Maybe Prince was taught...

If you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all!

boy george

a man that @ 40 years old keep getting fucked in his ass must first look @ what is introduced bfore saying bloody stupid things ...

Finess said:

True. People don't take into account what the person you're talking to is feeling, how you're coming off to them. He can be shy at times, he's allowed. I really wish people would think about that when they insist he's an asshole just b/c he doesn't sign friggin' autographs & crap like that, shit is taxing...

irresistibleb1tch said:

I think we saw a developpment in Prince's relation to people recently... Inthe concert hall the man lives in his world and is shy, period. I'm a screenwriter and I am very shy, feeling tht I'm often misunderstood with my oral words but feeling that my art help me tell things better...

DavidEye said:

yes, how come indeed?

ya slippin boy ya slippin!

Goerge is just being george... He loves the music of Prince... in fact, he sat (danced!) 5 ft across the isle from me at the Radio City 1993(?) show and LOVED EVERY MINUTE of it.. it was the "My Name is Prince" tour I'll never forget... the aftershow that night was at Club USA and Prince did a KICK ASS aftershow...ya know the "NPGMC Ahdio 4" download... at the end of that is the version of "Johnny"... funky as hell!! ... Lenny came out & did Peach w/ Prince... Yea that WAS a night to remember... I'll bet Boy George remembers it too !!!

irresistibleb1tch said:

I'd say it has to certain extent. He made himself very accessable and was quite open with Music Club members during the tour. At times, members were practically interviewing him, which I have a hard time picturing 10 years ago.

Fuck Boy George anyhow.

DavidEye said:

Culture Club doesn't have enough primo material for a 4 cd set, so I just know there's a lot of filler on that damn thing.

brianr54 said:

- Well. I know there isn´t comparison between Prince and Boy George, but let´s not forget that several critics used the same word `irrelevant´ to describe Prince´s last years.
About the comment, I dont see nothing so bad. he just expressed his opinions about somethng we all know: that Prince has a huge ego. Still, in the recent years, he´s been much more accessible to his fans. We all know BG is a huge Prince fan.

DownTheNeedleDownTheSpoon said:

- You are lucky for being there. I always thought that the NPG performance on Ahdio 4 was one of Prince´s best ever. ´Get Wild´ was so funky. The bass was almost blowing the speakers. I wish I was there

CalhounSq said:

But also, that is what makes Prince who he is. We listen to his music have seen him in concert and he has a fantastic personality. If he is stuck infront of some intimidating interviewer, he knows whatever he says will get twisted, and if like other pop celebs who do chat then it sometimes can go against them. Prince keep your mouth shut! You are doing fine as you are!

NPGMCsucks said:

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Dude Boy George is a fucking D.J. I am fully aware of what he does now for a living. However, he is not relevant in music anymore and CClub as much as I liked them back in the day has not influnced anyone.

I think he is being attacked for his comments because he has probaly not spoken to Prince since the mid-eighties.
It appears from the music club Q and A sessions that Prince has matured and is a little more open to talking to people.

In addtion, I do not think that Prince will be talking to anyone who has beem making insulting cracks about him for he last 15 years.

I also cannot figure out why you keep saying Prince went into obscurity.If he went into obscurity he would not be performing at all. All entainers see a drop in their popularity as they get older.

A lot of older entainers wish they could do what Prince is doing now.

Boy ... who?

"...shy pop star bullsh*t?" "...can't hold a conversation?

Whatever, girlfriend...

Boy George is sooo right. Michael Jackson does it, Prince does it. One of the main things u need to be a performer, is confidence. Shyness is a lack of confidence. It doesnt add up.

I agree with the comments about john lennon. now here's a violent man who used to beat up his own wife and then wrote songs about peace and love. that fuckin hippy was nothin but a hypocrite. just cause mj and prince are great performers doesn't mean they have to great conversationalists, after all, on stage they're singing and dancing, not speaking.

First, that's a really old movie stereotype about librarians being quiet or shy people. Not at all true in today's busy information world. Go to a library sometime and discover for yourself.

Second, Prince picks and chooses with whom he wants to converse; someone in his position of high fame doesn't have to speak in detail to everyone who wants to speak to him - get real. In addition to that, he's a playful personality and some people just aren't capable of tuning into that kind of playfulness. I'm sure he calculates exactly what & how much he wants to say and in what way he wants to converse: playfully, in code, parables, etc. Not to mention that silence itself says a lot - deal with it. The man is a genius!

Georgie is really frustrated he's a has-been, so he tends to bitch about his richer and more famous contemporaries. He doesn't always mean it that way though, it's just his queenie mode of expression. He has a different opinion on Madonna every 5 minutes whom he notoriously dissed when Culture Club hit it big and Madonna was still doing track-dates 'round NYC. Anyway, here's more bitchin' on P.

