You know reading this had made me think, and I remember being this way about prince. Needing to hear his music everyday all day. becoming severely depressed at the end of a tour, feeling down and turning to his music. reading newspapers and billbord magazines to see where he was everyday. travling all over the sate of california to get rare recordings, meeting people who were as obsessed as I was. We used to have sessions in the library at my college watch Prince videos and analyzing them. We used to listen to every word every song and wonder what he meant. I was truly obsessed.
I must say that when I go to concerts it still feels like a religious experience. there is worship going on in there. But as I grew older and really realized what a hard time he has emotionally, spiritually etc..His eary life sucked, he struggled and was hungry, he ran away from home several times, he was a lost child who had to make a way on his own. He was just like several people that I knew, I thought damn he's just a man. I was disappointed when I really realized that, but then I realized that it was the music all along. It was the message that I took from each recording. It was his ability to make the music that appealed to me when i was sad, lonely, happy, amused, joyous and just going through it. I realized that he made the music he chose to what ever his reason and it was what I brought to and got out of that experience that made it so good for me. His music is a huge part of the soundtrack of my life. His music is what matters most to me. I love that man, mainly because his sound and creations have been a part of my life for so long. But he is a man.

I like the point made about taking everything from a Christian point of view. It is true that Christianity is set up to make everything else look inferior. One has to decide what religion is best for them.
That said, the feelings that are experienced by some people could be closely identified with how a religion makes one feel, as scary as that is I understand it. I just hope that when the realization that Prince is a man who does not want to be considered a god comes, it can be handled with out too much disappointment and sadness.

On the John Lennon tip...yeah Mark David Chapman

what about that "fan" who killed Serena the tejano singer...she was the president of her fan club and worship her.

Scary what is out there for the celebrities. very scary

just my

[color=blue:b6e267f064]Some of these post seem to carry the subtle justification of idolworship. If your first experiences with certain types of knowledge are through Prince that's fine, but I personally have not heard Prince say anything that hasn't been said before. Love Is God, God is Love - go to church and you'll hear the same thing. Prince is no prophet. He is an entertainer who plays instruments well and had a helluva public relations campaign funded by WB. Faith in man is faith in failure. If you all want to subscribe to a Prince-based belief system, go right ahead. think about this: If Prince believed all of his own bullshit, he would seek a following. Instead, he has chosen the JWs. If your "leader" is a follower, then what are you?

He/She who believes in nothing will fall for anything.[/color]

There are some deep issues here...really deep...Prince, a religion??? Deep issues