Comedian Wanda Sykes has a new book out, Yeah, I Said It. It features several commentaries on any and everything. She has one about Prince called "Purple Pain." She comments on how she loves Prince but he needs to realize his fan base is over 30 and can't jam all night like he can (and we used too:) Check out the book. It's a good read.

[i] Purple Pain

"School is in and Prince is the teacher, baby. I love Prince. I stayed with him through the name changes and everything. I love that little sexy bastard. He is a genius. I am so excited he is back. I have something to look forward to musically. When he opened the Grammys with Beyonce, I was right there in front of my TV with the Tivo rolling. That was just a preview to what was to come since I had tickets to see him live at the House of Blues later that night. I was downright giddy.

The show didn't start until a little after midnight but that was cool. I was ready for some DMSR. P was amazing as ususal. I've seen him live about 7 or 8 times. His band was tight!!!! There were all these candles and drapes onstage. It was sexy as hell. After 2 hours, P was still going strong, we were jammin' our butts off. Then it dawned on me that P needs to recognize that the bulk of his fans are over 30. Some time after 2 in the morning, I started checking out the crowd; everybody was leaning on something, the wall, the bar, the stage, a rail, each other. There were people holding their shoes and fanning themselves. We were tired but having a ball.

After another hour passed, my friend Alyson said, "If that purple m'f' plays one mo song, I'm gonna go onstage and blow those drippy-a** candles out myself." We were hurting. I'm ashamed to say but we stared wishing evil s*** on him because we are die-hard fans. I wasn't about to leave before the show was over. So were were like:

"Oh God, please break his boot heel."
"Take his voice, Lord."
"Shock him, Father, not enough to hurt him, just enough to make him stop."
"Earthquake, something, this is California"
"Fire, not one of thos Great White fires, just some smoke to close the place down."

I think his Royal Badness finally caught on that we don't have it in us to party as long as he can and around 3:30a.m. he finally said goodnite. That was probably the best night of my life.

Of course, on the way home, Alyson and I talked about how we would never f*** Prince, because he wouldn't know when to stop."

funny shit...

DAMN, I can't even quote any of it - it's ALL FUNNY!!

, "If that purple m'f' plays one mo song, I'm gonna go onstage and blow those drippy-a** candles out myself."



omg..."purple mufucker"

i got 2 go find that book somewhere because my ass just ran away

Hilarious indeed. Thank you for sharing the story

That was some funny shit!

Y'know...my girlfriend and I were saying this exact same thing when we saw him in Chicago this summer. We are in our mid-30s and have been to a lot of concerts...but this last Prince concert was the first one that made us realize that we are getting old. By the intermission we both were sweating our asses off and thankful as hell that we could sit down for a bit. Then of course the guy comes back and we're on our feet fpr the rest of the show, jammin our asses off and by the time he was closing with Purple Rain...my girlfriend yelled, "WHEN THE HELL IS HE GONNA STOP!! I'M TIRED!". When we got home...we both passed out on the couch and woke up SORE! From a friggin concert!

ABeautifulOne said:

Support Wanda when she visits your city: www.wandasykes.com
book available there, too.

I love Wanda. She ALWAYS cracks me up. I'm gonna get the book AND see her when she comes to NYC!!

NitaKB said:

I think Wanda is an Orger j/k

CalhounSq said:

You never know.

Hotlegs said:

true Whattup Wanda if that's you & if it ain't, have her send you a check for promoting her shit



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LOL LOL LOL!!!!!

Wanda Sykes always got me rolling on the floor. That was a great read. I want to get the book now.

Thanks for the laugh...

NitaKB said:

funny

I'm in my mid 30s and I feel as young as ever. If Prince wants to play to 5 a.m. I'm there.

I'll have to get it. "He wouldn't stop"

"Oh God, please break his boot heel."

I agree with Wanda 100%. I can't remember how many shows I've been to in the last few years where I was tired as hell. The JOTY shows were especially tiring since the set lists were so boring. The Musicology tour were incredible however, even though I was dead at the end of the shows. The ONA shows was phenomenal but I was dead at the end again!

IT's a curse..., :)

I love Wanda Sykes. What she says is so funny cause it's true. I guess Prince doesn't realize we're not all in the great shape that he's in.
Then again, when you finally stumble out the door drenched in sweat, with achy feet and a raw throat, you know you got your money's worth.

Now you know all of his fans aren't that old. There was a post all about young fans like me who can stay up all night jamming... So P bring it on!

NitaKB said:

omg! i gotta get this book she is tooo funny!

jenet8701 said:

humorless youngsters

I love me some Wanka Sykes...

That's so hilarious!! I love her!!

shygirl said:

Too funny...Wanda is hysterical...I am an older (more mature) fan...and when I left the Musicology concerts...I thought I had died. I was sweaty, hot, hips hurt, and couldn't breath...AND I thought I had gone to heaven!!!!!
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That was cute! I love Wanda SYkes, and i know the feeling. Whenever I leave a P concert, I feel like I have just run the New York Marathon. U walk out with yo hair and makeup sweated out, and you're voice and energy are gone.
"Oh God, please break his boot heel." - That's some funny s$%&!