooo yeah, such a pretty"

Sheila sucking her teeth, "ttthhhhhhhttt listen Monica, tells this bitch That's my song!"

Apples then chimes in..... "nnooo That's my song!" now all 3 of them are in the streets yelling back and forth... "that's my song!"

meanwhile, Prince rolls up in his little red corvette, with Morris Day, who is laughing his ass off "oh lord, such nastieness, let's go"

suddenly the car phone rings... Prince answers, "Hello, Hello, Helloooo." it's Sheena, "Come spend the night inside my sugar walls" she says.

Prince looks over at Morris and says, "Get out!"

Morris now standing in the mist of "Vanity 6" screaming at each other "that's my song!" as prince says to him, "i'll meet you at the club in 2 hours" and speeds off down the road.

"You mutha fucka, you long head Faggot!" morris screams. Now all 3 of the girls are surrounding him, in the middle of the street, singing off key, "that's my song"

Morris trying to cover his ears screams outs "hhhhhhaaaaa caa ca caaaa"

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[Edited 3/27/23 10:33am]

This is BRILLIANT!

Except it should be "7 inches" not 6 smile.

And wha'ts the SALT reference?

yeAH it should have been 7 but it was to late i already pushed post. SALT reference is because Sheila claims she made Prince Lemon Cake, but instead of Sugar she put in Salt. which is why he spit it out saying it was to salty. Thanks for the feedback.

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Reply #22 posted 04/02/23 12:54am

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Oh well its her fault for letting him take her intellectual property. To make it worse Sheila's name is on the record as the songwriter so that caused a rift between them thats still there 40 years later

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Reply #23 posted 04/03/23 2:08pm

SolaceAHA

Why am I not believing anyone from this era of Prince on what they did for the most part.

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Reply #24 posted 04/03/23 7:05pm

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SolaceAHA said:

Why am I not believing anyone from this era of Prince on what they did for the most part.

Order of believability...

Jiill Jones (Most)

Mayte

Brenda

Lisa

Wendy

Susannah

Sheila

Apollonia

Cat

Robin

Sinead (Least)


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Reply #25 posted 04/03/23 7:09pm

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She didn't write shit. She knows it, we know it, and she knows we know it.

At first, I was on her side during the whole lemon cake drama. Sheila's been re-writing Princestory since she showed up at his funeral like the grieving widow, when she knows damn well he ousted her ass five or six years before, calling her a "psychopath." Oh, he proposed to you, Sheila? He didn't marry ya tho, did he? He married two other women and not one was yo' ass. Have all the seats, darling.

Back to the subject:

The Sunset Sound people asked someone else (David Z?) about who wrote that song, and it was clearly stated that Prince wrote it.

My thing with the diary was - if he tore the page out, get a pencil and burnish the page behind it. Is the imprint in there?! Is it her handwriting and those lyrics? (Probably not.)

I'm pretty surprised Jill Jones sat down w/ her on her (Apollonia's) podcast and talked about stuff, when Jill will just say any-fucking-thing to keep it real.

I don't know how this handful of people are re-telling stories to their favor. Like someone isn't going to fact-check that shit? Someone (singular or plural) will either back that up (like Roy and Brenda w/ Lemon Cake story) or dispute it. Who do they think they're fooling? Sheila damn near thinks she is Prince at this point, wearing his clothes, suddenly getting a tattoo, and using prince on all her gear and shit.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #26 posted 04/04/23 2:39pm

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TrivialPursuit said:

Oh, he proposed to you, Sheila?


He mouthed "Marry Me!!" during an awesome stage performance. I think it was just an exaggerated compliment. I think Prince outed her on the org, anyway.

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Cinny said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Oh, he proposed to you, Sheila?


He mouthed "Marry Me!!" during an awesome stage performance. I think it was just an exaggerated compliment. I think Prince outed her on the org, anyway.


I know that. My full statement was, "Oh, he proposed to you, Sheila? He didn't marry ya tho, did he?"

And you need to link that outing.

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Reply #28 posted 04/05/23 1:06am

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Honestly, I don't see the need for anyone to link to any specific "outing"; as a member of the LGBTQ community, I don't need to have it proven to me that Sheila is anything other than straight because I've already formed my opinion over the years, and it honestly doesn't matter one bit to me whether she identifies as bisexual, lesbian, pansexual, otherkin or whatever because she ain't for me in any capacity beyond talented musician. Also, I find the notion that everyone must perceive that somebody is heterosexual until and unless proven otherwise in a court of law beyond any form of doubt whatsoever to be frankly offensive and contributes towards the erasure of my community.

I'm sure many of us have seen silly headlines over the past few years about how Gen Z is identifying as LGBTQ at much higher rates than previous generations -- um, Gen Z isn't any gayer, they just don't feel as stigmatized by their peers and society at large so they're much more comfortable discussing their behaviors and feelings much more openly and honestly. The idea of Merv Griffin, for example ,having to hide who he was for his public image and career is thankfully absurd and laughable to Gen Z, whereas that was just a matter of fact business decision during Merv's time.

All this said, I know what made me come to the conclusion that I have regarding Sheila, and it had nothing to do with Prince -- Apollonia is, objectively, rather unsophisticated, and I found it very telling that her initial reaction to Sheila's attempt at stealing credit for Roy Bennett's lemon cake was to taunt Sheila by referring to her as he-she -- that's something ignorant people say when they aren't intelligent enough to actually read someone for filth, and Apples' lack of intellectualism was a bit of a running gag by Prince during the A6 era.
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Honestly, I don't see the need for anyone to link to any specific "outing"; as a member of the LGBTQ community....


What are you going on about, sis? Who said anything about LGBTQ? Outing isn't an exclusively gay term.

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