"during therapy for a friend i found out that i created "another""

paraphrasing during The Oparh Interview 96



The Electric Purple,
prince

Hi again,
Well, first I'd like to know if your creations will ever be available on cd because downloadin' on dial-up is dealing in the dark ages.

Wow, I made you smile? That's sweet! That makes ME smile!

The npgmc is cool. I pop in there every now and again. I've gone and laid flowers at the shores of the holy river also. It's deserted. I like to think we just got taken away along some alternate tributaries or something. We're all on different currents now.

Now for some questions Think of me as just a "Curious Child" as I ask them...

I wonder about the questions about Prince that you pose to the members of the "org" such as "was He" (hiding behind the image of what was perceived of him) and the thought-provoking Wendy/Susannah quandry. What do YOU think? or what do you KNOW? The power of suggestion is very powerful, however, I would speculate "yes" to the "was He" question.

2nd....are you so inspired by Prince that you sign your posts as "electric purple, prince" - leads me to speculate whether you really ARE Prince....and if not, how long does an artist create until his creations become his own and not his inspirations? When does an artist stop drawing on his inspiration and become his own?

3rd....the whole GregoryAlive bits had me thinking you had maybe crossed a boundary that is extremely delicate...is it insensitive to elude to his son like that? (i wondered) and then I thought, are you his son?

I don't mean to come off like I'm the purple police or anything, i'm more intrigued that someone is so open - NAKED if you will - with their inspiration. Not many people "go there" (any of the places that I touched upon with my questions) when it comes to Prince.

Well I guess you could say "i went there" by asking you about your posts. I hope you were okay with that.