George's column, 4m his website.



July, 25th, 1999

BIG NOISES IN POP GIVE ME THE SILENT TREATMENT They say that you should never meet your idols but that isn't always true. When I met David Bowie a couple of years ago he was everything and more than I had imagined. Meeting "Prince", or "The Artist Formerly Known As..." was utterly depressing. Talk about rude. Last Saturday, I was at the after-show party for Versace's latest couture collection and both Prince and Madonna were in attendance. They were both seated at the head table and, as far as I know, neither of them exchanged a single sentence. Prince left before dinner was served, apparently to do a photo shoot for Spanish Vogue. He returned later and sat in a dark corner. I was then summoned over to Prince's table where he was seated with his stunning wife; they were feeding each other spaghetti carbonara--how sweet. I shook hands with them both and they told me that they liked my Johnny Rocket silver earrings. That brief exchange was the extent of our conversation. I sat smiling awkwardly for a further five minutes and then left them to their carbonara and whispering. To say that I felt sad and disappointed is an understatement. I think that Prince is far better as an enigma than as a real-life experience. I refuse to put his reticence down to shyness--the man is, quite simply, arrogant. His head is so far up his bottom he could give himself a brain scan. As for Madonna, she's another stuck-up trout. I'm told that she left the party because the DJ didn't have any of her records. She didn't speak to me either, which was especially rude since the party was in her honour. Call me old-fashioned but isn't the host supposed to greet her guests and make them feel loved? From a voyeuristic point of view it was a fantastic evening. Watching the fashion throng suck up to Madonna was a revelation. When she got up to dance the whole room followed and cheered her every move. They say--whoever they are--that you can judge a society by the icons it chooses to celebrate. For two hours, I felt as if I'd been transported back to the days of the Roman Empire. Caligula would have blushed.

Boy George... Who is he and Who CARES!!!

Martinelli said:

- You people seem to forget that Prince himself is called a ´has been´ by everyone except his fans. Of course, there is no comparison between their talents. but the word ´has been´ is still there...

Y'know, I'm one of the last people who would defend Prince for his rudeness, but Boy George takes the cake! He publicly rips into people all the time, but then expects them to treat him with respect? I mean, he made nasty comments in the 80s about Prince and Madonna. Then he wonders why, in 1999, they both treated him with less than lovey-dovey warmth? As for calling Prince "arrogant", the kettle is really putting the pot in his place!

this is SOOO lame...

he is gettig bored huh.. ?
ain't got A LIFE!!!

Geez, you guys, relax already. All George suggested was that the dichotomy between pop stars' artistic and personal personas is a bit peculiar at times. It's true, it neither begins nor ends with Prince, and certainly BG would (as he has a number of times) admit his own oddities were he posed with the challenge.
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DFUNK said:

Cant say i agree that shyness is a lack of confidence.Some people are extrovert some are introvert. Just because somebody appears to be more introverted it doesnt mean they do not possess the confidence to get in front of 70,000 people and sing.

was it a BOY when u wanted a girl?

U ARE THE HAS BEEN ...BOY GIRL GEORGE WHAT EVER U ARE TRYING 2 LOOK LIKE

i've always liked B.G becuz he was different & wasn't affraid 2 show his individuality but now he's TRYING 2 get on our man P & he just has no IDEA who he's talkin' about & what 2 say. as some1 said b4 P's "ShyNess" was a Thing of the past.

if u happen 2 b able 2 speak with P nowadays u won't find that "ShyNess" as B.G. said...

G.G. gets a...

Nice to see some balanced judgement in amongst all the "Boy George is a skanky ass" comments.

Some of you are starting to sound like MJ fans.

Boy George fancies himself of something of a wit, and enjoys playing the bitch.

He also has a point.

...it pains me to admit that B.G. has a point. Whether it is a marketing strategy on Prince's part, or simply a kind of social anxiety disorder - he's been riding the "difficult genius" train.."
*I find it hard to believe that Prince is calculated in his "reticence". I think anyone understands what occurs in the media & with "the masses"(us all!)when a "star" makes themselves rare. I count myself a huge fan of his music and yes, it pains me a bit to read comments like BG's & others. It's a profound gift Prince has, and I'm glad to be able to hear & enjoy it. Truly though, it matters little to me what gets said by these people. I think rather than analyze the whys & wherefores of Prince's behavior I would question the ultimate carelessness & thoughtlessness that it takes to have a comment like that about someone (ANYONE!) on the liner notes of their latest "works of art". Now Prince would NEVER do something like THAT! Envy is powerful, huh?